Can I restore an old wooden playhouse?
It depends upon what you want to get out of it. If you are looking for a protective and secure shed then you need to anchor it. If you are looking for an interesting feature you could lift it up on posts and put a patio under it after removing the floor. If you are looking to “restore it” you will have to take apart and replace the bad parts. By having a floor you are inviting animals to live under it. Why did the floor rot out and not the roof? You can eliminate the floor and any rotted lower portion of the walls and install a new bottom plate or a reinforcement on the inner edge. Once secure you could raise the structure (with jacks) and block it up or move it and build a patio of bricks laid in sand under it. The corner posts could be buried in the earth to act as supporting piers. Actual construction will depend upon the current shape it is in and what is your ultimate goal. Once it is “restored” like any building made of wood, it is best to shed water away from the building and ma
