I've been busy.....

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:24 pm

building my son a clubhouse/swing set for his 5th birthday

Inside

Weekend #4 and it's finally done. It was quite the undertaking. I certainly didn't expect it to be this much work. But now it's done and done right. Especially since we live in Florida and have hurricanes every year.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:26 pm

Pics aren't showing.

btw, got my wiring done and all is well.

Post by **losCHUNK** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:29 pm

if i had that house when i was a nipper my thomas the tank engine tent would have no use

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:30 pm

Working on resizing..

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:32 pm

scourge34 wrote:Pics aren't showing.

btw, got my wiring done and all is well.

Glag to see you didn't end up a crispy piece of meat twitching on the floor. :icon26: :icon14:

Post by **seremtan** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:42 pm

also doubles as an outdoor freezer in winter :icon14:

Post by **S@M** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:52 pm

nice work, very nice. My kids would love that. How bout a slippery dip, mini bar, an air hockey table

Post by **7zark7** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:55 pm

Nice skills man. Really well done. :icon14: :icon14:
That kids gonna be talking about the cool fort his dad built for the rest of his life.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:57 pm

It has an insulated ceiling and walls. It's also wired for electricity. So the inside should stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter (not like Florida has much of a winter).

I still have to install the light and power outlets.

Post by **Underpants?** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:59 pm

nice gramps.... would have loved one of those as a kid, I'm sure he's got to be stoked.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:00 pm

S@M wrote:nice work, very nice. My kids would love that. How bout a slippery dip, mini bar, an air hockey table

Thanks....

I may do a little more work to the inside, like a built-in fold-down table and some shelves.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:02 pm

7zark7 wrote:Nice skills man. Really well done. :icon14: :icon14:
That kids gonna be talking about the cool fort his dad built for the rest of his life.

He's already been yammering away about it for weeks at preschool. So much that the teachers are asking to see pictures.

Post by **Nightshade** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:02 pm

That's cool. I would have loved to have been living somewhere where I could have done that, but in a huge tree.

Post by **Geebs** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:07 pm

Should have spent the time in english class learning to spell "cludhose" properly.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:08 pm

Nightshade wrote:That's cool. I would have loved to have been living somewhere where I could have done that, but in a huge tree.

Yeah, big trees are few and far between in this area. My son said he wanted a tree house, and this is as close as I could get.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:09 pm

Geebs wrote:Should have spent the time in english class learning to spell "cludhose" properly.

Oops.... "Club house"

Better?

Post by **Geebs** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:12 pm

Used to have one of those when I was a kid. It was great fun, and home to about 1,000,000,000 lacewings.

Post by **tnf** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:15 pm

Looks nice. Should be fun for the little guy.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:55 pm

nice skillz grampz

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:02 pm

Geebs wrote:Used to have one of those when I was a kid. It was great fun, and home to about 1,000,000,000 lacewings.

Lacewings?

His club house is pretty well sealed. It has screened windows. The doors and windows have been lined with silicone caulk. All of the corners and edges have been filled with expansion foam. His club house has been built to last through everything the tropical environment of this state has to offer.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:02 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:nice skillz grampz

Thanks.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:05 pm

It's nice, if a dull peasant hovel is all you can afford. And before you get mad at me for telling it like it is, remember, I did say it was nice.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:09 pm

Get mad? Why?

You're one of the funniest guys here.

I'll just laugh at you instead.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:28 pm

you plan on tossing a fire extinguisher in there?

Post by **plained** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:35 pm

yea right on ey it looks solid yo