Specialty Buildings

Playhouse

A real building, scaled for the people using it

Playhouse — A real building, scaled for the people using it

An 8' x 12' structure with a four-foot-deep covered front porch, built to the same standards as every other building in the range — the same treated floor, the same siding, the same warranted roof.

Worth knowing

That construction standard is the point. A playhouse built like a toy lasts a couple of seasons outdoors; this one is built like a shed, which means it survives the weather and converts easily into storage or a garden room once the kids outgrow it.

Features

  • Four-foot covered front porch
  • Full-standard construction
  • Treated floor
  • Converts to storage later

Common uses

  • Children's playhouse
  • Garden room
  • Future storage building

Available sizes

SizeFootprint
8' × 12' 96 sq ft

Floor plans

The floor plan sets where the doors and windows go. This model is offered in 1 plan — the same building, laid out differently. Tell us how you will approach it and what goes inside, and the right one is usually obvious.

Floor plan 002 for the Playhouse
Plan 002

How it is built

Floor construction detail

Floor

  • Treated skids and joists on 16" centers, rated for ground contact
  • 4x6 notched floor skids — two on 8' wide buildings, four on 10' and 12' wide
  • 5/8" LP ProStruct treated floor decking with interlocking SmartFinish
Walls construction detail

Walls

  • LP SmartSide engineered wood siding and trim, treated against water and insects
  • 2x4 studs on 16" centers
  • Metal hurricane straps tying wall framing to rafters, rated to 160 mph
Roof construction detail

Roof

  • 2x4 rafters joined with steel plates
  • 7/16" OSB roof decking
  • Aluminum drip edge protecting decking and eaves
Doors construction detail

Doors

  • 6" heavy-duty zinc-plated hinges and handle
  • Adjustable tension rods to stop the doors sagging
  • Aluminum threshold protecting the floor edge