I bought a set of plans from this site: http://www.jacksbackyard.com/
for a swingset for our grandson.
It was less than $20 for the plans. I'm sure I could have made the
swing set without buying the plans but it was helpful to have some of
the details figured out plus a complete hardware/lumber list made
shopping a bit quicker (and avoided having to stop in the middle of
construction to run out to get a forgotten bolt, etc)
Bought the swings & slide at Lowes. There were some on-line retailers
a bit cheaper for the slide but with shipping tacked on it wasn't a
lot less.
I don't recall the total cost. IIRC, the budget was less than $500. Of
course Grampy's labor was free...
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Andy" <mark@sccaprepared.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1:02 AM
Subject: [Shop-talk] kid playsets
> Howdy,
>
> My wife is bugging me to do a playset for our son. Apparently the
> park
> with all their equipment isn't enough.
>
> Anyway, leaving aside that, anyone have any pointers on the kid
> playset
> front? Sources for inexpensive slides / swing seats / whatever?
>
> One place I see online has a kit for $640 that includes a couple
> slides,
> seats / other swing hardware, and plans. You supply the lumber. Am
> I
> going to beat that by much?
>
> Less work by me is better, but I also don't want to be spending $3k
> on a
> playset.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
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