Lots of good ideas for lids! We painted ours black and added a few yellow lines so the kids can use it as « roads » while they play with cars. 😊

@fixitFlip

8 күн бұрын

That's a great idea! I ended up painting mine black as well to help it last.

Broooo!!!!!you made this video easy ,and really good ,definitely doing it for my doughter

@fixitFlip

4 күн бұрын

Glad I could help and hope your daughter loves it as much as mine!

There are tons of plans for lids that fold out into bench seats with seat backs. I have 5 toddler grand kids now and it's time for their sandbox at grandpas house. Wahoo! Next comes the tree house! I love being a grandpa!

@fixitFlip

Ай бұрын

Those kids are so lucky to have you!

Looks great! I love that it has a lid! Thanks so much.

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nicely done, and virtually indestructable!

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir and thank you!

Thank you for this video, I just built very similar sandbox from 4x4s. I noticed sides were a bit unstable and I also added four side screws to attach each side to another at corners, that made it rock solid. For cover I'm using shade fabric as I didn't have spare wood for this size of sandbox and buying new would've been too expensive. Thanks again!

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

No problem and good idea about the corners. Whatever will keep the critters out will work!

Nice video! I bet those girls love it! Something they will always remember

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Olivia! I hope so!

Tx for the instructions! I’m going to work on it slowly but surely! Starting tomorrow, I’m gonna start cutting the grass, then putting the woods in place! I’ll post a video of it when I’m done! :D

@MylaTheRaccoon

3 ай бұрын

I’ll keep you updated too!

@fixitFlip

3 ай бұрын

@@MylaTheRaccoon Awesome, good luck with the project!

Looks like a good time!

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

It is!

Can't wait to build this for my girls!

@fixitFlip

3 ай бұрын

Good luck with the project!

Great tutorial!!

@fixitFlip

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video mate. Going to try this myself for my little one. 🙂👍

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, mate! Good luck with the project!

Great work boss!

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brandon!

Sweet can’t wait to do this for my daughter

@fixitFlip

8 ай бұрын

Good luck with the project!

@bobcat5844

8 ай бұрын

when i told my wife im going to make it she told me to just buy it; its not the same @@fixitFlip

Great work man! The payoff really is when you get to see the little ones enjoying it! Roughly how much did it cost you for the wood?

@fixitFlip

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I did this right before the price of lumber went crazy. 8 foot 4x4's are about $18 right now, so it would cost about $108. When I made this it was way cheaper. It's still better than buying something premade in my opinion.

@juliaburt3553

2 жыл бұрын

I just did it this morning. We did 8 6 foot 4X4 at about 9.00 each. It was around 80 bucks

@juliaburt3553

2 жыл бұрын

@@fixitFlip thank you for the tutorial!

@fixitFlip

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliaburt3553 That's great to hear prices are coming back down!

@fixitFlip

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliaburt3553 No problem. I bet the kids will love that. At 6 feet square they will have tons of room to play.

Thanks!

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

No problem. 👍🏻

@xraykadiddlehopper8067

3 жыл бұрын

Very cool idea but, Do you really want your kids playing on treated 4x4 wood?

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

@@xraykadiddlehopper8067 They stopped putting arsenic and chrome in pressure treated wood back in 2002. The primary components are copper and ammonia now I believe, neither of which pose the health risks associated with the heavy metals previously used. It probably doesn't last as long as the old stuff, but this is ground contact wood. It literally has a picture of kids' playsets on the side. As long as they aren't chewing on the wood we should be okay.

I’m going to build this exact same box for my daughters this next month.

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, good luck with it. My daughters were playing in theirs today!

@ElvinDzudzic

8 ай бұрын

You're the cool dad! Are they enjoying it?

Nicely done! What size bolt head, 3/8?

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. And yes, 3/8

Making this today! My 3 year old boy can’t wait! Thanks buddy for the good work.

@fixitFlip

4 ай бұрын

No problem. Good luck with the project. Hope little man loves it.

My sand box is tiling, all of my kitchen counter tops, this month. Plus i just keep on finding things to tile. Like window seals ect. Oh man that dresses up a window seal. i use a 18X18 porcelain Tile and cut it round for my Webber Grill to become a pizza oven. with a diamond 1" hole saw. make 18 holes around the outer side, flip the metal grill over, where the handles are down ~ Place the finish title over the grate WHALLA a pizza oven. I also learn some thing NEVER USE MORTAR. Its to hard to work and a big mess. Use silicone or liquid nail to hold the title. Grouting is easy and fun with RED DEVIL TUBED GROUT ~ I bet she telling all the kids, to come to play in her new sand box 👍

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

Man, you are tiling everything! Lol. Of course after I did this it snowed 2 days later. And now I have gotta keep the cicadas out in a couple weeks.

