Table of Contents
- 1Build a playhouse by Les Kenny
- 2Identifying the members
- 3Lumber and materials information
- 4Shopping and Cutting lists
- 5Plans - Footprint and front elevation
- 6Plans - Rear and Side Elevation
- 7Plans - Roof, cuts and angles
- 8Making a wood floor
- 9Making a concrete floor
- 10Making the playhouse wall frames
- 11Making the playhouse roof frame
- 12Putting on the playhouse roof cover
- 13Putting on the playhouse wall cover
- 14Making the door
- 15Making the playhouse door frame
- 16Installing the playhouse door
- 17How to make a playhouse window
- 18Making the window sash
- 19Installing the playhouse window
- 20Playhouse Gable and Soffit
- 21Inside finishing
A small house for children to play in. The roof ends and walls that form an inverted "V". and Eaves lining; The underside board of eaves and rakes.
The soffit is the material that covers the underside of an overhang on a roof.
The Soffit lining. Cladding on the underside of the eaves. is already in place under the The part of the roof which extends beyond the exterior side wall. The projecting lower edge of a roof where the gutters are located. The eaves are made up of both the soffit (covering for underside of an overhang) and the fascia (A horizontal trim fixed to the ends of the roof rafters). (the Parallel to the horizon, flat, level. overhang along the side of the structure, see Instructions – The roof frame page 14) so there is only the soffit under the gable overhang to put up.
This is simply a matter of nailing a length of soffit A piece of sawn, or dressed lumber of greater width than thickness. Usually 19mm (3/4") to 38mm (1 1/2") thick and 75mm (3") or more wide., which in this case is 240mm (9 1/4″) wide A powdery type substance made from a mixture of earths materials such as limestone and shale, which is sintered (cause to become solid mass by heating without melting), ground, and mixed with small amounts of calcium sulphate and calcium carbonate. Cement is activated by water and when mixed with gravel and sand, forms concrete. fibreboard, to the underside of the gable overhang. There will be four lengths altogether: two at the front of the structure with one on each A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane). Any flat, two-dimensional surface., and the same at the back of the structure.
Cut the length of the boards so that they fit neatly against the inside of the The top horizontal board cappingCovering the top ends of the rafters. at the lower end and fit to the top of the Angle of roof. at the other end.
By now the exterior is all but finished. There is just the gable (the triangular portion of the front and rear walls directly under the sloping roof) to cover.
Measure and cut a piece of 12mm (1/2″) A piece of wood made of three or more layers of wood veneer laminated together with glue. in a triangular shape fitting under the gable soffit so that the bottom is in line with the bottom of the Exterior horizontal visible flat front trim board that caps the rafter tail ends. board each side.
To secure with nails or screws. 50×25 (1×2) Narrow board used to cover claddingThe exterior surface of a building. joins or used for decorative purposes. hard against the top of the plywood and the soffit board, following the rake of the roof and also add a couple of Plumb, upright. battens (as in the picture above) solely for decorative purposes.
Weatherproofing doors and windows
It is common for Covered with a protective coating of zinc. Any broad, thin surface. metal or plastic Z-shaped strip (Any piece of material, usually metal or plastic, installed to prevent water from penetrating the structure.) to be attached to the outside of the top horizontal The finish materials in a building, such as narrow boards applied around openings (window trim, door trim) and vertical corner battens. on doors and windows, and tucked under the The outer covering of a building meant to shed water and protect from the effects of weather. to prevent water getting in.
In this case that is not necessary as the gable frame is off-set from the wall frame below it and the plywood siding on the gable covers the top horizontal A horizontal framing member above the door/window opening. and window trim.