Outdoor Creative Center made from re-purposed materials.
The cobbler's kids...
...are finally getting their own playhouse/ tree house. They have watched me build several other structures for charities- now they finally get their own.
Eventually this structure will be a tree house, however since it is a "work in progress"- I decided to finish one level at a time. While we are a design build firm- this structure is more like a nest; build as you go with what ever materials are available.
The only materials that were purchased to date were a pallet of concrete for the footings and some chalk paint.
The rest of the materials are either extra from job-sites or were part of the demolition process.
I started with a 12 x 12 platform raised 7' in the air. Eventually- I will build a room and porch on the platform nestled between 3 trees so it appears that is is floating.
For now, I am just finishing the bottom half as an outdoor shelter with some creative features on it. The first feature is a double sided chalk board made from leftover decking materials for the frame and sheets of fiber cement for the chalk board. The fiber cement worked fine as is for the chalkboard, however I wanted for them to see more contrast between the medium and the chalk.
Stay tuned for more features. I think angry birds might get incorporated into the mix shortly as well somehow.
Here are links to other play structures we have shared on hometalk.com:
http://www.hometalk.com/sawhorse/board/133361
http://www.hometalk.com/sawhorse/photos#!/56028
Added 8-4-2012
We got some "free" mulch from the tree trimmers to spread around the base of the playhouse.
...are finally getting their own playhouse/ tree house. They have watched me build several other structures for charities- now they finally get their own.
Eventually this structure will be a tree house, however since it is a "work in progress"- I decided to finish one level at a time. While we are a design build firm- this structure is more like a nest; build as you go with what ever materials are available.
The only materials that were purchased to date were a pallet of concrete for the footings and some chalk paint.
The rest of the materials are either extra from job-sites or were part of the demolition process.
I started with a 12 x 12 platform raised 7' in the air. Eventually- I will build a room and porch on the platform nestled between 3 trees so it appears that is is floating.
For now, I am just finishing the bottom half as an outdoor shelter with some creative features on it. The first feature is a double sided chalk board made from leftover decking materials for the frame and sheets of fiber cement for the chalk board. The fiber cement worked fine as is for the chalkboard, however I wanted for them to see more contrast between the medium and the chalk.
Stay tuned for more features. I think angry birds might get incorporated into the mix shortly as well somehow.
Here are links to other play structures we have shared on hometalk.com:
http://www.hometalk.com/sawhorse/board/133361
http://www.hometalk.com/sawhorse/photos#!/56028
Added 8-4-2012
We got some "free" mulch from the tree trimmers to spread around the base of the playhouse.
1st side of double sided chalkboard with artwork on it
Pile of materials that will be used on the fort
2nd side of a double sided chalk board made from re-purposed building materials
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My oldest son (7) asked where the TV was going in the tree house. I told him he completely missed the point and to not ask that again. He will appreciate it in about 20 years.
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The tree guys were trimming limbs away from the power lines and offered me this mulch. We are going to use it around the tree house until we decide what plants to put in place.
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