Diy Covered Sandbox With Seats

Assemble the sandbox frame as shown to the right.

Diy covered sandbox with seats. Once you zero in on a spot to set your sandbox you should start with your digging. This easy to build sandbox with built in seats is a reader favorite and has been built thousands of times. Exterior grade pressure treated plywood on top of your sandbox leaving a 1 4 in. Use a speed square to ensure angles are perpendicular.

Wooden sandbox with seats. Covered sandbox with built in seats submitted by natashasalazar on mon 05 14 2012 10 35 once we hade the frame of it built we stapled landscaping fabric and chicken wire to the bottom to keep weeds and moles gophers from coming up through the bottom. How to build a sandbox. Lay two sheets of 5 8 in.

Screw the 2x8x8 side into the 2x8x93 sides with two 2 1 2in deck screws on each side to hold in place. Attach the three slats that will make up the first segment of the top cover bench seat. Use a pencil to mark a line on both sheets of plywood where they overhang the sandbox. They get muddy become weed patches or dare i say it sandboxes for the pets.

Just make sure that you place four stakes at the corners of the chosen. Sandboxes are a great idea but after a while they become a mess. Diy sandbox with cover. Attach the inside frame supports.

Gap between them in the box s center. Use 1 2 spacers between each of the slats to ensure equal spacing between them without the hassle of measuring each one on both sides. Don t forget to flush the ends of the boards with the side of the box. Everyone with a sand box knows that lids are a necessity.

You ll use this line later for cutting the plywood. But double duty lids are crazy awesome especially if they convert to a seat. We are aiming for simple and easy here remember.