I recently bought a house, and the previous owners had two small children. I don't have any kids, but am planning to in the future. The house has a playset (the large, expensive kind). I'd like to temporarily convert it to something else while I don't have any kids. Any ideas what I could do with it? Most of it is set in concrete except for the slide, etc., so I could partially dismantle it and store the parts in the garage. I don't want to completely get rid of it, because it would be expensive to rebuild.
2007-11-26 06:05:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I'm not sure if donating it is possible, since a lot of the pieces are put in the ground with concrete.
Also, I'd like to save it for when I have kids (so I don't have to buy a new one). BUT, in the meantime I'd like to blend it with the landscaping.
2007-11-26 06:14:30 · update #1
Store the parts you can, and add trellis/latticework to create a frame for growing climbing plants. Add hooks for hanging plants, and if you're feeling particularly industrious, run drip lines to water them for you. Watch out that it does not rot or rust (you didn't mention material) the frame of the playset.
If you need to put it all back together, you'll have some work to do just getting all the plants out and the latticework removed, but at least it's still underneath.
2007-11-26 08:57:59 · answer #1 · answered by steedstoaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the swings off and use the hooks to hang planters. Plant flowers under and around it and some large rocks for decor so that it just looks like a really big garden ornament. Put a real rock border around it, paint it to match your house colors and you have a conversation piece as well as a decorative piece of art.
2007-11-26 16:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by suzb49 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just leave it be... If you dismantle it you may misplace some of the pieces... So, just leave it up and if people ask the previous owners left it for you... Also, if you have friends with children they might like to play on it as well... Good luck
2007-11-26 14:16:55 · answer #3 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep in mind though that the older it gets the more unstable it will get. Even the really expensive kinds aren't meant to last 15 years.
2007-11-26 14:52:59 · answer #4 · answered by huntnikk2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...apparently those first two didn't understand the not-getting-rid-of-it aspect of your question. If you have a green thumb you could hang some plants from it or attach some trellises to it for climbing plants.
2007-11-26 14:15:54 · answer #5 · answered by Brian A 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I bet if you called Habitat for Humanity, they'd be happy to come pick it up - and they'd give it to a family with kids who are working for one of their houses.
2007-11-26 14:08:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
donate it to the salvation army.
2007-11-26 14:11:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