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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 23 (4/21)
No work on Wednesday due to other activities, and Thursday was packed too – but after I got home and put the kids to bed, I wanted to at least get in a little bit of work, even though it was almost dark. I had the monkey bars assembled, so I went ahead and attached…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 15 (4/13)
After getting in a few hours on Saturday after the rain, I did not work on Sunday as usual and then was rained out on Monday. Tuesday we had van troubles and I was not in the mood to continue playset work, so it was Wednesday before I was able to get back into things.…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 11 (4/9)
Saturday was a very rainy day. Yup, it pretty much rained ALL DAY. It finally tapered off in the late afternoon, so I was able to work a bit on the playset. So last time you may remember that there was a bit of a problem on Step 32. This bolt was not lining up.…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 10 (4/8)
Friday night promised to be another good day for playset building. Weather was going to cooperate, and Carolyn was going to take a kid to soccer, leaving me free to continue work. As I mentioned last time, work for today was going to be up on the top level of the clubhouse. And of course,…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 9 (4/7)
They say it’s my birthday!! Doo doo doo doo doo duh doo! But what could be more fun to do on your birthday than continue building a giant playset?!?!? I’m not sure. Now that the playset is out in its “final resting place”, it is a little more challenging to get set up and put…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 8 (4/6)
Things have been pretty busy over here. I was not able to work at all yesterday, and today I didn’t have much time after I took a kid to soccer practice. But I was actually pretty stoked to continue work, so as soon as I got home and put the kids to bed, I went…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 6 (4/4)
Day 5 was Sunday aka a Day of Rest. So no work done until Monday (4/4/11). I had originally coordinated with my coworker Geoff to come over on Saturday. He is also building a playset this summer, so the thought was that we would swap labor – he’d help me on mine, and I’d help…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 4 (4/2)
Friday night it stormed pretty good, with some ice / hail thrown in for good measure. I worried as I lay in bed. I mean obviously the playset can’t be hidden from the elements forever, right? It is going to live outside after all! Still, we hadn’t sealed or stained it yet and I worried…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 3 (4/1)
Day 3 was another cold day. When I got home, I immediately set out to continue progress! I had stored the first part of the playset underneath the carport to protect it from the elements, but obviously that was not going to be possible very much longer. You can see the first section in the…
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Skyfort Playset Installation – Day 1 (3/30)
As we mentioned previously, Day 1 was Wednesday March 30th. The playset was delivered in the afternoon and my wife let me know while I was at work. I know that the stereotype of these types of endeavors is that it’s a ton of work and not enjoyable at all. But at least at this…