How to make a pallet sandbox?

For the manufacture of interesting and beautiful children's sandboxes, you can independently give free rein to the imagination, use any available materials, available and inexpensive. The tips in this article will help beginners and inexperienced craftsmen alike. Anyone can make a sandbox using a variety of materials, both traditional and modern.

Not everyone can afford to buy a ready-made sandbox due to its high cost. Besides, almost always in a private house, at a summer cottage, you can find materials left over from construction work and are quite suitable for making a playground. There are many ideas for building a do-it-yourself pallet sandbox.

Below are two interesting options.

• Pallet construction with small covered terrace. A small sandbox with benches on three sides. On the fourth side, instead of a side, a small terrace is attached with fences made of boards from pallets and a canopy-roof on high racks. This design will serve as a wonderful playground for kids. Moreover, it will be very interesting for them there, because children love to play in houses.

• The sandbox cover will serve as an excellent protection for the playing area from cat and dog excrement, and from rain.

In order to properly build a sandbox, you must first choose a suitable place for it.

• The correct solution would be its location in the sector from north to southeast. This arrangement is due to the sun's rays. In the morning, the air is colder and the playing area will be in the sun, the sand will warm up faster.

• It is not recommended to place a sandbox near trees. - premature leaf fall from extreme heat may begin. In the summer season, debris, bird droppings, insects can get into the sandbox. The container with sand will have to be constantly cleaned.

• The next factor to pay attention to is the house and the area located next to the sandbox. Sand is an excellent abrasive. Grains of sand that get into shoes can harm not only the flooring in the house, but also the path to it. In this regard, it is very important to leave space around the sandbox, which will help get rid of the grains of sand. This can be a lawn, and you can also lay special rugs around the hallway.

• It is necessary to install the play area in a conspicuous placeto watch the children from home.

To make a children's sandbox from pallets, you will need the following tools and materials:

• handles and screws for fastening the cover;
• pallets, planks, jigsaw, flat brush;
• transparent varnish, weatherproof, sandpaper;
• insulating pad, universal screws, acrylic paint in the desired color;
• construction stapler, battery-powered screwdriver.

Before you start creating a sandbox with your own hands, you need to prepare a place and a foundation for it. First, the perimeter of the structure is outlined.Then the soil is removed, making a depression of 30 centimeters.

It is imperative to ensure that there is a cushion drainage layer that includes coarse gravel and sand. The layer of material must be compacted in good faith, which ensures the absorption of moisture by the soil and helps dry the sand after rain.

When planning, you need to carefully consider all the nuances:

• safety - the wood must be absolutely smooth to prevent injury to the child;
• comfort - small benches are needed on the walls or in the corners of the sandbox so that the baby is comfortable: he does not have to constantly sit in the sand;
• hygiene - it is best to provide shelter for the sandbox from rain, animals, insects, debris;
• dimensions - this takes into account the number of future users.

The technology for making a sandbox from pallets with your own hands is very simple. It will not be difficult to build it. Below is an instruction for the step-by-step execution of all work. By sticking to it, you can make a great children's sandbox. The choice of the color palette remains with the master-manufacturer.

1. It is necessary to saw off the central part from the pallet.
2. Then it is necessary to carefully sand the boards and parts of the pallet.
3. Then paint the frames, strips and cover using the paint of your choice.
4. After the paint has dried, it is necessary to re-sand the surfaces and apply a second coat of paint.
5. All-season clear varnish will help to fix the result.
6. For sand, dig a depression in the ground, lay waterproofing with holes for water drainage.
7. It is advisable to make a slight slope from the edges of the pit to the center - this way the water will drain out of the sandbox faster.
8. The perimeter of the structure is assembled - the walls, taking into account the depth of the pit and the height above the surface of the sand. On average, this is 50 cm.
9. If the plans are to build a structure with a playground-terrace under the roof, then the bumpers-benches are performed on three sides. The fourth side goes into a platform of tightly fitted pallet boards. At the edges of the site, four high bars are reinforced, which will serve as the basis for the roof and balusters. It is advisable to make the roof with a slope for water drainage. It will look beautiful both single-pitch and gable.
10. If a variant with a lid is being built, then for its manufacture, boards from pallets are knocked down into one or two shields. It depends on what it will be - single-leaf or double-leaf.
11. The finished cover is mounted to the sides on the door hinges using self-tapping screws.
12. At the end of the work, the handles are screwed to the lid.
13. Sand is poured and children can enjoy.

The cover plays another important role in this design - it can be turned into a comfortable reclining seat, where children and parents can sit comfortably.

The article describes not the simplest and most affordable forms of the sandbox, but they are more interesting and attractive for kids. If you wish, you can show your imagination, make a structure in the form of a boat, a car, a mushroom, and so on. There are no restrictions in this case - it all depends on the desire and capabilities.

How to make a sandbox from pallets with your own hands, see the video.