$300 Playhouse

I noticed that my 3 year old Son always gravitated toward the playhouses whenever we went to a big playground. So, I put Playhouse on my list of things to get for him.

Yeah well, after shopping around for a while I found that a Playhouse of any decent size was $1200 for a striped down, 4'x 6' box. Then there was the Log Cabin one that I thought was really cool but it was $3700, marked down from $4200 because it was a floor model!

Then came my inspiration, my Neighbors put in a Stockade fence this spring and were resting the panels against their garage until they used them. I walked outside, glanced over and thought... Dang, those look like the side to a log cabin! And so my planning began.

Parts List:

6 - 6' x 8' stockade fence with 2x3 supports

4 - 4 x 4 x 6' Treated timbers

2 - 2 x 4 x 8' Treated lumber

2 - 2 x 4 x 8' Lumber

1 - 2 x 3 x 8' lumber. (As straight as possible)

1 - 1 x 3 x 8' lumber

1 roll of Roll roofing

2 - 1lb Box of 1 1/4" Deck Screws

1lb Box of 3" Deck Screws

1lb Box of 7/8 roofing nails (left over from another project)

3 Gallon of Deck stain (2 light cedar, 1 dark green)

2 Packages of Cedar shims

Total Cost for me = $268.42

Tools Required:

Shovel: Spade

Tamper

4' Level

Hammer

Drill/Driver

Circular Saw

Chalk line

Paintbrush

Utility knife