Here's what it looked like in their yard:
This beast must weigh a ton. Literally. Lucky for me I have a good pal who has every tool imaginable, including an electric impact wrench, no measly cordless drill was going to be able to handle the big bolts that held the thing together. I started taking pictures (to aid in reassembly) at 9:00 am Saturday a few weeks ago, here's where we were by 2:00 pm that day:
5 hours in and we've got her taken apart and moved to our yard. This also involved taking out a section of the fence that separates the yards. By 9:00 pm that night (good thing it stays light so late in Washington in the summer) it was a free-standing, level structure. A special thanks to Matt Reno who came over and was instrumental in raising the beam the swings hang from, and to Brandon Bradshaw who amongst other things de-carpenter ant-ed the top platform and helped bolt things together.
After a weekend hiatus going to Long Beach, we got back after it over the 3-day Memorial Weekend, finished a few minor things like bolting on the slide and putting on the awnings; we power-washed the beast. This took about two hours and two tanks of gas. It was also raining and I wore my chest waders that are normally reserved for things like catching salmon and surveying rivers. Jess braved the mist and took a few pictures of the washing in action:
She shines almost like new. We're officially open for visitors! Behold:
After a weekend hiatus going to Long Beach, we got back after it over the 3-day Memorial Weekend, finished a few minor things like bolting on the slide and putting on the awnings; we power-washed the beast. This took about two hours and two tanks of gas. It was also raining and I wore my chest waders that are normally reserved for things like catching salmon and surveying rivers. Jess braved the mist and took a few pictures of the washing in action:
4 comments:
That is so awesome. And...we're coming. Can't wait to see it in person.
That is beyond impressive! Looks great! I know Fin would have a blast testing the integrity of your work.
How could I have missed this posting? I have read Day 7 of TINWTFAL a few times and just decided to scroll down a little more than usual and behold! A masterpiece!! Looks great, Jaron. Liv, Warner, friends, cousins, family and siblings will have a great time for a long time on this jewel of your backyard. I can already hear the sqeals of delight.
I am so impressed! Our neighbors made a similar offer, however their swing set isn't quite like that. Unfortunately we declined their offer!
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