4996-1: Beach House

Build a house on the beach!

Need to get away? Relax in your very own beach house! This colorful building is packed with fun and realistic details, from the big sunlit windows to the barbecue and umbrella. Includes instructions for rebuilding into a cozy café or towering apartment building! Second floor lifts off to see stairs and fireplace on the first floor! Second floor has a balcony and a skylight that opens! Outside there is a patio with table, umbrella and chairs, and even a barbeque grill with chicken! Realistic details include mailbox, doorbell, flowers, walkway, light fixtures, chimney, tree and lots of windows! Beach House stands over 6½" (16.5cm)high and includes a 5" x 10" (13cm x 25cm) baseplate!

Instructions and parts list

Instructions for this set can be downloaded from LEGO.com:

Filename File size Format Notes/Region
4528484.pdf 8702Kb Book 1
4528485.pdf 10112Kb Book 2
4528486.pdf 9551Kb Book 3

Instructions for this set may also be available at Peeron.

A parts list for this set may be available at BrickLink and/or Peeron.

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great little getaway

Posted by TC in Australia on 09 February 2010

My daughter had some pocket money burning a hole in her purse and had to have this little cracker!

It turned up yesterday after school.

What a fantastic little house. So far we have only built the main model, as I'm not 'allowed' to build the others just yet.

The second floor is easily removed to show the fireplace and the stairway.
To access the second floor, the 2 large windows in the roof open up.

The BBQ is a great touch, as is the outdoor setting.

My only complaint is that there is not more interior furniture, such as a bed upstairs, and maybe a couch downstairs in front of the fireplace.

Overall still a fantastic set, and well worth getting.

I think that the Apple Tree House will be next on the list after being so impressed with this little gem.


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Beach, sunshine, summer breeze...

Posted by parchioso in Hong Kong on 22 January 2010

This beach house is very nice so I was kind of surprise when they had to offer it at discount at local outlets, perhaps they produced too many of them?

The house roof can be removed so you can manage the interior easily, there are quite a number of windows and doors that can be opened, all these make the house highly playable.

One special thing that differentiate the beach house from the other "House" based sets is that, somehow it gives a sense of relaxation, and even perhaps, romance for some people, it is casual, and imagine, Beach, sunshine, summer breeze...

Finally, the parts contained in the set are also very useful, at such a good pricing, it is worth the money even if you get it only for the parts.

I also use this set to create a earthquake rescue scene/story along with a pictorial review:

http://brickand.me/2010/01/22/EarthquakeRescueALego4996BeachHouseStory.aspx

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Beautiful Beach House

Posted by brixton in Canada on 16 October 2009

If you are looking for a wonderful house set at low cost, the beach house in the Creator line is your best bet. I find that this house is the most aesthetically pleasing of the Creator houses on the market at the moment. If the town house set was still available in stores I would recommend getting that over this set but this set is your best bet if you're looking for a house available in stores. The price to brick ration is great and you can also build the apartment building and a cafe in addition to the beach house.

The house is very detailed on the outside. A picnic table and umbrealla, cups, bbq with chicken on it, satellite dish, chimney...it's a great set. Using circular light pieces to create flowers is a great idea. I used this method to create flower beds in other parts of my lego city. Constructing the tree out of bricks is another nice feature of this set. I also like how there are stairs leading from the main floor to the top floor. Many other lego sets do not include stairs in multilevel buildings which is a simple but I think necessary detail.

The set does have its flaws though. The mail does not fit all the way into the mailbox. There are no minifigures. I think all lego sets should come with minifigures. There is no detail on the interior of the house. As with most lego houses there are a lack of windows at the rear of the house. One final flaw are the tile pieces that make up the walkway to the front door and to the backyard. If you place on of these pieces in the wrong position they are very difficult to remove.

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A Great Set Full of Useful Pieces

Posted by asteciuc in United States on 08 October 2009

On its own this set offers enticing beauty just with the set's instructions. What one sees on a box is exactly what one gets. The house does not come with any minifigures but I do not believe that any creator set should; that would defeat the purpose. This set is here to show what one may do with a variety of Lego bricks and the beautiful structures that on may design.

I had this set for about two months before I deconstructed it for its pieces but I kept the instructions in case I want to build it again. All three sets that it makes are unique and interesting and although the main set featured has no furniture ideas, both the apartments and cafe do offer some ideas. This set is worth every penny and as far as I can tell the only drawback to this set is that the mail didn't actually fit all the way inside the mailbox, but that is a small minor detail that one should not pay much attention to.

If you're just looking for a set to scrap for the pieces this is worth your money. It comes with a large amount of windows and roofing pieces, perfect for any house of your own. If you just want something for its own aesthetic beauty, I highly recommend this over any of the other houses offered in the creator line, both for value and beauty.

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Great set, lovely details

Posted by inorde in Netherlands on 07 October 2009

The most afforable Creator House.

A great set, with great details. The design is really good. The 2 other builds aren't as good as the other Creeator houses, but then again this set is about half the price. I'm waiting for the price to drop and then I'll buy 3 of these extra. They look great together.

I really like the Creator sets. They are fun to build, have a ton of bricks, are afforable and they look great! Some minifigs would be a nice touch though.

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