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I designed this to fit in the smaller part of my backyard outside our pool fence. I looked at as many online sets as possible and took what I thought were the best things from each. I saved a ton of money by being creative. I found this bigger slide free on craigslist. The rest of the plastic hardware I paid $25 for and brought back to life with a little spray paint. All of the side panels were cull lumber at Lowes $100. Having the tongue and groove panels really made the lower playhouse and roof look nice. I used regular pine and gave it a Heavy coat of Olympic Maximum Redwood Naturaltone exterior stain/sealer. I had fun building this with my dad and father-in-law for my kids Christmas present. Total project cost me about $400 since I found those deals. It would have cost 2 or 3 times that otherwise. I posted the video below on Christmas day so both sets of grandparents could see the kids play.
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a1Jim
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posted 198 days ago
Looks like fun good job
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cabinetmaster
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posted 198 days ago
Wow. $400. You did well. Most would have cost over $1000. Great job. Looks like the kids love it.
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ND2ELK
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posted 198 days ago
You guys did a great job. Nicer than ones you can buy. Looks like the kids love it. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Abbott
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posted 198 days ago
Good one!
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Junji
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posted 198 days ago
Kids can play with this forever!
And the kids are so cute.
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Todd Thomas
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posted 198 days ago
Great looking kids…you are blessed…....oh the play set looks good to, good job..
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McLeanVA
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posted 197 days ago
What an incredible project. The video sums it all up. I love the design.
I purchased an outdoor playhouse from Costco last spring for just under $300. Much smaller than yours, no swings, ladders, etc. It has weather poorly and I seem to pick up panels and boards from the surrounding lawn each week. I decided that I’ll replace it with a homemade version. Thanks for posting. Great inspiration. What wood species is that?
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tmiller
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posted 197 days ago
McLeanVA,
After reading quite a bit on line, the biggest problem with these sets is forgetting that they need resealed every year or two.
I built it out of pine 4×4, 2×6, and 2×4’s right off the shelf at Lowes.
Most companies lock their swing set plans up pretty tight but Swing-n-Slide posts theirs online. I used these online instructions to give me a ballpark idea of dimensions: Swing-n-Slide Yukon II plans.
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McLeanVA
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posted 196 days ago
tmiller,
Thank you very much for the link. I agree with the resealing comment. I guess I knew that, but assumed otherwise. I’ll try and put some thought into a design and run it past the Mrs. to see if I am “allowed” to build something. :)
Take care and thanks again.
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