How Do You Build A Fort Using Wood And Recycled Materials?
Building and playing in forts or playhouses is a favorite pastime for many children throughout their childhood. Creating customized and distinctive forts or playhouses from wood and recycled materials makes this pastime not only fun, but also environmentally-friendly and educational. Design your fort using fort or playhouse books such as “Playhouses You Can Build: Indoor & Backyard Designs” by David R. Stiles and Jeanie Stiles available at most online bookstores. Decide how many rooms and windows your want and the placement of the doors and windows. Also, think of recycled materials available in your home to incorporate into the design. Build the fort’s frame using wood studs or PVC pipe. Make the flooring out of painted plywood. Use recycled corrugated cardboard or plywood as the walls and roof if the frame is made of wood, but use a tarp or a sheet for walls with a PVC pipe frame. Attach the flooring to the wood frame with nails and to a PVC frame using pipe clamps available at any h
