Playhouse Swing Set Attachment — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.

3 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pressure-treated 4x6

0 boards · 36.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Swing header at 144" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Porch header at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pressure-treated 4x4

0 boards · 25.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used

Legs at 127 3/4" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
Legs at 127 3/4" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

3 boards · 8.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 7/8" left over
78"
1. Bottom supports — 78"
Board 2 · 16 7/8" left over
78"
1. Bottom supports — 78"
Board 3 · 58 3/4" left over
18"18"
1. Top supports — 18"
2. Top supports — 18"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

3 1/2" × 5 1/2" — Pressure-treated 4x6

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pressure-treated 4x4

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — Pine 2x4

Board 1 · 16 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 16 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 58 3/4" left over