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  1. 14th December 2009, 11:32 PM #1
    missionaryman
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    Default Loft Cubby for the Kids

    My darling wife recently decided the kids need a cubby house and set out looking for one on eBay to buy second hand, she set a budget of $300 at which point I instantly gave up all hope of building one.
    Long story short we bought one for $265 brought it home and assembled it and it was a piece of junk, I forbade my children to play on it and commissioned it's resale on eBay and we got back what we paid to the cent less the $60 I spent on fixings.
    I took charge and advised the minister of finance that she was approving the spend to build a new one and set off buying and building.
    Here are the results - it's all treated pine, I'd have rather used hardwood but funds prohibited, all up cost was $550 and the slippery dip was a bonus from the previous cubby:



















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  3. 15th December 2009, 05:32 AM #2
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    Well done!!
    Hope the kids don't bonk their noggins on the downpipe.
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  4. 15th December 2009, 08:39 AM #3
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    Hi MM (Alex?) good to see you again How's the family growing I see.

    I'd be more worried about them swinging off the gutter and down pipe, maybe a bit of foam wrapped round sharp corners will stop head bang damage.

    Ray
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  5. 15th December 2009, 09:41 AM #4
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    Looks good
    The down pipe seems to be far enough away from the structure to not cause any problems.
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  6. 15th December 2009, 04:41 PM #5
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    mmm there's already been a few downpipe incidents...

    I think the foam padding might be a necessity
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  7. 15th December 2009, 09:45 PM #6
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    Nevermind the down pipe... they'll be on the roof in no time. Great cubby though!
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  8. 18th December 2009, 06:11 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by JourneyMan View Post
    Nevermind the down pipe... they'll be on the roof in no time. Great cubby though!
    that was my only other concern...
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  9. 22nd December 2009, 09:52 PM #8
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    Looks good.
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