I am totally on a roll with my DIY outdoor munchkin toy challenges and have already successfully created an awesome playhouse and superb sandbox by upcycling wooden bits I had stored in attic.
The kiddo was desperate for a climbing frame so I headed up to the attic to see what my imagination could put together:
Another triumph!
Here’s what I did:
I grabbed the old yet sturdy ladder that I discovered balanced under the roof beams when we moved in, some table legs, scrap wood and a piece leftover from my upcycled end tables.
Chopped the 3 meter long ladder exactly in half.
et voila! Two perfectly matched side pieces perfect for climbing!
Then I securely attached 3 of the those sturdy table legs across the top of the ladder pieces
and gave everything a few coats of wood sealing primer.
I easily created a strong trapeze from a smooth, splinter-free piece of scrap wood and sturdy hemp rope then secured it to the center table leg at the top of the frame and attached the deck. (that oh so strong piece of leftover vintage table)
Then all that was needed was couple of holes and a few buckets of cement to anchor the fancy climbing frame in place!
’tis pretty amazing what you can create from scraps and leftovers from the attic!
Great for climbing and perching…
swinging and swaying…
and just being silly!
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That looks such good fun! And even pretty too – not some big numb plastic thing!
We have a ‘bridge-to-nowhere-and-anywhere’ which includes four hefty pieces of treated timber concreted in to the ground. After two years, most of it is still rock solid, but one of the supports suddenly tipped over (happily it fell on Daddy!). It turns out it had inexplicably rotted away at ground level. The rest of the posts are still as solid as new. I was startled because there had been no tell tale signs.
Not a reason to stop building – just all the more reason to have a grown-up take a turn now and again (just to check stability you understand – he he!)
Cheers for the info, I’ll most definitely be giving it a good stability test once it’s been through a few seasons.
great job! looks like the little one approves
Yup, it’s already seeing loads of use & daily picnics 😀