Diy Covered Sandbox With Seats

This easy to build sandbox with built in seats is a reader favorite and has been built thousands of times.

Diy covered sandbox with seats.

Diy sandbox with cover. This is ingenious and i love it. Sandboxes are a great idea but after a while they become a mess. Wooden sandbox with seats.

Just make sure that you place four stakes at the corners of the chosen. Once you zero in on a spot to set your sandbox you should start with your digging. Use a pencil to mark a line on both sheets of plywood where they overhang the sandbox. It is self contained can turn into bench seating and has a lid.

Assemble the sandbox frame as shown to the right. A few power tools and basic construction skills are all you need to nail this gorgeous project. Lay two sheets of 5 8 in. Attach the three slats that will make up the first segment of the top cover bench seat.

Everyone with a sand box knows that lids are a necessity. Attach the inside frame supports. Gap between them in the box s center. They get muddy become weed patches or dare i say it sandboxes for the pets.

But double duty lids are crazy awesome especially if they convert to a seat. 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. 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. Use a speed square to ensure angles are perpendicular.

You ll use this line later for cutting the plywood. We are aiming for simple and easy here remember. Don t forget to flush the ends of the boards with the side of the box.