If you’ve ever built a gingerbread house, you know that walls crack, icing  flakes, and roofs sag — if they don’t collapse altogether. And once you’ve got  your gingerbread house up, you’ve got to maintain and protect it against sticky  humidity and sticky fingers.
In the spirit of the holidays, we recently  talked with a handful of chefs who spend at least a couple of months each year  constructing gingerbread houses — even cities — for private and corporate  clients.

Here are their tips on how to improve and maintain the value of your  gingerbread home.
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