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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?

Had a kids pool party. 16 kids, no major issues. Until . . . One couldn't get their bathing suit off in
time. Oh the horror. How can so much feces come out of a small girl. The bathroom looks like a gas station washroom occupied by an addict. At least it wasn't in the house.
 
Got a call saying cottage is now hooked up for internet…now I need to drive up AGAIN to get it all function and kill a wasp nest so I can finally route the cable properly.
 
HD run yesterday to get wood for the kids playhouse build. My 5x8 trailer wasn't overly happy with the $1500 in lumber inside but it's close to home. Starting on it today. Was going to use T1-11 style plywood for the sides of the house portion unless anyone has any better style/ideas.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
HD run yesterday to get wood for the kids playhouse build. My 5x8 trailer wasn't overly happy with the $1500 in lumber inside but it's close to home. Starting on it today. Was going to use T1-11 style plywood for the sides of the house portion unless anyone has any better style/ideas.
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If youre a baller, hardi is nice. I would probably use t1-11. Cheaper, and should last the life of the project
 
T1-11 is just fine , CanExcel and some others make a grooved painted hardboard , like a Masonite product. Avoid unless you want the bother of sealing all edges and touch up paint ect . Happy plywood is the ticket imo.


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What’s a good roof pitch for a 8x10’ kids playhouse? Google videos show to cut the 2x4’s in the middle at a 22.5 degree and join them but that may be a southern video where they don’t get much snow. Is that sufficient for our climate? Likely doing a plastic corrugated type roof so there’s more light inside.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
What’s a good roof pitch for a 8x10’ kids playhouse? Google videos show to cut the 2x4’s in the middle at a 22.5 degree and join them but that may be a southern video where they don’t get much snow. Is that sufficient for our climate? Likely doing a plastic corrugated type roof so there’s more light inside.
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Who does roof pitch in degrees? 22.5 degree slope is 5/12 which is fine. You may be able to get away with 3/12 but 4 or steeper should have no issues.
 
raginduck said:
If you're using the roof for light.. You may want to go a little steeper to make sure the snow sheds.
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Thanks. Unlikely they’ll be in it much in the winter though. I already have enough snow to clear and don’t need to clear the playhouse deck also ;)
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
What’s a good roof pitch for a 8x10’ kids playhouse? Google videos show to cut the 2x4’s in the middle at a 22.5 degree and join them but that may be a southern video where they don’t get much snow. Is that sufficient for our climate? Likely doing a plastic corrugated type roof so there’s more light inside.
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There is a pitch on an asphalt shingled roof where tools don't slide. There is also a pitch that appears to not let tools slide but does when you look away.
 
Always living in a house, I've gotten used to doing small chores and some big ones. Do people that grow up in apartments develop a different mindset to things like shoveling snow, mowing lawns, picking up fallen branches, raking leaves?

I wouldn't say I enjoy those things but they become part of life, like brushing your teeth. It isn't fun, you just do it.

There has to be a cultural shock if transitioning from a house to apartment and vice versa.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
What’s a good roof pitch for a 8x10’ kids playhouse? Google videos show to cut the 2x4’s in the middle at a 22.5 degree and join them but that may be a southern video where they don’t get much snow. Is that sufficient for our climate? Likely doing a plastic corrugated type roof so there’s more light inside.
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If you're using corrugated, a slanted roof is simpler. You would need 8x 2x6x10 for rafters and and 2x 1x6x12 for facia. Virtually no cut.

For a 5/12 with 12"overhang, you need 9 x 2x12 for rafters and 3 for collar ties, no ridge board reqd (if you have 7 end cuts in ply of 3'x1', they can be your collar ties). Cut rafters at 65" with 23 degrees ends. More work, but may be required for esthetics.
 
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nobbie48 said:
Always living in a house, I've gotten used to doing small chores and some big ones. Do people that grow up in apartments develop a different mindset to things like shoveling snow, mowing lawns, picking up fallen branches, raking leaves?

I wouldn't say I enjoy those things but they become part of life, like brushing your teeth. It isn't fun, you just do it.

There has to be a cultural shock if transitioning from a house to apartment and vice versa.
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I have some relatives that grew up in the city and lived in condos as adults. They bought a cottage. It went as you'd expect. Lots of leaf raking followed by complaining about the lawn not growing (no $#!+). Multiple lawnmowers destroyed every summer (bent crankshafts on small stumps, never fixed the stumps). Accidentally bleaching the septic tank etc.
 
Mad Mike said:
If you're using corrugated, a slanted roof is simpler. You would need 8x 2x6x10 for rafters and and 2x 1x6x12 for facia. Virtually no cut.

For a 5/12 with 12"overhang, you need 9 x 2x12 for rafters and 3 for collar ties, no ridge board reqd (if you have 7 end cuts in ply of 3'x1', they can be your collar ties). Cut rafters at 65" with 23 degrees ends. More work, but may be required for esthetics.
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That makes sense. The house portion will be 10’ wide by 8’ deep with a 2’ “patio” at the front. If I use the 10’ rafters will they over hang much at that slope to cover some of the patio or would I need to go longer (highest part to the front) and if so would that 2’ overhang require supports?
Here’s where I’m at as I’m of today. 10x10’ house platform and the 5x6’ zip line platform are done and connected by a walkway. I’ll spin the playhouse that’s there now and connect it also to the zipline platform with another 45 degree angled walkway where the green double slide currently is and mount that slide somewhere else on the build.
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If you do do a sloped flat roof that covers 8 room +2"' patio, you would need 2x6x12. The front over the 2' patio would be 3' with 1' overhang - the cantilever is under 2:3 ratio. You will require good roof ties, I'd suggest 'hurricane' strong ties, they are about $1 each.
 
If you do a peak roof, 3' overhang is too much,but you can cantilever beams off the side walls.

Here are 4' cantilevers in both directions (my pool bar) The cantilevered beam is holding up the peaked rafter, the lower overhang is 4' cantilever only. Sorry for the bad focus, my bike shook my phone to death, will no longer focus. 20230701_175213.jpg
 
Small outbuildings and sheds ect are a good place to make use of design . You don’t need to build like every house in the hood . I like big overhangs and cantilevers .


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