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From the point of view of psychologists, every person and especially children need their own territory. It is not for nothing that they have a craving for the construction of huts, halabuds, bases and other buildings from any suitable and not very materials. If you have your own yard or a child spends a lot of time in the country, build him a children’s house. The easiest way is using frame technology. Examples of building wooden playhouses for summer cottages in photo reports.
Playhouse for a summer residence with a sandbox below
We bring the brought timber 100 * 100 mm to smoothness. You can use a planer, you can use a drill with a fixed skin. First with large grains, then with small grains. After we process from decay with a protective compound, we paint. While the pillars are drying, we drill holes (we have a diameter of 23 cm, a depth of 60 cm). In them we fall asleep to the bottom near a shovel of rubble. We put the pillars, set them vertically, fill them with rubble, compact, concrete.
We cut the exposed pillars all in one level. From above we fix the same bar 100 * 100 mm. It is also carefully processed: so that there are no splinters. We connect in half a tree: at the ends we cut out notches in half the thickness of the timber. For a 100 * 100 mm beam, cutouts 50 mm deep and 100-100 mm in area: so that the sawn edge of the other beam lies exactly in the same way.
We fasten securely: on top of 2 long nails (200 mm), on the sides of the corners on self-tapping screws.
We attach an additional beam along the long side. Under it in the middle – above the rack – we cut a notch also for half the thickness of the beam – 50 mm. No more need for wood to burst. We cut the stacked timber at the ends in the same way as those that go around the perimeter: in half a tree. It fits into the prepared gash.
The children’s house should have a solid margin of safety. Therefore, we reinsure ourselves in each connection. To give the structure stability under lateral loads, we put jibs. We cut them from a bar 50 * 50 mm, cut the ends at 45 °.
We set by surprise, pressing well.
After installing the jibs, we lay the board. This will be the floor of the house.
We cut the flooring from the boards. It is more convenient to work with a jigsaw, but you can also use a hacksaw.
On the finished flooring, we assemble the frame of the children’s playhouse. We use a bar 50 * 50 mm. We set the bars strictly vertically, first we fasten them with nails – two on both sides, then we strengthen them with corners on self-tapping screws (also on both sides).
We increase the rigidity of the structure by installing jibs. Then we nail the strapping of the second floor. These bars are simply nailed between the posts. They must be sawn off with great precision so that the building does not warp. We strengthen the joints with corners, after we put the jibs.
In the place where the entrance of the jib will be, we do not nail it.
Next, we put intermediate racks to form windows. The method of fastening is the same: two nails from the top / bottom, then two corners.
Sheathed with a board left over from the packaging of equipment. You can use it from pallets, buy an inch board (12-13 mm thick), sheathe it with clapboard or imitation timber, logs, siding.
When the sheathing is almost finished, we begin to assemble the truss system. It’s easier, of course, to make a shed roof – make one wall higher and no problems. But the gable looks better, although it is more difficult to perform.
For the rafter system, we put two boards per edge, connect them at the top, sawing off the corners. The ascent depends on the desire and amount of snow. If there is a lot of snow, raise the skate higher. If not, maybe about a meter or less. We knock down with nails, then we strengthen the connection with overhead plates.
During the construction of houses, either a metal plate or a piece of board is placed here. We decided to use the board.
Next, you need to form a gash so that the resulting triangle rests on the upper beam. We put it, mark the place and roughly cut it out. Then we adjust so that the rafters “sit down” tightly.
According to the finished sample, we mark other rafters. We cut it out, knock it down under two rafter legs at an angle (everyone should be the same as a carbon paper). Having installed on top of the house, we check the verticality. Then we nail with two nails on both sides and put the corners.
Now the battens are laid on the rafters. The roofing material will be ondulin. We put the board 11 * 100 mm in increments of 30 cm.
Based on the thickness of the board (11 mm), we take self-tapping screws 25 mm long for fastening the ondulin (so that they fit well into the board. We put rubber gaskets under the caps so that they don’t leak.
Next – finishing work and security – railings.
Handrail from the processed, sanded board. Screwed on powerful self-tapping screws 90 mm. Two in the lower beam – one in the sheathing board.
At the top, the railings are connected with a beam of 30 * 30 mm. Then a board will be nailed to it – a handrail.
