We decided to build a pirate ship for my grandson. . . That\'s what we do. I first drew some basic sketches that I thought were cool and worked out some basic engineering ideas. Our idea is to use the standard size of the existing deck/treated wood to minimize waste. We also designed the playground so that all activities can be viewed from the back porch of the House ( Swing, slide, entrance, etc. ) The bottom deck we designed is 4\'x8 \'. We first put the outside frame together, square it, and put it where we want to go. Then I have a son. in- The law digs 6 holes for every 2x4x8 pillars. After putting the columns in the hole, we leveled the frame and attached them together using lag screws. Make sure to drill the guide holes to guide the lag screws and ensure that the frame is connected horizontally, square and safe. Then we poured quickcrete around the pillars. Next, we repeat the second step. We determined the height of the second deck from the recommended height of the slide we purchased at Home Depot ( About 51 \"). At first we mirrored the top deck to the bottom deck, but soon realized that due to the bow falling off the front, we needed to reach out the back of the boat to give Useppe rydue. We replaced the 8\' side with the 10\' side and let the extra 2\' extend to the back. This is perhaps our biggest challenge. We first attached 2x12 and outlined the basic shape of the bow. After drawing the curve of the bow, we cut it out with a jigsaw puzzle and install it with lag screws. Remember. . . Always use pilot holes with lag screws. The curved side rails are also cut from 2x12. The basic shape requires quite a bit of detail, but how do we manage it here. . . We decided to check the ship\'s skin with a fence. We quickly discovered that if they were wet and most of them were not knot, we could easily bend them. Usually, if you dig into a pallet of fence pickets at the hardware store, you will find that they are still wet from the saw machine. We extend one from the top of the base 4x 4S and bend it to the bow. With this as the pattern, we put 2x12 on the top and trace the shape. Then we cut out the shape with a jigsaw puzzle and use the router to bypass the edges. In the last photo of this section, you can see the pickets we used to track the shape of the bow. We repeated this on the other side. Once the base shape of the bow is completed, we add a height that extends a little more forward than the first one and makes it two pickets higher ( About 11 \"). All our height measurements are based on the width of the pickets so that we can make the most of our materials, however, we always make sure that the side rails are high enough to ensure the safety of the children After designing the ship, we used the pickets as the skins of the ship. Please note that we have attached 4x4 with the top swing of the 4x4 bracket. We used the metal attachment plate made for this in the Home Depot deck section. When we were working on the boat, we attached a 2x4 temporary bracket to the swing bracket to keep it level, but later replaced it with a frame. You can see in the photo how we built the frame. Again, we used our picketsas width as a measurement standard for height. I also tied a metal strip on the boat head as an extra support and wooden frame so we could connect a small deck. Then we installed plate A on all surfaces. Again, since we made the 4\' wide deck, we can maximize the deck material by cutting the standard 8\' board in half. I wanted a whimsical clubhouse look, so I added 2 x 4S at the angle between the two decks to make the clubhouse wider at the top than at the bottom. Also please note that the pickets that make up the walls are also curved to keep the theme. To make the walls, we always connect the pickets at different angles and then trim the ends with asawsall. After finishing the wall, we mixed 1 piece of blue paint into 2 parts of water and painted the wall Blue using a paint sprayer. I water the paint to produce a white wash effect so that the wood grain will appear. After drying, we used a sander to grind it more dirty to accommodate the dirty pirate hideout. You can also see that the frame of the roof is beginning to take shape. The idea is to know nothing about club square or Straight Street. We finished the clubhouse with a curved wooden post, a pirate sign I found at the Destine Floridagift store, with a window framed with real driftwood that I divided into two halves. Because we didn\'t think we wanted a dark and humid clubhouse, we left the whole wall under the ship. I was going to ship a board from the ship to the ground, but I decided to make a little dock look better. My son-in- Law built the pier using fences and common decorative materials. All pillars are anchored to the ground with quickcrete. We use pre-cut steps and build decks that match their heights. We made the dock 24 wide so we could get four planks on each deck. The three pillars on both sides of the bottom of the stairs are screwed together with 6 \"lag screws, and then the rope is wrapped around each pillar. The rope is fixed in place with a fence nail. We also added rope handles and wooden strips to the springboard for traction. I use an 8\' fence post as the main mast and 1. 5 \"diameter hand rail of beam and flagpole ( See the drawing on step 1). I fixed the flagpole to the mast with a 6 \"lag screw, then embedded it on the mast, then cut the head so I could screw the other end to the post. I found a Cedar planting plant on the old pottery as a nest for Crows. I screwed the crow\'s nest to the main mast with three deck screws, then after drilling a pilot hole on the mast, I fixed the flagpole to the mast. To secure the mast on the ship, I slotted at the bottom of the mast to be securely mounted on the 2x6 deck stand. I cut a round hole with anover. I found sizedhole on the port cargo tool and it just slid the mast over the 2x6 bracket. When I took it vertically in all directions, my son --in- Lao drilled the hole, inserted the lag bolt and tightened everything. I made a sail with the canvas painter\'s waterproof cloth, and we nailed a homemade pirate flag on it. We decided to get the ship dirty with a paint spray so that it would look more like a cool pirate ship. I found an antique carriage wheel at the flea market, adding a handle made of a miniature candle holder to the hobby Hall of the captain\'s wheel, and installing it on the ship\'s bow, covered the back of the metal belt we used to support the bow. We added various rigging to the mast and additional pillars to the dock. We also added the swing and planned to install the lights so the boat could shine and play at night or just to look cool from home. Hopefully this will inspire your creativity and maybe you will decide to pass on the \"kit\" playground to create a real adventure for your little one. By the way. . . We estimate that the whole project cost $900. $1200 in supply. Yes, we got lost because grandpame) Keep collecting extra things to support my changing ideas. P. S. We love you runners! -
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