{"id":2234,"date":"2016-10-12T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/?p=2234"},"modified":"2016-10-09T06:52:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-09T13:52:27","slug":"building-hagrids-hut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/2016\/10\/building-hagrids-hut\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Hagrid&#8217;s Hut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to make sure that the house of the Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts (and sometimes teacher of Care of Magical Creatures), <strong>Hagrid<\/strong>, was a part of this year&#8217;s Halloween experience. \u00a0Rather than just creating\u00a0a 2D version (painted on cardboard), we thought it would be fun to make\u00a03D version that visitors could walk by on their way to get their treats.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from web images of Hagrid&#8217;s house, as well as reference photos taken at the Flight of the Griffin ride during our trip to Harry Potter World in Southern California (see post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/2016\/10\/visiting-harry-potter-world\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>),&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_01.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2232\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_01.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Building Hagrid's Hut 01\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_01.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_01-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_01-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_01-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_01-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>&#8230;I created a small model of the house using paper. \u00a0This helped me determine the\u00a0final dimensions I would need\u00a0to create the\u00a0full-sized version. Since space on the front lawn is limited, I opted to just create a quarter of the house (with the rest of the house disappearing into the Forbidden Forest).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_02.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_02.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Building Hagrid's Hut 02\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_02.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_02-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_02-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_02-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_02-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>I started by creating a\u00a0frame for the walls&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_03.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_03.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Building Hagrid's Hut 03\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_03.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_03-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_03-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_03-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_03-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>&#8230;then added a supporting beam for the point of the roof&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_04.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2229\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_04.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Building Hagrid's Hut 04\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_04.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_04-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_04-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_04-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_04-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>&#8230;and used 1X3s and 1X2s to serve as the ribs of the (almost witch-hat shaped) roof.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_05.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_05.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Building Hagrid's Hut 05\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_05.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_05-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_05-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_05-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_05-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_06.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2233\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_06.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Building Hagrid's Hut 06\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_06.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_06-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_06-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_06-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_12_Building-Hagrids-Hut_06-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>To finish this, we will carve Styrofoam for the stone walls, add cardboard for the roof, support the whole structure on deck footings and add various Hagrid items (giant pumpkin, wheelbarrow, etc.) around to give it that &#8216;home of a half-giant&#8217; feel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We wanted to make sure that the house of the Keeper of Keys and Grounds of Hogwarts (and sometimes teacher of Care of Magical 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