It has been a gorgeous weekend, if you take away the 30 mph Oklahoma wind. With some encouragement and support from my in-laws, my husband and I set out to build our kids a fort/swing set extraordinaire.
My husband found the plans online Thursday night. Of course, since I am cheap, I wouldn't let him buy the actual plans. So, he made his lumber lists and headed off to Lowe's Friday morning. He arranged for the lumber to be delivered by 8 Saturday morning. He set the posts for the fort structure Friday night and was so excited he couldn't sleep that night. It reminded me of a child on Christmas Eve.
While it took us all awhile to settle into a routine and work at maximum efficiency we eventually began working like a semi-well oiled machine. My brother and I worked on the floor for the top of the fort while Andy and his dad worked on framing the mini-house that will sit on top.
We still have the roof and the siding to attach, along with the swings but for really only one and a half days of good work, I am very impressed.
I am even more excited because we have a swing set for our children that will last for a long time. The guys at Lowe's even recommended not buying their kit because what we would build would be cheaper and better quality.
I think I could go into business selling these playgrounds. Sure we would probably have to have people sign all sorts of liability release forms but we spent way less money than what okplay quoted us. We have a much bigger structure and their quote was over $5,000. We could do it for half that cost and still make a decent profit. Keep your eyes on the blog for completed pictures and if you know of anyone in the metro area that wants a swing set or fort or playhouse structure built let me know!
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