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  1. 30th July 2007, 05:22 PM #1
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    Question Sealed/Painted TP decking for a cubby house cladding??

    I am looking to build a cubby house for my daughter for xmas

    I may be able to get hold of 100 lengths of 3.6m second hand TP decking (previously painted on both sides) nice and cheap.

    If I got it there would be more than enough to clad all the cubby walls in it and build a little front patio, this will save me hundreds($$$)!!

    I plan to paint/seal the whole thing with solaguard after its built.

    Do you think there is any reason to be concerned re: the whole playground v TP debate if its all painted and sealed afterwards?....

    my feeling is its no different to my large back deck which is TP painted with a good quality decking paint. My family plays on this deck most days.

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  3. 30th July 2007, 05:46 PM #2
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    As it's not going to be apublic playground there are no legal issues.

    How are you going to stop the walls leaking or are you putting it on like fence palings?
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    Quote Originally Posted by echnidna View Post
    As it's not going to be apublic playground there are no legal issues.
    Thanks for the input echidna, I wasnt really worried about the legal issues though


    How are you going to stop the walls leaking or are you putting it on like fence palings?

    Was thinking something like the attached (very rough) pic. The decking is 90mm wide so was thinking of fixing it horizontal to the wall framing with decking nails skew nailed in.....
    was going to get out in the shed tonight with some scrap decking and see what it looked like/if it would work......... (I havn't bought it the decking yet, just thinking about it )
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    JDub, I recently did a dog kennel using decking as the wall. I ended up routing a rebate into both edges of the boards to create (what I think they call) a shiplap effect.
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    Thanks for the tip vernonv... I never really thought about getting out the router... dont know why, its a great idea

    It is an absolute shed load of routing though

    How wide did you end up making the rebate?

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    Joel,
    I used a rebating bit as per the picture. With this bit I was able to do one edge in a single pass. It was very quick and easy to do.
    Run one edge of the board through, flip it over and do the other edge.

    You could also use any type of straight routing bit (with a fence) that will give you enough depth (i.e. at least half of the board thickness).
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    Cheers, I will let you know how I go.....
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