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How to build a
Kids Play Cottage
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NOTE: The instructions below are only part of the full downloadable plan-set that can be purchased here.
These instructions are to see if the project is within your level of expertise
prior to purchasing the plan-set.
The full plan-set is in PDF downloadable file and has detailed plans giving the dimensions for every piece of wall and roof section and a materials list.
The plan-set costs $5.00 USD and can be purchased with most major credit cards and instantly downloaded onto your computer. For more info or to purchase click here.
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Fix the walls in place
Measure 70mm (2 3/4") down from the top of the floor and about 200 (8") in from each corner, then partly hammer in a nail (8 nails in all). This acts as a support for sitting the walls on, until they are properly fixed in place.
Commence by sitting one of the walls on the nails and slide it in place until the plywood is flush with the corner of the floor at one end and projecting 10mm (3/8") past the floor at the other end. Refer drawing g of The Plans section for clarity.
Nail along the bottom of the wall into the boundary floor joist.
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Fix the walls in place (cont'd)
Continue with the other three walls in the same manner.
It will now become obvious why the ends of each wall are made differently, why one end of the wall is flush with the floor area and why one end projects past. It all now neatly fits into place!
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Make the roof beams
Make two roof beams up the same length as the floor. Make each beam up out of a length of 100x25 (1x4) stock cut lengthwise so that one side is 25mm (1") wider than the other side,
thus making a symmetrical inverted 'V' when the two pieces are
nailed together at right-angles. Confused? take a careful look at the diagram below. Next cut one of the beams in half and then cut back at an angle of 45 degrees. (Also see diagram.)
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