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The last board went on last night, five weeks to the day from when I received the four boxes and the slide. If you have a full-time job, have to go out of town one weekend and get rained out one weekend, doing it by yourself with occasional help from another person, working on it evenings and Saturdays, it will probably take you this long. I took a couple of days off from work to make up for the two lost Saturdays. If you choose to work on the Skyfort on Sundays (I didn't), you will finish faster. It is NOT hard! It is time consuming and just requires step by step organization. (See below about organizing yourself for each step or page.) If you like building scale model kits just pretend you are working on a full scale model, for the grandkids no less, and it is fun.
If you don't want an 18 wheeler in your driveway, agree to meet the truck at a parking lot near you and tran-sload the boxes. The boxes are 8 feet long and will fit two wide in a pickup bed. The slide is 10 ft, so you'll have to secure it with a cargo strap.
Following are extracts of "best recommendations" I used from earlier buyers as I was going along, plus my additional comments after having completed the project;
"Two errors in the manual...you must complete step 13 before step 12, and you will have to drill holes in step 88." We recommend getting the sand box floor kit. We used sand for our safety zone, so there was no need for the sand box under the tower. The full floor on the bottom makes the picnic table area nicer and not so crowded. If you install the optional floor kit, make sure the center support board lines up with the pre-drilled holes in the floor boards. The directions will lead you to miss it by about six inches.
"After you assemble the frame to the main playhouse, the instructions tell you to lay the bottom floors, then anchor it. This needs to be done the other way around. The anchors go under the floor...oops :)."We decided to use all 8 anchors just on the tower. You can buy extra anchors at Lowes or Home Depot to use on the swing and monkey bar supports.
"Make sure you have a lot of room to lay the wood out, it's amazing how many pieces this thing actually comes in. I sorted everything in alphabetical order and numeric order" It also helps to label the different alphabetical piles of boards with a sticky note (taped on) and text large enough to read standing up. The numbers on the boards are really small. You will be searching for specific boards as you assemble the parts for each step or page as you go along.
"LAY OUT ALL BOARDS, categorize, and inventory all things first. SAVES you time...only takes about 2 hours (i used garage floor)." It took me three evenings, two hours each evening, to complete the inventory and layout, including hardware. I used one garage bay to lay out the stacks of boards and one bay as a working area for treating the wood.
"Finding boards was easy. I would also suggest putting all the bags of Fasteners in large containers. I just put them in large zip lock bags, but plastic containers would work well."
DO THIS: Go to Lowes or HD and get two 18-drawer storage organizers (red - sold as a set of 2) and eight larger plastic bins (yellow - sold as a set of 8). You will use them all! I put these all on a shelf side by side, put a different set of hardware (screws, bolts, nuts, washers, etc) in each drawer, labeled the front of each drawer, and used the larger bins for the long bolts and large bags of screws. This pays off when you go to organize yourself step by step as you work through the 103 steps for assembly!
" Inventory all boxes when they arrive. The company two-day mails any broken/ missing pieces via their website." My inventory was 100% correct with a few extras on the hardware.
"Double coat all pieces with water sealant before building (it took almost 4 gallons.)" Double sealing is not necessary (use Thompsons water seal and read the directions), so you will only need two gallons of water seal. You can seal each set of boards by numbered step as you need them, or by page in the book, instead of trying to seal the entire set up front. This gives you a better routine, i.e. seal the boards for one step or page. While they are drying, go sit down and draw out only the hardware needed for that same step or page, then go back and do the work that far.
You can complete up through step 6 in your garage or work area, then move the assembly to the point of completion. "Build the first steps on very level ground, like a deck. Then move this box structure into place when directed."
"I would personally suggest an electric drill for the sake of power, speed, and less bulk( you will be doing a lot of pilot holes in thick wood) but if you have multiple batteries for a cordless, go for it." I purchased a 3/8 inch power drill/driver with two lithium batteries for $89.00 from Lowes. This is a life saver and a must have. 1/2 inch is not needed for this project, so save your money. Mine is Porter-Cable. One of the best tools I've ever owned. Make sure you get a snap-chuck set. This will save time when you have to constantly switch between driver bit for screws and sockets for bolts and lag screws.
For the areas that will wear, scratch, or splinter during assembly (they will), you can get Minwax sealer stain in Gunstock color.
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