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This article was co-authored by Matt Koba. Matt Koba is a LEGO Content Creator based in Toms River, New Jersey. He has been creating and sharing video content for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube since 2021 as Matticus Bricks, which has recently been designated as a Recognized LEGO® Fan Media (RLFM). As an ambassador between his unique community and The LEGO® Group, Matticus Bricks consistently communicates with a following of over 300,000 dedicated LEGO® fans across several social media platforms. Through his content, Matt strives to create an inclusive environment in which his followers feel inspired and motivated to discover or reconnect with a love of building with LEGO® bricks. He connects with followers and networks with other professional content creators in person by attending Recognized AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO®) Networking Events, including major conventions. As Matticus Bricks, he has collaborated with multiple companies, including eBay, Mercari, and The LEGO® Group. He received a Master of Education in School Counseling and Guidance Services from Georgian Court University and earned his BA in English Language and Literature from Kean University. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 321,822 times.

LEGO bricks are a fun toy enjoyed by people of all ages. One of the most common creations people build from LEGO pieces is a house. Depending on the parts you have available and how much time you want to put into it, you can make your house a basic bungalow or a masterpiece mansion. These instructions will help you build your own creative home from LEGO.

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1. 1 Find a base. Get a LEGO table or one of those green LEGO platforms. This will be the floor of your house, as well as the yard, if you save room for one.[1]
   • If you build your house in two parts, on two different platforms, you can open it up to see what's inside by pulling the platforms apart.[2]
2. 2 Plan your house. Lay a bottom row of bricks as your "foundation," setting up locations for walls, doors, windows and the different rooms.[3] Make a living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom if your house is big enough.
   • Think about what is in a real house and let this be your guide. For example, where should the fireplace go? If you are going to build one, you'll want to lay some bricks for the chimney during this planning stage.
   • If you're planning to add a second floor, make sure to save plenty of room for stairs. It's probably a good idea to build them while you're still laying the foundation so you know how much room they'll take up.
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3. 3 Build the outside walls. Build up the exterior walls of your house, row by row.
   • Hint: your walls will be sturdier if you don't just stack the same kind of brick, one on top of the next. Instead, offset your rows so the "seams" between the bricks don't all line up from one row to the next.
   • Don't forget to leave spaces for the windows. You can leave these as empty spaces in your walls, or, if you have special window parts, install them.[4] It will be harder to go back and add these later if you forget to put them in while you're building the walls.
4. 4 Build the interior walls. Finish setting up the rooms in the house with walls inside.
5. 5 Make the furniture. For the living room, you can make chairs and a TV. For the kitchen, you can make a counter, sink, oven, etc. For the bedroom, make a bed and a desk, and for the bathroom, make a toilet, shower, and sink.
   • If you have them, you can make your furniture more realistic with specialty parts. LEGO makes pieces that look like keyboards, stoves, faucets, and more. These kinds of details can add a lot of realism to your house.
6. 6 Add decorative touches. Once you've finished the basics, you can start adding decorative touches to make your house more unique.
   • You can add tile floors or a patio using small flat pieces,[5] add light fixtures or a ceiling fan, and landscape the yard with trees and flowers. Use your imagination and the parts you have available to make your house as interesting as you can.
7. 7 Add a roof. Adding a roof should be the last step in building your house because once you put it on, it's harder to move things around inside your house.[6]
   • You can get around this problem by making a removable roof. Attach it with hinged parts so you can pull it back, or just set it on top rather than locking it in place for easier access.
8. 8 Play with your new house!
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1. 1 Get a pattern. The LEGO sets you can buy in the store come with instructions for building the creation shown on the box, and LEGO Creator sets have 3 alternative house models you can build.
   • Alternatively, if you have a lot of parts already and are looking for house patterns or just general ideas for your house, there are several websites that provide patterns for free. The official LEGO website includes some free patterns, like these instructions for a basic house as well as videos that show you how to build many different creations.
   • Many other websites also provide patterns for houses at varying challenge levels.
   • Letsbuilditagain.com features a mix of old LEGO manuals that originally came with different sets and creations made by visitors to the website. They have many house patterns, too.
2. 2 Check your parts. The pattern will tell you which parts you need to make the house in the picture. Go through your LEGOs and make sure you have all the parts you need. Otherwise, you might get halfway through and find that you can't finish your house.
   • Even if you are building from a set, it's a good idea to make sure all the parts are there before you start building. Occasionally parts are missing, which can be very frustrating to discover part way through the building process. If you check your parts at the beginning and something is missing, you can take the set back to the store and get a new one it before you start.
3. 3 Follow the pattern. Go step by step through the instructions, laying your bricks in place exactly as shown in the instructions.
   • Sometimes it's helpful to count the studs (the bumps on top of each LEGO brick) between bricks in the pictures to make sure you get the spacing right.
4. 4 Customize if desired. Once you've finished the house, you can customize it with your own LEGO parts. Maybe it needs some trees or flowers, or even a garage.
   • For example, you can turn your house into a winter scene by adding thin white pieces to the yard for snow, and making icicles out of clear pieces.
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• When you take apart a house built from instructions, pay attention to how the parts were put together. This can give you good ideas for designing your own creations in the future. Thanks Helpful 17 Not Helpful 4
• Stagger the brick joints as it makes the walls more stable. Thanks Helpful 21 Not Helpful 7
• If you have LEGO Digital Designer (aka LDD) this is a perfect tool for planning your LEGO house. It also lets you build the house in 3D to plan it. Thanks Helpful 20 Not Helpful 7