@426superbee4

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man, there so many uses for tile, can use it for cabinet floors, walls, floors, table tops, cutting boards, many uses. its a lot better than wall paper and lots better than floor mica too. Yep i went crazy with it. Next i'am going to dress up the concert steps with it, and do my patio with them too. Now thinking of doing the roof with tile use asphalt to hold them

🎉

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

Woo hoo!

Dude I’m not made of money that like thousand dollars in wood ... lol thank you for the video . Great job

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

I hear you man. The price of wood is ridiculous right now. Notice I didn't title this "Sandbox Made Cheap" lol.

@derekturner3272

Ай бұрын

@@fixitFlip Let's hear it for that Biden peso! So happy I no longer need to watch my retirement account now that its worth 50% of what it was.

Thank you! How does it stand with rain. Do you need to apply paint on it?

@fixitFlip

10 ай бұрын

No problem. You do not need to paint the 4x4 since they are ground contact boards, but I did paint the lid later to help it last.

Thank you for this video. I just wanted to know how the 4x4s are holding up being exposed to weather? This is a consideration since we live in a tropical climate. Thank you

@fixitFlip

7 ай бұрын

The 4x4's are holding up solid, since they are "ground contact" treated. The lid has taken most of the damage from the weather. I painted the lid to help it last longer. This past summer I added a few screws where the trim was bowing up and added some roofing paper to make it water proof.

@bjkcoronel

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I have my 4x4 from a previous pergola I built. Unfortunately, a cat 4 typhoon took it down breaking the support. Will it do well if the wood has been applied with waterproofing stain and sealer? I noticed that standing water between wood on top of each other harbors a slimy white mold. Though easy to remove from the surface, it may be challenging if this gets stuck in between wood. Nevertheless, will try per vid. Thank you!

@fixitFlip

7 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about the pergola. If I had the lumber on hand, I would just go ahead and use what you have. Most likely the kids will outgrow it before it rots, but if you want to stain it, just make sure you use something that's safe for around kids like amzn.to/3TmdtEw @@bjkcoronel

@bjkcoronel

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation. The size is also just right for converting it into a raised bed when the kids outgrow it. :)

@fixitFlip

7 ай бұрын

That's a great repurpose. I've thought about doing that myself. Another reason to use a non-toxic stain!@@bjkcoronel

Do you wet your sand to reduce fine particles?

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

I did not.

How many bags of sand did you use to fill it? I'd love to make this for my granddaughter. Ty.

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

Man, I wish I could remember. I should have included that in the video. Sorry about that. If I had to guess, I would say around 15?

Question: how long did it take to make it from start to finish? 3 hours? A whole day?

@fixitFlip

Ай бұрын

Including going to purchase the lumber and sand and transporting everything I would say it took the better part of a whole day.

@teebasadoun526

Ай бұрын

@@fixitFlip thank you!!!!

@fixitFlip

Ай бұрын

@@teebasadoun526 No problem!

Veey nice! How many pounds of sand did you put in it? Thanks.

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

I honestly cannot remember, sorry! I believe it was close to 15 bags total!

@ydocc3374

Жыл бұрын

@@fixitFlip thank you

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

@@ydocc3374 No problem.

Could you just use wood screws instead of the lag screws?

@fixitFlip

2 жыл бұрын

Well, you need to get all the way through a 4x4 and into another one!

What do you do to keep bugs out?

@fixitFlip

4 ай бұрын

Not much! The lid mainly keeps big critters out (and their poop). The bugs tend to scatter once you take the lid off. Or the kids scoop them out and put them in a bin to keep, lol.

How much was the total cost of all this ?

@fixitFlip

3 ай бұрын

I honestly don't remember, but the price of lumber has gone down from when I built this.

How many total bags of sand did it take to fill up this size box? Thanks

@fixitFlip

3 жыл бұрын

That was 20 bags of sand! More than I thought!

What is the size in mm

@fixitFlip

Жыл бұрын

Size of the socket or the lumber?

Hopefully there is no arsenic in those pressure treated 4x4,s. You wouldn’t want your young children to get arsenic slivers under their skin.

@fixitFlip

2 ай бұрын

I've done a decent amount of research on it and I think it's not an issue. The way they pressure treated lumber years ago was more toxic.

Simple? You tripping 😂

@fixitFlip

25 күн бұрын

lol.....you should see some of them out there...doors that fold into benches and all kinds of nonsense

@DanMohlerJR

24 күн бұрын

@@fixitFlip the digging part looked like a lot of work lol, I wanna make one but was going to use a rototiller

@fixitFlip

23 күн бұрын

@@DanMohlerJR For sure. Digging out a level spot is definitely the hardest part of the job.

Mine works too. I used the Woodglut plans and performed it without any problems.

I bought Woodglut once and now I have lifetime access to thousands of woodworking projects.

Lol simple is a hammer n nails

@fixitFlip

7 ай бұрын

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