My second building project... this one took quite a while, building in the evenings after the kids went to bed.
The playhouse is based off of Ana's Playhouse Building series, with some modifications to fit the space in my backyard and accommodate climbing wall, monkey bars, and slide.
To put the main deck structure into the ground for sturdiness while protecting from moisture, I dug out 5 holes to fit single hole cinder blocks (4 corners plus an extra 4x4 for the monkey bars; you can see an leftover block on the ground in one of the pictures). I placed some brick in the holes, then the cinder blocks on top. I then partially filled the cinder blocks with sand, put the pre-built deck in the cinder block holes (with help - it's heavy!), and then filled the rest of the cinder block holes with sand. It's worked remarkably well - the deck has been up for about a year now. I also sprayed some clear waterproof sealant on the bottom part of each beam near the ground for extra protection (deck, monkey bars, climbing walls, and swingset A-frame). This has allowed me to still run sprinklers near/around the playset and even grow grass underneath the swings!
Materials used:
* Playhouse: pine, plywood, Suntuf solar grey polycarbonate corrugated roofing panels (I live in Arizona, so little rain to worry about but lots of heat - the sheeting lets light in but blocks most of the UV rays, corrugated shape also provides venting at top when placed sideways)
* Deck/Swingset/Monkey bars: treated lumber, composite decking, pine for railings, monkey bars purchased from Amazon
* Climbing wall: pine, treated lumber, handholds/railing bought off ebay/Amazon
* Swings/slide/bongos/wheel, telescope: purchased from Amazon
Modifications:
* Turned playhouse 90 degrees to be in back of the deck, with swingset coming off the side. This meant the support beam for the swingset had to pass through the playhouse - modified the frame for that wall slightly and created a notch for the beam to pass through.
* Slide comes out one end of playhouse - made the "window" on that end larger than the plans called for in order to give room for the slide.
* Monkey bars come off one side of the deck - used extra 4x4 here to create support for the bars, and used extra bars to make a ladder on this side
* Climbing wall instead of ladder for main entrance
* Put large window in back wall of the playhouse
* Added cross bracing to side of decking on swingset end to make it more solid/cut down on sway when swinging
Comments
Ana White
Wed, 06/25/2014 - 11:11
Nice!
This turned out great, love it! Thanks for sharing!
moosmani
Wed, 06/25/2014 - 14:03
Very cool!
Very cool!
jwm816
Tue, 07/08/2014 - 08:08
Dimensions
Looks great! May I ask what the final outside dimensions were? Curious to see if this would work for me.
Thanks!
ldo2626
Wed, 08/06/2014 - 09:23
Re: Dimensions
I would have to measure it when I get home... at work currently. Looking back, I think the best approach is to take the measurements from the plan, find the difference between standard mattress and queen mattress dimensions (check wikipedia for standard sizes), then add that difference back to the plan. I cut it real close on mine and could use a little more space. It would be nice to make it a bit deeper and with some head room to store comforters and pillows.
lopixy
Sun, 11/30/2014 - 18:10
Facing
I love this! Could you give more details about how you did the facing? Are the pine boards just nailed onto the plywood?
ldo2626
Sat, 03/21/2015 - 08:32
To fasten the facing I used
To fasten the facing I used wood glue then a Ryobi 18ga nail gun. It's part of their 18v One+ line and works great!
chefrgk
Sun, 12/28/2014 - 12:59
Help... I can not find the plans for this bed
I am dying to get started on this wall bed project. I keep getting this message when trying to open the Plans.
The page you are looking for is temporarily unavailable.
Please try again later.
can someone help me find them.
chefrgk
Sun, 12/28/2014 - 12:59
Help... I can not find the plans for this bed
I am dying to get started on this wall bed project. I keep getting this message when trying to open the Plans.
The page you are looking for is temporarily unavailable.
Please try again later.
can someone help me find them.
Kristine Doiron
Sat, 08/15/2015 - 12:05
rustic queen sizw murphy bed
did you ever find the plans?
I'm having thee same problems
nicolanala
Tue, 08/09/2016 - 15:24
Are there any plans?
Hi. I would love to try this. Looking to build in the next month before parents in law come over. Is there any working links to the plans??
Lynda I Erwin
Wed, 01/24/2018 - 21:42
PLANS QUEEN SIZE RUSTIC MURPHY/WALL BED
WHERE CAN I FIND THE PLANS, MATERIALS LIST AND DIMENSIONS? THE ATTACHED LINK TO YOUR ARTICLE LEADS TO A TWIN SIZE BED. THANK YOU
junesummer21
Thu, 01/25/2018 - 06:30
murphy bed
is there a link to the plans? I can't find them and I really want to make this
josheli
Thu, 01/25/2018 - 13:06
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click on the bed picture above and it will take you to the plans
jakeason
Thu, 07/23/2020 - 08:15
Plans for bed
Help, I still can’t find the plans.
ewebrat
Mon, 09/21/2020 - 19:25
This is fantastic!
This is fantastic!
clasicleo
Fri, 10/23/2020 - 14:28
Where do u find the plans
Where are the plans?
Lisa
[email protected]
Mon, 09/13/2021 - 10:54
Plans
Hi I am trying to find the plans. When you click the link looks like a different bed plan?