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03-27-2007, 12:29 PM
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GF we have the same one but it also has a small rock wall type thingy on one side.
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"Love is like a snowmobile racing across the tundra then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."
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03-27-2007, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Rhode Island
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My father-in-law and I put one up probably 4 years ago....It needed to cemented in to be safe - it did not call for it in the directions but it was not safe the way it was...
Check all the bolts every spring - especially around the swing.
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03-27-2007, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle Matt
GF we have the same one but it also has a small rock wall type thingy on one side.
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I can picture it now.........Uncle Matt pushing Bob T. down the slide.  |
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03-29-2007, 08:06 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Abington, MA
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I wish that one was 500 , it goes for 3700, and is on sale for 1900 till the end of today. My wife and I have been debating one for awhile now. My daughter is 2 next month and she loves slides, and swings.
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03-29-2007, 08:54 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Rhode Island
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I would not do it again - see if you can get just a regular old swing set - those things are biotch to put up
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03-29-2007, 09:45 AM
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I would do it. They are a PIA to put up by yourself but the kids love it. One of mine just about moved into that little house (ours had doors and a little covered deck area)...he asked if he could put a TV and bring electric power to it .... (I said no). He had little tables and chairs and stuff, walkie-talkies.. hours and hours of fun. If we wanted him to come in we had to hail him on the radio! BTW, you can sell it for a grand easy if you when the kids outgrow them if you wanted to. When you see the showroom of these you get sticker shock. We gave ours away and the folks that took it were very grateful.
There is a place on the RI/MA border near Alperts off 195 that sells a load of these things all sizes and shapes. I can't recall the name of the place but that is where we got our contraption. You can customize it the way you want. I think they will even assemble it for you to. They have some serious sets there, if you take your kid they will pick out a 10K contraption...my advice, go alone!
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03-29-2007, 09:55 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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This project defines the 'mythical man month' expecially when two saw horses and a skill saw are my tools.
plus being a moron and having to make an extra trip to home depot didn't help.
I've only got the cuts done, so Saturday morning will be build day.
To top it off, I was talking about this project on wednesday at work and they guy who sits a few cubes over says " I wish I knew you were doing this, you could of taken mine apart"
Oh well, my respect for carpenters has again been renewed.
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04-02-2007, 09:18 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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20 hours later (3 days) mission accomplished.
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04-02-2007, 06:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: North of Boston
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I wish that one was 500 , it goes for 3700, and is on sale for 1900 till the end of today.
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That price must be for a bigger, top-of-the-line redwood and cedar model; the "Basic Pine" models are definitely under $1000.
The price you linked to is for the "Lexington", ours was the "Hampton".
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04-02-2007, 06:31 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
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fishsmith...good job..The kids will have many years of enjoyment..
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04-02-2007, 07:56 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Central Mass
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Took me and my Dad 2.5 weekends, 3 family disagreements and my Wife and Mom to be used as moderators for us to put one up. My Dad and Mom bought it used out of the local paper or WantAd - they surprised us with it. They had the same deal - they had to take it down. Unfortunately, they did not think to take any digital photos, sketch what it looked like assembled, or marked any of the wood. Literally half the time was spent trying to figure out where the pre-drilled wood went.
We laugh about it now, and my Daughter still loves to play on it. You did a good job with the one you made - looks like the kids are having a blast already.
Did you make it out of pressure treated, or is that just the stain?
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04-03-2007, 06:45 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Thanks guys, I used pt wood and I'm aware of the chemicals, but if my kids start eating the swingset, I think I have more to worry about than what is used to pressure treat the wood.
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04-02-2007, 09:34 AM
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No Shorts On
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Bassachusetts
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Bob Thomas
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04-02-2007, 04:48 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Maine
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Originally Posted by fishsmith
20 hours later (3 days) mission accomplished.
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Looks good, hope the kids get years of enjoyment out of it.
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Originally Posted by Bob Thomas
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