Building a sandbox with a cover is not that difficult provided you have some DIY skills. You just need a good building guide. What else do you need to build a sandbox with a lid yourself?

A cover protects the sandpit from unwanted guests

Build a sandbox with a cover yourself - instructions

You need some time to build a sandpit with a cover yourself. For this you get a sandpit, the size, depth and type of wood you can determine yourself. The design of the sandbox is entirely up to you.

Create assembly instructions or look for a corresponding construction plan on the Internet.

The size of the sandbox depends on the size of the garden. It also matters how much money you want to invest. Some types of wood are quite expensive. Also, you need to calculate how much sand is needed. The amount is easy to find out using online calculators.

What is needed

  • building instructions
  • boards for the outer walls
  • boards for the interior walls
  • possibly boards for benches
  • boards for the cover
  • sandpaper
  • glaze
  • wood drill
  • cordless screwdriver
  • wood screws

You should have the boards sawn to the desired dimensions at the hardware store. It is also advisable to buy impregnated wood. Then you save yourself a lot of work later because you no longer have to reach for the saw or glaze the boards.

You have to work on untreated wood with the sandpaper so that the little ones cannot tear splinters later. To keep the wood healthy for a long time and not moldy, treat it with glaze.

Set up a sandbox with a lid

First the inner walls are screwed together, then the outer walls later. The benches are mounted at the end.

Once the frame is set up, take it to the designated place in the garden. Lay down a layer of gravel as a substrate. Whether you bury the sandpit completely or only halfway depends on how much you feel like digging.

Finally, fill the sandbox with sand. Which sand you choose for this is a question of the wallet. Certified play sand is more expensive than construction sand from the hardware store.

put the cover on

The sandbox cover is made of boards screwed together. It is always put on when the sandbox is not used for a long time. You should also cover the sandbox with the lid in the evening to keep cats and dogs away.

The cover is very useful to prevent dirt, leaves and unwanted growth in the sandbox. You don't have to clean the sand as often then. It also serves as protection against rain. The sand does not get so wet and the sandbox can be used again more quickly.

tips

You should use water-permeable foil as a base for the sandpit. Otherwise the rainwater cannot run off and the sandbox becomes a mud hole.

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Garden design