We’re Rollin!
Originally uploaded by troelby
We pushed the playhouse into position on its concrete pads last
weekend. Reed even helped. It rolled smoothly with the old fence posts
underneath.
One of the things we really liked initially about our house was this cute little playhouse up on stilts in the backyard. But, now that we want to put in a garden, it’s in the way, so we decided to move it off its stilts and into a new corner of the yard. More fun for Reed in the short term as well.
Our incredibly generous and enthusiastic neighbor Paul was just the guy to ask. The plan was his brainchild: we’d mount 8 hinges to the posts at the top and bottom (into concrete pads). Then we’d mount a pulley to his garage foundation (more fun with concrete), and run a cable from the play house back to his truck on the driveway. Another cable secured to a tree in our yard would provide additional tension. Then all we had to do was cut the posts, starting at the top, the the bottoms. Driving slowly forward brought it down nice and easy.
Watch the video and see it all come together. Thanks again Paul for making it happen. Now… to move it across the yard…