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• Look at real-life houses for inspiration. Most houses aren't completely symmetrical, so you don't have to make your house completely symmetrical either.
• Lay one brick on two bricks, then two on one, to help increase the stability of your house.
• Try to make a detachable roof so it will be easier to customize the inside.

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• Keep your house away from dogs and younger siblings. They can be very destructive to your creations. If you built your house from a pattern, keep the instructions, just in case you need to make some unexpected repairs. Thanks Helpful 13 Not Helpful 2
• Keep LEGOs away from pets and young children, because it prove dangerous to them if swallowed. Thanks Helpful 16 Not Helpful 5

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References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFIMAAoki5s
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vs2735jfMQ
3. ↑ Matt Koba. LEGO Enthusiast. Expert Interview
4. ↑ Matt Koba. LEGO Enthusiast. Expert Interview
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFIMAAoki5s
6. ↑ Matt Koba. LEGO Enthusiast. Expert Interview

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Co-authored by: Matt Koba LEGO Enthusiast This article was co-authored by Matt Koba. Matt Koba is a LEGO Content Creator based in Toms River, New Jersey. He has been creating and sharing video content for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube since 2021 as Matticus Bricks, which has recently been designated as a Recognized LEGO® Fan Media (RLFM). As an ambassador between his unique community and The LEGO® Group, Matticus Bricks consistently communicates with a following of over 300,000 dedicated LEGO® fans across several social media platforms. Through his content, Matt strives to create an inclusive environment in which his followers feel inspired and motivated to discover or reconnect with a love of building with LEGO® bricks. He connects with followers and networks with other professional content creators in person by attending Recognized AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO®) Networking Events, including major conventions. As Matticus Bricks, he has collaborated with multiple companies, including eBay, Mercari, and The LEGO® Group. He received a Master of Education in School Counseling and Guidance Services from Georgian Court University and earned his BA in English Language and Literature from Kean University. This article has been viewed 321,822 times. 7 votes - 14% Co-authors: 52 Updated: October 28, 2025 Views: 321,822 Categories: LEGO and Other Building Blocks Article SummaryX

To build a house out of LEGOs, find a good base for the house's foundation and yard. Lay out your first row of bricks to create the walls, including for a kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Then, continue adding bricks to make the walls taller, but offset each row of bricks so the seams don't line up in order to make your walls stronger. Finally, build a roof for your house, but place it on top rather than fixing it firmly to the walls so it's easy to take off later when you need to get into the house to move things around. To learn how to build a house using a LEGo pattern, read on! Did this summary help you?YesNo

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