Comments on: building a handmade hideaway : railings + shutters {how to build a fort}

By: Christie PHILLIPS

Christie PHILLIPS

Do you have a complete supply list and plans that could be purchased?

By: Jamin Mills

Jamin Mills

In reply to Jennifer.

Hey!

That is so exciting that you are almost done, we would love to see the finished project. A hinge like this one would work just fine for it. (https://amzn.to/2RPVea2)

Have fun putting the finishing touches on.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer

Hi There!
First of all, thank you for providing these detailed posts! We build a hideaway last summer and have a few finishing touches we need to do this spring. The first thing on our list is shutters, but I noticed your link is no longer working to the hinges ordered from amazon. Would you please provide another link and/or specify which type to use? We would appreciate it so much!!

By: Jamin Mills

Jamin Mills

In reply to Branden. We simply screwed them in from underneath. If you're concerned about the support you can use a 4 x 4 post bracket. Hope that helps.

By: Branden

Branden

I am concerned about the railing post vertical support. I was not completely following how you are screwing those in. How are ensuring the post have a good vertical support?

By: Jake Conway

Jake Conway

Such an awesome creation! It’s so nice to see families working together and building something.

By: jamin

jamin

In reply to penny.

Penny, yes you are correct. They are recessed a little to allow you to screw them in from underneath. Another option if you are setting the post in ground would be to let your 4×4’s run straight up through the deck and then cut the decking around them. You’d also need to cutt he 4×4 at the top. Hope that helps!

By: penny

penny

In reply to jamin. Hi! Can I get a little more clarification on the posts? John Fields asked about them lining up over the deck legs and you clarified only 3 of the four would if you have a slide. But aren't the front corner two actually about four inches back from the edge of the deck and therefore not directly over the deck posts (which would allow them to be screwed in straight from below)? But how is the one that is directly over a deck leg screwed in? At an angle? Thanks so much!! I can't wait until spring to get started!!! Going to add a sandbox underneath!

By: ashley @ the handmade home

ashley @ the handmade home

In reply to Erik and Mindy. Yay Mindy! Thank you so much for the kind words + for stopping by! I can't wait to see! We love that people are using these tutorials and creating their own little hideaways! Have an awesome day!

By: Erik and Mindy

Erik and Mindy

Hi there,
We are a family of 4 and we live in Missouri. We have two daughters, a 9 yr old and a 2 yr old.
The other day I was looking at playhouses online and your site seemed to be EVERYWHERE! I showed my husband your playhouse and the next day we were off to the store to buy lumber for the decking. That is unheard of in our household, as spontaneous is a month process for us. Anyway, we have the decking built and the walls are almost finished. We will send a finished picture as soon as we are done.
Thank you for posting your diy playhouse. Our 2 yr old doesn’t understand what is happening, although she was upset about her old playhouse being turned into a chicken coop, but she is now happy to even run under the decking!
We will keep you posted!
Have a great day!
Mindy