My wife is wanting to replace our old metal swing form the kids. Do
any of you know where free plans are or examples such as a good
picture of a children's wooden "play area" could get an idea of what
to build?

Thanks!

On May 8, 12:54*pm, ROY! wrote:
On Thu, 8 May 2008 09:17:08 -0700 (PDT), stryped
wrote:

My wife is wanting to replace our old metal swing form the kids. Do
any of you know where free plans are or examples such as a good
picture of a children's wooden "play area" *could get an idea of what
to build?

Thanks!

Where have you looked so far?

I have looked online but have not had much luck in finding anything
really good.

"stryped" wrote:

My wife is wanting to replace our old metal swing form the kids. Do
any of you know where free plans are or examples such as a good
picture of a children's wooden "play area" could get an idea of what
to build?

Why free?

Regardless of the cost of the plans, doubt it will exceed 2%-3% of the
project cost.

Look elsewhere in the project for cost reductions, IMHO.

Lew

On May 8, 2:53 pm, "Lew Hodgett" wrote:
"stryped" wrote:
My wife is wanting to replace our old metal swing form the kids. Do
any of you know where free plans are or examples such as a good
picture of a children's wooden "play area" could get an idea of what
to build?

Why free?

Regardless of the cost of the plans, doubt it will exceed 2%-3% of the
project cost.

Look elsewhere in the project for cost reductions, IMHO.

Lew

I agree with Lew. I bought the book linked below and it's been a nice
resource.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0696225557

I wish I could build more than just the simple swing set I have built
from the book, but with 2 busy parents and a 20 month old it's hard to
find the time to get out there and get work like that done.

The simple swing set I built based on the plans in the book cost me
around $100 in materials to build and the equivalent of a weekend
worth of work. I did it mostly myself but a sturdy helping hand will
be a big help when it comes time to drop the frame into the holes.

When you can buy this book and get it shipped to your door for less
than $10, and it has not only a few swing sets but nice plans for a
number of other plans I can't see it being a bad purchase.

-Nathan

PS: if you do build this yourself, consider buying a pneumatic palm
nailer. It'll come in handy when you're putting the corner braces on
the bottom of the frame.