Little Cottage Sara's Victorian Mansion Instructions for use

Little Cottage Co.
PO Box 455
Berlin, OH 44610
330-893-4212
www.cottagekits.com
© 2007-2008 Little Cottage Co.
Sara’s Victorian Mansion
Tools Needed:
•Cordless Drill (12V or higher)
•#2 square drive bit
•Hammer
•6’ step ladder
•Tape measure
•Square utility knife w/ blade
& hook blade
•Speed Square
®

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Be sure to fol-
low the manual
closely. If you
do not follow
you will have
problems later in
assembly.
Use a combination of both this manual
and the diagrams showing the panel
placement and sheeting.
Lay (2) 4x4x16 and (1) 4x4x14 pres-
sure treated runners as shown...the oor
will line them up in the correct place.
Lay bay window side of the oor sec-
tion on top of these 4x4’s. Note how
the 4x4s are positioned against shipping
blocks. Center 4x4 is to be aligned
with the marked area.
Keep 4x4’s even on the end and sides ,
then fasten. Fasten on the ends and all around.

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We send this assembled for the center
oor.
Place these on 4x4s and fasten.
The edge of this oor will be on the
center of the middle 4x4. Fasten the section.
Fasten against the oor. Keep even on the edge of the 4x4.

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Add the turret sections of the oor to
the rest of the oor and 4x4’s.
Make sure it is even on the ends before
fastening. Then add plywood to the
center after fastening turret section.
Finish fastening. Lay panel A 2x6 with gingerbread as
shown.
Fasten 2x6 to panel A. Note where to
keep even.
Set up panel A. Be sure to keep the
bottom of the siding pushed in.

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Fasten panle A. Install panle B as shown. Fasten in the
front then the back.
Align top edge to mark and fasten. Install panel C.
Note how the bottoms t together. Fasten them in the center like this.

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Fasten tops and bottoms as shown.
This will make it sturdy.
Install panel D. Make sure distance is
2.5” as shown.
Fasten 2x6 with gingerbread to panel E. Install panel. Fasten panel D to panel E
where it is marked.
Fasten bottom of the siding to the oor.
Be sure to do this all around.
Fasten panel F.

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Keep even in the
front.
Fasten into the bay windows. This will
tremendously strengthen the bay win-
dow.
Add the gable to the front side. Note where to keep teh truss for the
gable. It does not go over the ginger-
bread trim.
Fasten in the front. Fasten the 2x6 with gingerbread to
panel H. Note where to keep even.

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Fasten to panel E. Fasten at the bottom.
Install panel I. Keep even as shown in
the picture.
Fasten the
bottom of
the siding
to the
oor.
Install panel J. Keep 2x3s even at the
bottom.
Fasten at the front side.

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Fasten at the front side.
Use 2.5” screws to pull panels together. Do the same thing on the top. This will
draw these together and strengthen.
Do this same thing for panels K thru
N. Be sure to follow teh diagram and
install in the correct pattern. Otherwise
the gingerbread will not match as well. Install panel O.
Leave 2.5” for the next wall. If this
does not match, check to amke sure
there are no extra gaps in the turret.

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Install the 2x3 on the
end of panel O as
shown in this and the
next picture.
Install
panel P.
Keep even as shown.
Fasten as shown.
Fasten trim on the outside.

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Install panel Q.
on the 10x18
this panel will be
slightly larger.
Panel Q.
Install panel R. Install
panel S.
Make sure there is 34” in between the
2x3s for the door opening. Otherwise
the door will t too tightly. You may
have to loosen the walls and move
slightly to get this measurement at the
bottom.
Fasten 2x3’s as shown to panel T. Be
sure to keep even and all the way to the
top.

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Slide these and
panel T into
place.
Make sure
to keep
even.
Fasten under-
neath teh truss
as shown.
Fasten the 2x6 with gingerbread to the
top of panels Q & R.
Keep even as shown. Install the “loft holding the pieces” in
the marked places...

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...continue all around the turret. Push loft over the wall as shown.
Place on top of loft holding pieces.
Do not fasten til later.
Install braces as shown to stabilize walls
til trusses and sheeting is installed.
Fasten the turret rafters to the turret
center block.
Fasten in the order they are numbered.

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This is how the turret will look once it
is assembled.
Assemble trusses for the bayside win-
dow part of the house. Be sure to keep
the top even. Use black screws for
this. Be sure to fasten the correct tops
together.
Install gusset on the other side.
Assemble trusses for the turret side of
the house.
Fasten truss in premarked spots. This
shows the truss being fastened to the
side of panel I.

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Continue installing trusses in pre-
marked spots.
This shows the broad section of truss
installation.
Fasten trusses underneath through the
2x6 as shown.
Assemble T-bar for the bayside.
For the 10x18 Mansion you will add 4
angled pieces to hold the roof as shown
in pictures number 85 & 86. In the
8x16 this roof sheeting is held by a V-
channel roof brace.
Install rear truss onto T-bar, in pre-
marked spots.

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Install turret trusses that were previ-
ously assembled.
This shows how the truss will look
when fastening to the top of teh turret.
Assembled the turret T-bar. Install the turret T-bar and rear truss.

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Install Panel U, the porch deck as
shown.
Fasten the deck as shown.
This shows the preplaced piece on
which the porch roof will rest.
Set the Porch roof panel V in place. This shows how the porch roof ts on
top.

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Fasten the back side.
Assemble panels W and X together. Install these on the porch roof.
Fasten siding in the back side. Fasten the sheeting to these pieces.
The top back of the porch will match up
to the premarked spots.

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Install the rst piece of sheeting on the bay-
side. Refer to sheeting exhibit for sizes. make
sure the truss measurements on the top match
what was premarked on the bottom.
Note how there is a small gap between
the sheeting and the 2x2.
Start sheeting turret as shown. Continue this all the way around the
turret.
Install this piece. This shows an inside out view of the
piece. There will be a piece (2x3)
added to hold this sheet in place.

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install back piece. Install oblong sheet.
Fasten small OSB strip along the bot-
tom backside of the turret side.
Install this sheet of OSB. Make sure
the truss measurements at the top match
those at the bottom.
Install the next piece of sheeting. Install small strip of OSB on the front
above porch.