This project features a playhouse and a castle set across a platform.  On the left hand side there is a castle which has a staircase inside giving access to the platfrorm. Castles are great for imaginative play and children love playing knights and princesses.  There are 12 castle windows all around the castle to give plenty of spaces to look out. The platform can also be accessed via 2 climbing walls and 2 staircases located at varying points.  The playhouse sits towards the back right of the platform and is a cottage style with a standard door and 3 non opening windows.   

Dimensions

Playhouse: 6ft (182cm) wide x 4ft (120cm) deep

Height to eaves: 4 1/2ft (137cm), Maximum height 6ft (182cm)

Castle: 8ft (243cm) square, Height 10ft (304cm)

Footprint: 28ft (853cm) wide x 15ft (457cm) deep

Colours

Finished with sadolin - Playhouse walls in superdec limestone: Door windows and facia in classic smoky mountain. 

Castle walls in classic dover grey: Doorways, windows and balustrade rails in superedec limestone.

Specification

Your playhouse comes with a solid floor, it is constructed using 25mm x 50mmm tanolised bearers supporting an 18mm wbp external grade plywood floor: this is treated on the upper side using sadolin classic timber protection. Sandwiched between the bearers and plywood is a damp proof membrane that then wraps around the edge and sits under the playhouse side. The membrane is there to stop moisture coming up.  A soft floor is fitted to the ground floor of the playhouse once finished - this floor can be removed easily for cleaning.  This is then sited on to a decking platform.

The playhouse roof is built to withstand the English climate; 75mm x 50mm bearers are put across from side to side. Screwed to these bearers is 12mm external quality plywood covered with a base layer of waterproof membrane and then a top layer of 38kg mineral felt, using stainless steel staples. The felt is wrapped over the front and back and sealed behind the facia board.

This level of build is a popular option as it gives the additional benefits of a damp proof membrane in the walls and a smooth surface on the inside that is suitable for decoration. Initially a framework is built using 50mm x 38mm redwood timber with rounded edges. On the outside of this we fit, using galvanised pins, 6mm wbp external plywood followed by a damp poof membrane and then good quality redwood shiplap, this makes the side panels. These panels are then sanded and treated on the outside using two coats of Sadolin wood preservative. These are then fitted together on site, a clear silicon seal is applied to all the corners.

Included Accessories

• Climbing wall & knotted rope

  

• Window boxes