Ultimate List of 28 DIY Playset Plans

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he Ultimate Collection

of Free DIY Outdoor

Playset Plans


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There are plenty of different playhousesand backyard playground sets to choosefrom in the stores today, but sometimes it is

actually better to buildthis kind of thing onyour own.
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Building a playset for your child orchildren brings with it many benefits

Theyre scalable

so you can add etra features like slides, swings, climbing walls,

and more as your kids develop.


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Building a playset for your child orchildren brings with it many benefits

They can be customized to fit withinyour space.

They often cost less than a complete,allinone kit.


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But the main thing that youneed to think about when it

comes to these kinds ofcustom playsets is the prideand satisfactionthat comes

along with building somethinguni"ue and fun for yourfamily.


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$f your children are oldenough, you may even

want to have themhelpyou with thebuilding process %

youll need all the helpyou can get with someof these pro&ects.



Buildea'y (lay )ort

This is a pretty cool

little fort*hut thathas an attachedtire swing, and

slide.

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(layhouse with Climbing wall

These plans elaborate on how to add aclimbing wall structure to the fort above,

which reminds me of a tree house, minusthe tree.

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The +endy ouse

Check out this fortmade with girls in

mind, featuring astylish front porcharea and a feminine

touchthat mostplaysets lack.

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-ccentric (layhouse

eres another one for the girls,with a creative shape that looks likesomething out of lice in

+onderland. $ts a whimsical design thats would

delight any young girl with an activeimagination.

$t definitely re"uires a bit moreeperience, with some very longand angular cuts best handled witha mitre saw.

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Coolforts.com

Coolforts has a coupleimpressive set of plans

and instructions formilitary / fantasy /

frontierstyle forts,

available in (/)downloadable format.
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/ouble decker playhouse

)rom /$0 1etwork, this

fort is pretty large, anddefinitely re!uires a

lot of time and

s"ill.

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/ouble decker playhouse

2ecruit one of your

friends, or get that la'yteenage son of yours tohelp.

$f you can pull it off, thepayoff would result in agiant fort that providestons of fun for your

kids.

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34556crapwood

(layhouseThis was a toss up onwhether or not to include

here. 7n one hand,heres an eample of

what $%& to do

when building a fort,unless you like miingsplinters and possible

structural collapse with

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34556crapwood

(layhouseowever, its a greatcreative effort that wasdone for super cheapusing a lot of householdleftovers

0ou be the &udge.

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ow to put together a play fo

great series of(ideosby carpentryand woodworkingepert 2on a'eltonon how to assemble

your own fort.

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Two story fort and playhouse

very nice looking,doubledecker

fort*playhouse.

+ould be really neat to

build this one as a treehouse.

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2aised fort

This is aneceptional fort,

crafted with raisedlegs that elevate it offthe ground by aboutsi feet.

$t features a secrettrap door for a secretentrance, and a

ramp that etends

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2aised fort

This plan by is verywell documented,

and could easily beetended to includea number of

optionalaccessories andfeatures.

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8og Cabin (layhouse

rustic, and very wellput together playhouse

made from logs.+ould be a perfectaddition to the

backyard of your(acation cabin.

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The 96"uarris +heel:

)eeling a bit moread(enturesome+

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The 96"uarris +heel:

This ferris wheel type ofplayset features four

spotsfor your kids to sitin, and a design thattakes safetyinto account,

which is a good thing!

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6imple seesaw

(erhaps you need an

additional feature for yourbackyard playground.

This easy to follow set ofinstructions lays out howto build a simple seesaw

thats safe and fun to use

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6winging seesaw

$f you like the simple seesaw, but wantsomething a with a little more style, trythis swinging version.

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Tree house plans

;ood ol 2on a'eton comes throughagain.

+hatcant this guy build< = $ think every kid dreams of having aminifort*house to escape to in a tree, and

this great outlines in great detaileverything you need to build a safetreehouse.

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omemade wooden playhou

,how brings us thisoutline eplaining howto build a sturdywooden play structure

using >?s and someplywood.

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The adventure tower

This uni"ue structureoffers tons of options

for playing,swinging, andclimbingaround.

@ids will love theuni"ue design, whichboth looks good andis highly functional.

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Biggest play fort ever

eres an

eceptionaleample ofdedication and

pride ofcraftsmanship.

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dding a playground slide to

$f you have the inkling to build a basic four

post playset, then why not follow theseinstructions to add a slide to the unit

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Ultimate List of 28 DIY Playset Plans