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Is my swing set gonna be safe, now I'm doubting myself?
I've in the middle of building a play/swingset for my kids, and now I'm
second guessing the safety of my design. Since I don't have a huge amount of space I modified a typical design I've seen around the internet. First, I secured four 4x4's in the ground w/ cement to make a 5'x5' "fort/platform" 5' off the ground. I have a 6"x6"x12' that I plan to use for the swing beam off one side of the fort (I think a 6x6 should be okay for a 12' span from what I've read, if not correct me here too please). I plan on bolting a 4x6 across 2 of the 4x4's to support the swing beam. This next part is where I'm starting to worry that I made a bad choice. Since I didn't want to take up a large amount of space w/ the traditional A-frame, I put a 6"x6"x12' four feet into the ground, secured w/ about 300lbs of cement. This gives me my 8' swing beam, which is what I wanted. So my question is, will the 6"x6"x12' that I will use instead of the traditional A-frame be strong enough at the base to support the swinging? If not I guess I could add some 4x4 supports, but that brings up the next question of how high and what angle would I need to put them? Thanks in advance for your input. |
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