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Just what I was looking for thank you

Need to go all the way down on those pull-ups, nice playset.

@LazyGuyDIY

2 жыл бұрын

"Lazy" Guy is as advertised. Ha!

@MS-vp3jr

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyGuyDIY 🤣🤣 nice

Looks great!! Exactly the info I needed to attach a swing set to ours. All of the measuring and spacing jigs helped a ton too. Thanks again

@LazyGuyDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Happy backyard season!

What a great video and exactly what I needed to find to repair an existing playhouse and swingset. Thanks!

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great project! Thanks for making it and taking the time to film it. Subscribed!

looks awesome men, am thinking about building one for my kids as well. So you gave me alot of good ideas how to build it. 💯

@LazyGuyDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! It wasn't as bad as it might seem and as I found out, something you can do by yourself when no one can come to help. ha!

I'm a kid myself and I want a little hut outside this grave me the perfect idea of how to bild that hut and I'm not building the swing set I already have one.

I’ve been looking at different ways to attach my beam to the playhouse I’m building. Yours looks very straightforward. How has it held over the years?

@LazyGuyDIY

22 күн бұрын

Still going strong. Paint touch up is literally the only thing I’ve had to do.

Wow, nice job! I want to build a chicken coop for my 4 chickens. Not sure if I'm capable lol

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

That was my first project before I launched my channel. Took a few weeks, but the coop for four lasted for years!

Any ideas on how to water seal the top?

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on how crazy you want to go. The simplest solution is to run some plastic or metal roofing underneath with a slight grade with spacers and then have it channel into a gutter. What complicates that is if you get a lot of leaves and such that come down in between the boards and then it clogs up. Then you get sitting water and then the bugs that come along with it because you can't access it to clear it out. So to avoid that altogether you'd just need to use an exterior grade subfloor below the top floor with a slight grade for drainage to keep the water out. It can get costly and cause new problems, so I just avoided it.

Great build! I'm building one in a few weeks for my kids. What kind of lag bolt are you using?

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Mostly 1/2" x 4-1/2" -5" lag screws (depending on what was available) and then 1/2" by 8" carriage bolts when I needed to run all the way through the 6x6's and a 2x support.

Nice project… Do you have any idea what the approximate cost of this was? (Materials) Did it take you two days or two weeks??... I like the fact that adults can swing on it too..... i’m in the process of researching whether I should do my own, or buy one of these kits… Most of the kits seem flimsy to me....

@LazyGuyDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Cost is roughly between $1,000 and $1500 including all materials and accessories. When comparing prices for the pre-made ones that start at $1400 and go up, but only last about a year or two, it was a no brainer to build my own that will last for years given the materials and the assembly. For build time, it took me real time two weeks to build, but only because it was completely a solo build and basically during kid naps. Two weekends with a helper and it should be reasonable.

@ike7933

4 жыл бұрын

Lazy Guy DIY thanks 😊

Great video, thanks. Can you provide details on how deep your footers are and the swingset dimensions (ie overall height and length of the top beam)? I’m planning on building something very similar and that info would be helpful. Thanks.

@LazyGuyDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've got it all on my website, plus build plans if you're interested in buying them. lazyguydiy.com/diy-playhouse-with-swing-set/

@nicholassanzone9135

2 жыл бұрын

@@LazyGuyDIY perfect, thanks again. I’ll check out the website.

What bracket/hanger did you use to attach the swing set beam to the upper portion??

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

This one from Swing N Slide: homedepot.sjv.io/YM2LB

I just ordered the swings with a 66" chains, how far off the ground should I be off the ground so the kids won't hit the ground or what do you recommend?

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Really depends on the kid honestly and how tall they are so their feet as just barely off the ground when they sit. You want them to be short enough still to be able to hop on by themselves.

At 5:20 where did u get the bracket that holds the beam? Nice build btw

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

From Home Depot or Amazon, here's the link: Swing N Slide- EZ A-Frame Bracket (1): homedepot.sjv.io/YM2LB

is there another way to do it vs the concrete and anchors, to not make so permanent? incase I ever want to move it one day? you think those 6x6 ground spikes would work?

@LazyGuyDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Due to the size and weight of this thing, you wouldn't be able to move without a forklift honestly. I know from my lumber order it was around a ton and a half of lumber. But if your ground is level to begin with, the spikes should work just fine. If you're more worried about tearing it down later and don't want to pour deep footers, your big box stores sell concrete pier blocks. It's a solid 12"x8"x12" block that sells for $5 each. You can inset those into the ground and then drill and add a post anchor and bolt into.

@adamaustin3373

4 жыл бұрын

@@LazyGuyDIY so you didn't secure the A frame 4x4s into the ground or anything did you? they pretty stable just sitting on top of ground?

@LazyGuyDIY

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t have two full sized kids swinging on it at the same time, but even with both my little kids swinging on it, or one full sized adult there’s zero rocking. With the 4x6 bracketed onto the playhouse, it eliminates the rocking effect a double a-frame swing set would have.

@adamaustin3373

4 жыл бұрын

@@LazyGuyDIY perfect!! Thanks for the responses! I will be purchasing your full plans soon! Thanks for the video and all the details also!

Where can I purchase your plans and/or materials list?

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Right on my website here: lazyguydiy.com/diy-playhouse-with-swing-set/

How hard would it be to build this for someone with no wood working experience?

@LazyGuyDIY

4 жыл бұрын

The techniques are pretty basic as far as cutting material and assembling the playhouse. It's the size of the material from the posts to the sheets of plywood that add a slight difficulty factor, but with a helper it should be manageable for most skill levels.

What software did you use?

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

sketch up

You said you had to measure the height of the swing set beam since the directions didn't include that...what did that height end up at for you?

@LazyGuyDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Just went out and measured, 88" from the bottom of the beam that holds the swings where it meets the plate to the ground.

Video posted 3 years ago how’s the play fort doing now?????

How to attach a slide to this 🤔

@LazyGuyDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I had yard constraints, but if you've got room, just come off the side and move the ladder around back.

Can you spare a list of materials?

@LazyGuyDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Sure enough, all posted on my website: lazyguydiy.com/diy-playhouse-with-swing-set/