Diy Covered Sandbox With Bench Seating

Better homes and garden has came up with a brilliant diy idea for a covered sandbox with benches.

Diy covered sandbox with bench seating.

5 1x4 furring strips actual furring strips are 3 3 8 wide not 3 1 2 as a normal 1x4 would be 2 2x8s. Attach the bench bottom. Better homes garden has given us a terrific diy and i am excited to feature it. Repeat this step again to make a second bench bottom for the other side of the sandbox.

It s a combination between a sandbox and a garden bench. Attach with three hinges per side on the top of the sandbox. Keep your kids entertained for hours by building your own sandbox. This easy to build sandbox with built in seats is a reader favorite and has been built thousands of times.

Lay the bench piece you created in step 6 parallel to the first two lid pieces spaced away with the 2x6 s on the bottom side. Attach the three slats that will make up the first segment of the top cover bench seat. Don t forget to flush the ends of the boards with the side of the box. Jan 25 2015 mar 23 2014 by admin.

The sandbox has a bench that folds down and serves as a cover to keep debris and critters out. This sandbox is easy to build and will only take a few hours to complete. Sandboxes are a great idea but after a while they become a mess. Diy covered sandbox with bench seating.

They get muddy become weed patches or dare i say it sandboxes for the pets. Everyone with a sand box knows that lids are a necessity. See the sandbox plans with bench and lid below for complete instructions. Create the bench back.

Diy covered sandbox with a built in bench.