Okay so I discovered that only the roof was ship-lap panels, the rest of the body was just normal sawn and sanded panels. There are lots of gaps between the panels – they don’t fit snugly together like a shed would, so it’s much less weather proofed than a normal outdoor building would be. Not that that should be a problem cuz I would hope no-one has to sleep in it, and nothing should ever be left in it over night. I have managed to get as far as starting to fit the roof. The only reason I stopped this evening at that stage was because my electric screwdriver ran out of juice and there’s no way I’m going to do this manually (yes, far too lazy and I still have blisters from painting the decking). Just need to finish off the roof tomorrow, fit the slide, then bolt the whole thing down to the ground and I’m finished.
And on another note, I think we need to dust the conservatory. Mr Spider, as seen in the photo below is ma-hooo-sive so I decided I would post a portrait of him here for my mom to see as she loves this sort of thing so much.
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Tags: Birthday, DIY, Poppy, TP Forest Lodge Wooden Playhouse
Can you get some sort of wood filler thing to block up the gaps when its finished?
Nah, it doesn’t really work like that. If I reeeeally wanted to go to the effort of waterproofing it, I’d start by felting the roof, then I’d fit a second layer of ship-lapped panels inside the playhouse walls possibly with a lining too. Oh, and the playhouse floor would need lining too. But I think it’ll be fine as it is! Anyway, my dad and uncle Terry will give it a full inspection on Friday I’m sure.
Aaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!