Pallet Playhouse

Step 19 Framing

The frame goes up.

I actually ended up running out of 4-foot pallet 2x4's and purchased approx. (20) bargain 2x4's for a dollar each.  They weren't exactly straight, but for $20, it wasn't bad.

Notice the 2x6 and 2x8 headers.  This was more free wood I got off of craigslist.

There are 2 doors, one in the front, one in the back.  In this photo, you can see the rough opening for the diamond-shaped window and the front door.  The 2x4 at the bottom of the doorway was sawed out later.

The 2x4's, spliced together and ugly, are 15" inches apart.  This is because the siding will be 30" pieces of 1x4, with a staggered vertical seam.

If you need some help with basic framing,  check out google-- there are some great sites out there.  Basically, though, you should worry about optimizing the material you have without sacrificing safety.

The tarp was to keep everything dry until the roof went up.