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DIY Project – Sandpit

How To Build A Children’s Sandpit

Bring the fun of the seaside to your garden with this DIY children’s sandpit. Just add a bucket and a spade for hours of healthy outdoor play in your garden.

DIY Sandpit

Tools Required

Drill
Set Square
Screwdriver
Mitre Block
Countersink Bit
Chisel
Hammer
Plane
Knife

Materials

50mm x 100mm pressure treated pine
50mm x 50mm pressure treated pine
25mm x 150mm pressure treated pine
2m x 2m heavy-duty pvc sheet for lining
25mm panel pins to fix lining
Stainless steel screws (50/63mm)
Clean building sand

All sizes are nominal. Check with your local supplier for availability of nearest stock sizes. This information is for guidance only. If you are in any doubt, seek professional advice.

Forming the base.

Cut 8 x 1200mm lengths of 50mm x 100mm timber. Cut four lap joints in each length.

Cut the joints 100mm in from the ends of the timber, top and bottom, making notches 50mm wide and about a third the depth of the timber, as shown.

Making the sides.

Chamfer off all sharp edges with a plane and interlock lengths to form two square frames stacked on top of each other. Cut 4 x 1200mm lengths of 50mm x 50mm timber. Cut lap joints as before, but only one at each end. Interlock these pieces on the top and bottom of the frame.

Fixing the liner.

Use a pvc sheet to form a base and to line the sides, allowing enough overhang to fold over the sides of the sandpit. Trim off excess pvc and pin, bending over the top of the pin to hold in place.

Fitting the top

Cut four pieces of 25mm x 150mm timber to fit around the top of the sandpit. Cut the corners to 45 degrees. Pre-drill and countersink and screw them down to the sandpit top, sandwiching the pvc sheet in between. Fill with clean building sand and let the play begin!

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All sizes are nominal. Check with your local supplier for availability of nearest stock sizes. This information is for guidance only. If you are in any doubt, seek professional advice.

DIY Project – Sandpit

How To Build A Children’s Sandpit

DIY Sandpit

Tools Required

Drill

Set Square

Screwdriver

Mitre Block

Countersink Bit

Chisel

Hammer

Plane

Knife

Materials

50mm x 100mm pressure treated pine

50mm x 50mm pressure treated pine

25mm x 150mm pressure treated pine

2m x 2m heavy-duty pvc sheet for lining

25mm panel pins to fix lining

Stainless steel screws (50/63mm)

Clean building sand

Forming the base.

Cut 8 x 1200mm lengths of 50mm x 100mm timber. Cut four lap joints in each length.

Cut the joints 100mm in from the ends of the timber, top and bottom, making notches 50mm wide and about a third the depth of the timber, as shown.

Making the sides.

Chamfer off all sharp edges with a plane and interlock lengths to form two square frames stacked on top of each other. Cut 4 x 1200mm lengths of 50mm x 50mm timber. Cut lap joints as before, but only one at each end. Interlock these pieces on the top and bottom of the frame.

Fixing the liner.

Use a pvc sheet to form a base and to line the sides, allowing enough overhang to fold over the sides of the sandpit. Trim off excess pvc and pin, bending over the top of the pin to hold in place.

Fitting the top

Cut four pieces of 25mm x 150mm timber to fit around the top of the sandpit. Cut the corners to 45 degrees. Pre-drill and countersink and screw them down to the sandpit top, sandwiching the pvc sheet in between. Fill with clean building sand and let the play begin!

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