How to refresh second-hand cubby house?

[emily89]

I’ve recently found a second hand cubby I would like to do up for my children. It was a cubby that stood on legs and had a sandpit under, slide and climbing wall. But they had to be cut off to remove the cubby from the original owners yard. 
As a complete novice in this area, I want to learn how to fix this up myself for my kids. Give me something to do as a hobby. 
It has some wood rot which will be removed and replaced. If I could get some ideas of how to bring this back to life please share them. 

 

[JacobZ]

Hi @emily89,

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community, it is wonderful to have you with us.

This sounds like an absolutely wonderful opportunity to learn some D.I.Y. skills in a way that provides something great for your kids.

The obvious place to start is with replacing the rotted parts. For a cubby house, which I assume will end up outdoors, you'll need to use H3-treated timber and paint it with exterior paint.

Pink or blue primed H3 LOSP Pine is going to be the main type of timber you will use for your cubby.

You'll also want to use high quality exterior paint such as Dulux Weathershield, Wattyl Solagard or Taubmans Sunproof. Exterior paint will help to protect your cubby house from further rot in the long term.

You'll also want to use suitable fixings for each piece. Being outdoors, galvanised or stainless-steel fixings are essential to prevent them from rusting in the future.

There's no one universal approach to the repair, but by using the correct materials and replacing things like for like, we should be able to restore this cubby house to its former glory.

If you had specific questions about the method or materials required for a specific part of the repair, please let me know some details so I can assist further.

Jacob