Cedar Swing Set (Beginning to End)

[Stax]

The wife and I promised our 3 year old a swing set for her b-day. The only DIY was prepping the ground and leveling it for the install. Let me tell you...that was plenty. The area measured 29'x26' (754 sq. ft) which was tilled, dug 4 inches down and hand wheeled into the dump truck. 1 night measuring, marking and tilling. 3 long nights digging and a final night tilling and then leveling. We were smart and paid for the install. They installed today and were finished just under 5 hours.

 

[Stax]

 

[Gary_602z]

I think you should get the Best Dad Ever award! Well, I am sure you did from somebody!

Gary

 

[DexterDay]

I think you should get the Best Dad Ever award! Well, I am sure you did from somebody!

Gary

Agreed.... Nice job Dad.

 

[fossil]

Couple years ago I helped my nephew assemble a very similar kit. His two young kids still love it. Lot of fun to watch their anticipation during the construction, and then their unbridled delight when they were first turned loose on it. Good job, Dad! Rick

 

[Stax]

Thanks guys. She had a ball on it last night.

 

[PapaDave]

Good Dad.

 

[Jags]

Awww man, that thing is sweet. Makes me want to build one for myself.

 

[Eatonpcat]

Very nice...Lucky girl!

 

[billb3]

I like the sand base, I weed whacked around ours for years.
(except for when I didn't)

Although it must also be cat litter box heaven.

 

[Stax]

Bill...that's still dirt. We're gonna fill it with rubber mulch and it's gonna be expensive!

 

[Jags]

Bill...that's still dirt.

Your dirt looks alot different than my dirt. I thought dirt was supposed to be black.

 

[Thistle]

Your dirt looks alot different than my dirt. I thought dirt was supposed to be black.

Here in the upper Midwest it is, some of the most fertile soil on the planet.

 

[begreen]

That's a very lucky kid stax. I see a zip line in the future.

 

[Stax]

It's just because the dirt has dried out. Here's fresh dirt, the beginning of a new fire pit.

 

[Jags]

Even when dry, the fields (or my garden) is still black. As Thistle stated, we have some of the most fertile soil on the planet around here.

 

[billb3]

Bill...that's still dirt. We're gonna fill it with rubber mulch and it's gonna be expensive!

Ha! I would have guessed you had the nice brown dirt trucked in, I would have expected red clay.