Playhouse - WIP - FINISHED!

[Lukey]

Looking great, please please please remove the B&Q Stickers :lol:

 

[Fecn]

That's looking good Gidon... Please keep posting the pictures because I plan on doing my own play house next summer.

Are you going to be making things to go inside there too? Table, chairs etc.

 

[Sawdust]

... I plan on doing my own play house next summer.

I think the word you are looking for is 'workshop' :wink:

 

[gidon]

Thanks chaps.
Erm - FECN - we actually bought a children's table and chairs from Ikea to go inside !
Yes removing those B&Q stickers is also something I still have to do!
Will keep the pictures coming - thanks for the interest.
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Woodmagnet]

Wait until the sun warm's the sticker's up a bit and they come off in one piece, or use a hair dryer. :wink:

 

[Gary M]

... I plan on doing my own play house next summer.

I think the word you are looking for is 'workshop' :wink:

=D> =D> =D> =D> :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Excellent !!!

Gidon, looks well, you wont be able to get the kids in at night when its finished :wink:

 

[gidon]

Well really am almost there - had a few problems attaching the door (see here.)
I still need to add door handles, turnbuckles and a few other odds and ends. Plus sand and finish.
Does anyone know what you're meant to do under the eaves? See the penultimate pic. I think I'm just going to install some wall plates (?) to fill the gap from the side frames to the roof. Is that right?

It took me ages to work out how to install these tiles - the instructions just confused me! Anywhere here goes:


First course done, now using a bit of tile as a spacer to install the remaining courses:


Easy once you get started:


Used detailing strip for the ridge:


Glued the loose flaps with mastic:


Starting the stable door:


Banana pine from B&Q!


Door finished (or so I thought):


Trimming to fit(!)


All installed - problem with screwing the piano hinge on (see here):


Moulding the side trim from spare cladding boards:



Side trim installed:


Void above side panels: :?:


Almost done (plastic window also now installed):


Thanks for looking,

Cheers

Gidon

 

[oddsocks]

Gidon, looks very nice. I built a similar playhouse/summerhouse with stable door some years ago but can't find any photos to post (the owner has since moved and taken it with them).

A suggestion with the doors seeing as children will be using it .....fit finger protectors on the hinge side - google search on finger guard gives plenty of suppliers http://www.fingershield.co.uk/

When I built mine finger guards were not well known (at least to me) so I made the door frame on the hinge site tapered (viewed from the top the outer face was full and the inner face was 20mm away from the door frame). The door frame stop on the handle side limited travel so that even when fully closed a finger could not be fully trapped (at worst pinched but with space to remove quickly).

You'll find this essential as even with just two children playing one will want it closed, the other will want it open - and it gets quicker and quicker!

 

[Philly]

Looking great, Gidon!
How much do you reckon it has cost you?
Philly

 

[gidon]

Oddsocks - you're right - thanks for the suggestion - the piano hinge will help a bit but will look into the finger guards.
Thanks Philly - reckon it's cost £200. But would have been cheaper without the felt shingles.
Cheers
Gidon

 

[gidon]

I've forgotten to post a photo of the playhouse finished so here it is with a couple of coats of wood preserver:



I'm planning to give it a couple of coats of yacht varnish when we get a spell of dry weather. And I'll paint the inside.

It was great fun to make - recommend it to anyone with children.

Cheers

Gidon

 

[Paul Chapman]

That looks really nice, Gidon =D>

I'd be inclined to stick with wood preservative rather than use varnish on the outside - won't varnish eventually peel and flake and mean that you'll be forever having to sand it down to get the old stuff off?

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[mailee]

I would have to agree with Paul, varnish will peel off after a while. Preservative is a better bet for this. Looks great by the way, bet the kids love it.

 

[gidon]

Thanks chaps.
I guess I've never used this wood preserver stuff. I've done two coats - it's very thin. How many coats do you reckon? Do you reckon I can use it as a primer for painting the inside?
The children have hardly been in it - the weather's been erally bad - plus only just cleared our patio from mess from kitchen installation! If they don't use it it's be my finishing room (even if I'll have to be a little hunched over!)
Thanks
Gidon

 

[Paul Chapman]

Which one are you using, Gidon? I've only used Sadolin, which I think is very good.

The only other stuff I've had experience of is some water-based preservative which my daughter bought to do her fence which was horrible.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[gidon]

This stuff Paul:
http://www.cuprinol.co.uk/products/wood ... rview.html
Guess my answer is there - I'm just not convinced for some reason.
Cheers
Gidon

 

[Gill]

Hi Gidon

I love your playhouse - it's far too good to let children anywhere near it .

I've got a timber workshop which was treated with Sikkens Cetol about three years ago. You apply a base coat, then a top coat, applying further topcoats as needed. It's not cheap but it is good.

Gill

 

[Paul Chapman]

Looking at the instructions, it would appear that you can use it as a finish and you don't have to paint or varnish it. If you want a colour inside, why not try a coloured preservative? It sounds similar to Sadolin. I use Sadolin Classic which is very runny.

The whole idea is that it soaks into the wood without leaving a surface film, so there is nothing to flake off. With paint or varnish it just sits there, on top of the wood. It doesn't move with the wood as it expands and contracts and eventually falls off :shock: :shock: And quite often the rain gets under the paint which makes the wood rotten.

After years of burning off paint and sanding I'd like to shoot whoever it was who came up with the idea of painting external woodwork. As far as I can see it never has worked and never will

:lol: :lol:

(don't you just love those smilies )

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[gidon]

Glad I checked - cos I couldn't really be bothered to varnish it!
Hadn't really occured to me the issues with painting and varnishing - I may just give a coat of the Cuprinol on the inside too and be done with it.
Thanks Gill - will look into that too - I have a few other garden projects ...
Cheers
Gidon

 

[RobertMP]

I used that clear cuprinol stuff on my shed that I built 18 months ago. I understand exactly how you feel - it looks like you have done nothing to it afterwards! 18 months on it does seem to have worked as a few other shiplap boards I used elsewhere and didn't treat have gone very dark now and the shed still looks light coloured and fairly fresh looking.