Well grandson Cole and I finally had time to work on the fort.
Cole about 3 years ago decided to build himself a fort. He asked his Dad to bring home some big pieces of cardboard that was received shipping the products use in the cabinet shop he works in uses.
Anyway he built quite a fort for cardboard and duck tape for a seven year old. But just before we came to visit there was a big wind storm. But Cole saved all the cardboard.
So when I arrived he asked if I would help build a new fort. Of course Cole wanted to use his cardboard. Well we used his cardboard for sheeting the walls, but I had him clean all the tape off and flatten the pieces out so he could put a coat of paint on the cardboard. So I built a modular frame out of 1x2’s, had to be inexpensive and modular so it could be taken apart and stored if needed. So in this picture you can see the cardboard skin. A recent big wind had removed the tarp roof a month earlier.
It lasted almost three years but definitely needed help.
So we finally got the skin on and a new tarp roof. Home Depot had a good deal on plywood.
Today Cole’s going to paint the walls and I’m going to make some window and a door hinged covers out of scrap plywood to complete the project. Like to get it done today as the weather is going to get cold again.