Second house built

Respect. Looks good. Working with wood is always fun.

But as always, it turns out that it takes much longer than you think :)

You are right. However, it was also because the original plan (to lift the little house out in parts with an excavator, drive it over and set it in) was not feasible.

During assembly, a second "problem" emerged that we had to (re)consider. The original owner had adapted the support beams to his ground conditions. That is, he had cut them in such a way that he got a level surface on the second floor given his terrain conditions.
We then realized this when setting the posts. Although we had measured 100% precisely regarding the distances and cross distances of the individual posts/foundation stones, we did not think of this. So we had to dismantle again, remove the foundation stones and reset them at four different depths (one stone was the starting point, one 4 cm deeper, the next 11 cm deeper and the last 18 cm deeper). Of course, we could have shortened the posts, but we did not want to change the playhouse any further. (As it turned out during the later assembly, this was also the right decision.)

Such things repeatedly caused delays.
But yes – in the week planned in November, we could only have done it using the excavator. However, we would have also run into the problem with the foundation stones then.

By the way:
We stored all the wood on the property over the winter (on pallets). We covered it with tarps.
One of our neighbors told us that when he answered the question of his friends about what was under the tarp opposite his place with: The family stored their BOAT on the property, it was actually believed :D.

a decent [mot] with proper punch works wonders,,,,,

Well – this only helps to a limited extent on hard ground.
We were able to observe this at a neighbor's place 1.5 weeks ago.
Not only did the machine bounce over the ground, but the operator behind it did too. It looked like a superball was on the move :D.
Although we do not know whether the neighbor worked on the original new development area scrap ground or, like us, put more topsoil on top.

We would have all the equipment, but RLP is big :rolleyes: And anyone who can't properly handle something like that really ends up hopping behind the machine. I got to try once too. My husband wanted to have some fun... at my expense. Admittedly, milling is really not easy. He had already done the rough work beforehand. I then also handed over the rest of the work to him. :D You can't really call it mowing either. With a lot of effort it turned into a meadow. :rolleyes: The mole felt very comfortable in it, and the ride-on mower brought the worst to light today. Now everything looks even worse than before with the "normal" lawn mower. Good things take time! ;) By the way, the house looks great! You could then set up our garden shed in the fall. :D

but you’ll still do the meadow :);)

:D:D:D

Finally, a somewhat different house.
In the other thread, showed his second house: it must have been available somewhere very cheaply, as I see it in many gardens.
With a fence, however, it has a completely different character.

I find the little flowers on the house and fence confusing – I would rather suggest something child-friendly, e.g. homegrown radishes or chives :)

We would have the entire equipment, but RLP is large :rolleyes: And anyone who can’t handle something like this properly really ends up hopping behind the machine. I was allowed to try once. My husband wanted to have some fun... at my expense. Admittedly, it’s really not easy to rotary till. He had already done the rough work beforehand. I then immediately left him the rest of the work. :D But you can’t really call it a lawn either.

My father gave me the tip that after working with the rotary tiller and sowing, I should strap a few wooden boards to my feet and use them to smooth out the ground a bit. Let’s see – if everything works out (and my wife can coordinate the borrowing schedule), I will take care of it next Saturday. I’m hoping for decent weather (the ground should be a bit moist to make it easier to get through).

By the way, the house looks great! You could then set up our garden shed in the fall. :D

Well. I have also completed this project in the meantime. I would never have dared if the playhouse hadn’t been set up beforehand. Let’s see – maybe my wife will want to go shopping at Ikea Koblenz in the fall ;).

I find the little flowers on the house and fence confusing - I would rather suggest something child-friendly, e.g. home-grown radishes or chives :)

Well - the little flowers currently always add the perfect finishing touch of awe and wow :D. As for attention to detail. Radishes and chives are already in the vegetable and herb beds. Everyone can reach them much better there. Besides, one should keep options for improvement open.

My wife has already bought the second set of flowers for the flower boxes: red dipladenia. It's slowly becoming an expensive affair.

In the other thread, showed his second house: it must have been available somewhere very cheaply, as I see it in many gardens.

Well - it probably would have been a little house like 's if we hadn't been offered this gem. Although we weren't sure until the offer what exactly should be included with the playhouse.
Now we have (almost) everything. Only a slide could still have been attached.
Well - if the kids ever ask for it, I can take down part of the railing and attach a slide.