The invention discloses a preparation method for butylated melamine-formaldehyde resin and relates to the technical field of resin synthesis. The preparation method comprises the first step of a reaction stage, the second step of a water removing stage, the third step of viscosity checking and the fourth step of a filtering stage. A one-step method is adopted, that is, at the synthesis stage, methanol, melamine, butyl alcohol and other raw materials are mixed and then put into a reaction kettle, reaction conditions are adjusted through magnesium carbonate and phthalic anhydride, hydroxymethylation reaction, condensation polymerization and etherification reaction are carried out at the same time, and the reaction technology is simplified; by carrying out water removing and distilling on reactants, side products and the raw materials are recycled, the side products can be used for methanol items of the same factory, and therefore the environment is protected, and the production cost is reduced.