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03-02-2008, 07:27 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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My wife and daughter have been wanting a play-set for awhile. Last summer I just didn't have the money to do it. This year the pressure is on. I really wanted to build one myself and make it the way I thought it should be. But after crunching the numbers I realized that I couldn't buy the lumber, fasteners and swing/slides etc. for what I could get a kit for. This weekend my wife ran across a sales flyer from Toys-r-Us showing this set - 
It was on sale for a little over $1000 (with some creative financing). So I rushed out and picked it up. I was happy to find out that the kit only weighted around 600# and it was in stock. So I was able to haul it home in my little truck.
Here's what I've got to work with -  
There is literally a 1000 peices to this kit. They aren't packaged in the boxes in any logical assembly order, nor labled as to what they are. I had to find the specs of each piece and dig through the boxes to find something that looks like it and verify the measurements. Then I had to dig through bags of fasteners to find the right ones to assemble the peices..I've got screws and bolts sized from 1¼" to 3" in ¼" increments from ¼ - ¾" in diameter, along with their cooresponding nuts, washer and lock washers 
Well I still couldn't buy the lumber and materials for this thing as cheap and the instructions are well done.
So I spent about 5 hours today getting it home and unloaded and starting to put it together -  
And this is what we have so far  If y'all don't see me around for awhile you should know I am building the dang play-set  
Please stay tuned as this might be the longest thread in the site's history 
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
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03-02-2008, 07:33 PM
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Name: Peter Davio City: Hope Mills State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by DaveO  Please stay tuned as this might be the longest thread in the site's history
Dave
wow Dave! I thought you might have gotten yourself into another critter cage with that title! .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)") looks like you do have quite a project/puzzle on your hands!
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03-02-2008, 07:37 PM
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Name: Clay Lowman City: Willow Spring State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 36 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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ohhhhhh.... lucky you. I helped my neighbor put a similar model together last summer. It was from BJs. We did it in a weekend. You should have fun ..... 
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03-02-2008, 07:38 PM
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Name: Randy City: Macon State: NC County: Warren Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Boy, Dave. Looks like you have your work cut out for you. Of course, you could just have your elves do it while you casually supervise  .
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03-02-2008, 07:43 PM
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Name: jak City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: May 2007 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That is a very decent price for that set.We got ours from Costco last year.The one tool I wished I had to assemble it was an impact driver.But other than they are easy to put up...but a pain trying to locate all the correct parts.
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03-02-2008, 07:43 PM
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Name: Barbara City: Greensboro State: NC County: Guilford Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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WHAT?
I can not wait to see this! I'm just glad you realize there isn't anything too good for Miss Ava!  | |
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03-02-2008, 07:47 PM
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Name: RAS City: Pikeville State: NC County: Wayne Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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 But she will love it when your finished
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03-02-2008, 07:56 PM
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Name: Steve City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Looks like fun DaveO, maybe by the time you figure out the directions and get it built my daughter can come over and play. 
If you want to see some fun playsets, check out the back room of BabyUSA (or whatever it is called) next to Toys-r-Us in Crossroads. They have some seriously expensive playsets there. When we were shopping for cribs and stuff, I almost snuck back there while my wife was debating periwinkle vs blue and climbed up them.
- Steve
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03-02-2008, 08:00 PM
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Name: Jon Todd City: Pfafftown State: NC County: Forsyth Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 37 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Done yet ?
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03-02-2008, 08:08 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 30 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Funny ... we got the same flyer ... and I promised it NEXT year! 
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03-02-2008, 08:39 PM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dave, if there's anyone on this site who can figure out that "bucket of mixed stuff" it's YOU. So, just keep us posted. And good luck!
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03-02-2008, 08:41 PM
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#12 | | Webmaster
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by sediener Looks like fun DaveO, maybe by the time you figure out the directions and get it built my daughter can come over and play.
- Steve Steve that's too true...she's was just born a little while ago, right
Dave
__________________ Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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03-02-2008, 08:43 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by NCPete wow Dave! I thought you might have gotten yourself into another critter cage with that title! looks like you do have quite a project/puzzle on your hands! I did, the critter is my daughter...it's a Habitrail for her 
Dave
__________________ Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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03-02-2008, 08:44 PM
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Name: Steve City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Yeah, she just found her feet a few days ago...
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03-02-2008, 08:47 PM
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#15 | | Webmaster
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by WoodWrangler Funny ... we got the same flyer ... and I promised it NEXT year!
Let me know how it goes! Jeremy, I think you still got time before that asking becomes beggin'...then there goes the tool budget.
So far, from what I've experienced with this kit I would recommend it...if you got a lick of sense and some basic tools.
Dave
__________________ Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile
Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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