At the bottom it was decided to put a sandbox. It is not difficult to assemble: eight boards on the walls, connected at the corners with the help of bars, A side board is nailed on top. Then the sandbox is painted. Read more about how to make sandboxes here.
Even a “non-builder” can build such a children’s house with their own hands. There are no particularly difficult jobs, you can get by with an elementary tool.
Several options from the same series in the photo below. Two – houses with a slide, and one one-story option, more suitable for girls.
Independent production of a playground is described here.
How to make a children’s house from OSB and plywood (frame technology)
It was decided to make a house using frame technology – the base is made of boards, sheathing is made of OSB. Dimensions in plan – 3 * 2 m, wall height 1.5 m, in the ridge 2.2 m. Boards 50 * 100 mm were purchased for the frame, an inch board (100 * 12 mm) for the subfloor, OSB 9 mm for the floor and outer skin , for the inside – sanded FSF plywood 6 mm, foam for insulation 100 mm thick.
Preparatory work – the assembly of shields for the children’s house – was carried out in the garage: it was still cold. Later, as it gets warmer, the house will move to the dacha, to the place of permanent registration.
The first stage is the manufacture of the floor frame. We knock down a rectangle with sides of 3 * 2 m, nail the transverse boards (floor logs) in increments of 50 cm.
The floor will be insulated with foam. Children love to sit on the floor, so we insulate well – with 100 mm foam. Under it, from the bottom side, we fill thin strips – so as not to fall through. Insert foam. Slots can be filled with mounting foam.
It’s good that the building is small. We put it on its side and hem it with an inch board from below. This will be the subfloor. After turning over, we sew up the OSB.
Later, when the house was taken to the dacha, an OSB installation error was revealed. He was nailed close. In humid air, the material swelled and the sheets bulged in some places. Therefore, when installing sheet material, leave a gap of 8-10 mm.
Next, we assemble the frame of the walls. We put racks in increments of 1 meter, under windows and doors – doubled. Since the top will be stuffed with OSB on one side, and plywood on the other, the structure will be rigid. We don’t put jibs. They are needed if there is a children’s house upholstered with clapboard or other slatted material.
The work has been moved to the country. Three old logs were used as a foundation. They are hewn, the tops are aligned. The logs are set to the level, a board is nailed to them, on which the platform will be installed. The width of the house is 2 meters, and the logs are 3 meters long. We will decorate the rest as a terrace or porch.
The platform has been set up. It is attached to the logs with large studs that connect the log and the platform. Began to expose the frame of the walls. They must be placed exactly vertically. To fix, they used temporary cuts – they nailed them with boards on the side.
Along the way, having exposed and checked whether the wall is level, we nail it to the platform with long nails. The length of the nail is such that it at least reaches the middle of the frame board.
Next, the assembly of the truss system begins. First of all, we put a skate – a board in the middle, which will form the roof slope.
Then the fittings begin: you need to correctly cut the corners under the rafter legs so that they lie flat on the boards. First, cut out approximately, gradually ensuring that there are no gaps.
When the shape of the cuts is clear, we transfer it to other boards with a sharpened pencil. We cut everything evenly (with a jigsaw, if any, or with a hand saw). Then we nail all the boards to the frame. Between the rafters we fill the transverse boards – ondulin will rest on them. It turns out such a house.
After the construction of the truss system, only the sheathing remains – inside and out. Outside we stuff OSB. We cut it so that the joints fall on the racks. We nail, you can use wood screws. Who is more comfortable.
Then it’s up to the interior decoration and insulation. First, a windproof membrane is stuffed (so that it is not cold), then basalt wool is attached (10 cm thick, so that it becomes just the depth of the board.
From above everything is nailed with plywood. And that’s all. The job is done – paint and can be put into operation)))
Using the same technology, you can build a tree house. It will be necessary to fix the site, and everything else is very similar.
Drawings and diagrams
Each homemade children’s house is different in size. Proceed from how many “inhabitants” are planned in it. If the child will play alone, then 1,5 * 1,5 m is more than enough. If there are two children, large sizes are already needed. At least 2 * 2 m. In terms of height, also decide for yourself. But less than 1,5 m is better not to do.