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Thread: A cubby for your birthday
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25th January 2008, 08:56 AM #1
A cubby for your birthday
Over my Christmas break I have been building a cubby house for my daughters 2nd birthday (next week). I have all but completed it apart from a bit of paving and some small garden beds etc.... below are some construction pics and the finished product.
It cost me just over $1k. Timber/Hardware/Cladding aint cheap is it.
I did manage to save a few bucks by doing the following:
- getting all the framing pine second hand out of the paper for $100
- using left over colorbond wall sheeting/trim etc from my shed for the roof. Roof cost me a total of $6 for the roofing screws so that was a win at least.
- Floating floor I also picked up free out of the local rag.
- the timber shutters were cut down from second hand shutters I found at the local recycle yard (revolve) - $8
Turned out alright I think esp since its my first cubbyI want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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25th January 2008, 09:00 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Great work at an excellent price. I used to live in Canberra, so where is the central heating.
Bob
"If a man is after money, he's money mad; if he keeps it, he's a capitalist; if he spends it, he's a playboy; if he doesn't get it, he's a never-do-well; if he doesn't try to get it, he lacks ambition. If he gets it without working for it; he's a parasite; and if he accumulates it after a life time of hard work, people call him a fool who never got anything out of life."
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25th January 2008, 09:07 AM #3
Wow! Great looking CH and it looks well made.
Probably too well made. The Trouble & Strife might be inclined to see it fit for temporary overnight accommodation post pub crawl for the builder?Thank God for senility... now I don't feel so silly any more.
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25th January 2008, 09:08 AM #4
It must be great to be a woodworker's daughter.
Nice work JD. It looks great.Visit my website at www.myFineWoodWork.com
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25th January 2008, 12:10 PM #5
LOL, I will look into it as soon as I get approval for the plumbing
My wife is expecting again and I tell you what If I end up with a tribe of girls by the time they all hit teenage years I may be voluntarily moving in.
Thanks Wongo, I drew inspiration from the cubby house you built your daughter (along with many others cubbies built by members on this forum)
CheersI want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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25th January 2008, 12:18 PM #6
Forgot to add dimensions:
Main House area: 2400 x 1800 x 1700 wall height. It ended up being approx 2200 x 1600 internal once I lined it with ply.
Front Deck area 1800 x 1800
JoelI want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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25th January 2008, 09:05 PM #7
Noticed there is steering wheel on wall. What sort of mileage does she get? Do you have to pay tolls on the freeways?
anne-maria.
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25th January 2008, 09:07 PM #8
Nice work JD, young missy would be proud of her daddy!
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25th January 2008, 11:01 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Looks great, I bet you are chuffed with your creation.
Donna
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25th January 2008, 11:59 PM #10
Really great work. I recognize that table and chairs, that's the ones we smear banana and yoghurt all over every morning!
Maybe you could put a little weatherproof locker behind the cubby with your bunk roll in it.Do nothing, stay ahead
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28th January 2008, 04:39 AM #11
I recognize the table and chairs and the toy box too I had to glue ours at the dowel joins I guess Ikea doesn't think about how hard kids play with stuff but they certainly are handy.
And the cubby looks great nice work.
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28th January 2008, 10:14 AM #12
I guess Ikea doesn't think about how hard kids play with stuff but they certainly are handy.[/quote]
I think Swedish kids just ain't as tough as Aussies!! Or was that rough?anne-maria.
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29th January 2008, 12:04 PM #13
Thanks for the kind words all I spent the weekend paving around the cubby and building a raised planter box out the back for growing some vegies
Yep gotta love ikea, ha ha. As for the 'toy box' few pieces of ply for shelves and a couple of hinges and it make a neat little 2yr old size cupboard
Cheers
JoelI want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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