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Step 2Foundation
If you are willing to spend some more money and time, I would suggest that you dig out and lay down some crushed stone under the 4x4 supports. I didn't have any extra of either so I just made the dirt level and tamped it down as much as I could.
Pick the location for your playhouse.
It should have enough room around it that it does not get in the way of other things like a swing set or kiddy pool. My back yard is Freaking tiny so the only location I had available was either behind the garage where no one can see it, or in the back corner where a raised flower bed once was. My Wife and I decided on the back corner. This made my life a little more complicated because I had a LOT of leveling to do and I will have to move the swing set back about two feet for safety.
Cut the 4x4 supports to length.
Measure the outside distance of the two outermost stringers on your stockade fence panels. Mine were 56 1/4" so that is how long I cut my 4x4's.
Position
You need to position the 4x4 floor supports so they will fall directly under the stringers in the wall panels. Using the 2x3x8' lumber that you purchased set it along one of the Fence panels and mark where each of the support piece are. This will then be used to position and level the 4x4 floor supports.
Level, Level, Level, Level,
Take a look at your location and determine the lowest point. You will need to start from there. Tamp that ground down as much as you can then place and level the first 4x4. This was the front for me
I found it easiest to then place the 4x4 for the back and level that.
Once you have leveled the Front and Back supports you can then start to level the center two.
Stabilize the base
Position the two 2x4x8' pressure treated lumber on the 4x4 supports so they fall in between where the supports from the fence panel will fall. Screw the 2x4's to the 4x4 supports to prevent them from moving while backfilling.
Fill in with any extra dirt to stabilize the 4x4 floor supports. Leave 1 to 2 inches of the 4x4's above ground level to allow air movement under the playhouse to prevent rotting.
Pick the location for your playhouse.
It should have enough room around it that it does not get in the way of other things like a swing set or kiddy pool. My back yard is Freaking tiny so the only location I had available was either behind the garage where no one can see it, or in the back corner where a raised flower bed once was. My Wife and I decided on the back corner. This made my life a little more complicated because I had a LOT of leveling to do and I will have to move the swing set back about two feet for safety.
Cut the 4x4 supports to length.
Measure the outside distance of the two outermost stringers on your stockade fence panels. Mine were 56 1/4" so that is how long I cut my 4x4's.
Position
You need to position the 4x4 floor supports so they will fall directly under the stringers in the wall panels. Using the 2x3x8' lumber that you purchased set it along one of the Fence panels and mark where each of the support piece are. This will then be used to position and level the 4x4 floor supports.
Level, Level, Level, Level,
Take a look at your location and determine the lowest point. You will need to start from there. Tamp that ground down as much as you can then place and level the first 4x4. This was the front for me
I found it easiest to then place the 4x4 for the back and level that.
Once you have leveled the Front and Back supports you can then start to level the center two.
Stabilize the base
Position the two 2x4x8' pressure treated lumber on the 4x4 supports so they fall in between where the supports from the fence panel will fall. Screw the 2x4's to the 4x4 supports to prevent them from moving while backfilling.
Fill in with any extra dirt to stabilize the 4x4 floor supports. Leave 1 to 2 inches of the 4x4's above ground level to allow air movement under the playhouse to prevent rotting.
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