Vintage Lego Builds

Rebuilding forgotten Lego that were missing instructions

Idea Book 1 : L Shaped House with tower

This image, sourced from page 2 of the LEGO Idea Book 1 (also referenced as set 238-0), showcases a variety of house designs under the theme “Something about houses.” The construction highlighted within the green circle features a charming L shaped house with a distinctive bricked red roof and a small entrance area. On this web page, we provide step-by-step instructions to help you build this delightful yellow house, allowing you to recreate this classic LEGO design from the 1950s.

The other builds of this picture can be found on that page.

Instructions

Inventory

Quantité Photo Nom de la Pièce
1 Window 1 x 1 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass Window 1 x 1 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass
38 Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
2 Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
26 Brick 2 x 4 Brick 2 x 4
2 Brick 2 x 3 Brick 2 x 3
6 Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
3 Brick 2 x 2 Brick 2 x 2
20 Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
8 Brick 1 x 2 Brick 1 x 2
10 Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
2 Brick 1 x 1 Brick 1 x 1
1 Brick 2 x 10 Brick 2 x 10
1 Brick 2 x 8 Brick 2 x 8
3 Brick 1 x 8 Brick 1 x 8
1 Brick 1 x 6 Brick 1 x 6
7 Brick 1 x 4 Brick 1 x 4
5 Window 1 x 2 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass, Hole in Top Window 1 x 2 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass, Hole in Top
1 Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Right with Trans-Clear Glass Door 1 x 2 x 3 Hinge on Right with Trans-Clear Glass
1 Window 1 x 4 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass Window 1 x 4 x 2 with Extended Lip, with Glass
2 Window 1 x 6 x 3 Panorama with Glass Window 1 x 6 x 3 Panorama with Glass
1 Brick 10 x 20 without Bottom Tubes, with '+' Cross Support (early Baseplate) Brick 10 x 20 without Bottom Tubes, with ‘+’ Cross Support (early Baseplate)