28 Free DIY Playset Plans for Your Backyard

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There are plenty of different playhouses
and backyard playground sets to choose
from in the stores today, but sometimes it is
actually better to build this kind of thing on
your own.

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Building a playset for your child or
children brings with it many benefits
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They’re scalable
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so you can add extra features
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like slides, swings, climbing walls,
and more as your kids develop.


Building a playset for your child or
children brings with it many benefits
They can be customized to fit within
your space.
They often cost less than a complete,
all-in-one kit.


But the main thing that you
need to think about when it
comes to these kinds of
custom playsets is the pride
and satisfaction that comes
along with building something
unique and fun for your
family.

If your children are old
enough, you may even
want to have them
help you with the
building process –
you’ll need all the help
you can get with some
of these projects.

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Buildeazy Play Fort

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This is a pretty cool
little fort/hut that
has an attached
tire swing, and
slide.


2

Playhouse with Climbing wall

These plans elaborate on how to add a
climbing wall structure to the fort above,
which reminds me of a tree house, minus
the tree.


3

The Wendy House

Check out this fort
made with girls in
mind, featuring a
stylish front porch
area and a feminine
touch that most
playsets lack.


4

Eccentric Playhouse
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Here’s another one for the girls,
with a creative shape that looks like
something out of Alice in
Wonderland.
It’s a whimsical design that’s would
delight any young girl with an active
imagination.
It definitely requires a bit more
experience, with some very long
and angular cuts best handled with
a mitre saw.


5

Coolforts.com

Coolforts has a couple
impressive set of plans
and instructions for

military / fantasy /
frontier style forts,
available in PDF
downloadable format.

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Double decker playhouse

From DIY Network, this
fort is pretty large, and
definitely requires a

lot of time and
skill.


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Double decker playhouse

Recruit one of your
friends, or get that lazy
teenage son of yours to
help.
If you can pull it off, the
payoff would result in a
giant fort that provides
tons of fun for your
kids. http://www.totalplaygrounds.com/blog/28-free-diy-playset-plans/

7

$100 Scrapwood
Playhouse
This was a toss up on
whether or not to include
here. On one hand,
here’s an example of

what NOT to do
when building a fort,
unless you like mixing
splinters and possible
structural collapse with

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$100 Scrapwood
Playhouse
However, it’s a great
creative effort that was
done for super cheap
using a lot of household
leftovers
You be the judge.

8

How to put together a play for

A great series of
videos by carpentry
and woodworking
expert Ron Hazelton
on how to assemble
your own fort.


9

Two story fort and playhouse

A very nice looking,
double-decker
fort/playhouse.
Would be really neat to
build this one as a tree
house.

10

Raised fort

This is an
exceptional fort,
crafted with raised
legs that elevate it off
the ground by about
six feet.
It features a secret
trap door for a secret
entrance, and a
ramp http://www.totalplaygrounds.com/blog/28-free-diy-playset-plans/
that extends

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Raised fort

This plan by is very
well documented,
and could easily be
extended to include
a number of
optional
accessories and
features.

11

Log Cabin Playhouse

A rustic, and very well
put together playhouse
made from logs.
Would be a perfect
addition to the
backyard of your

vacation cabin.

12

The “Squarris Wheel”

Feeling a bit more
adventuresome?


12

The “Squarris Wheel”
This ferris wheel type of
playset features four
spots for your kids to sit
in, and a design that
takes safety into account,
which is a good thing!


13

Simple see-saw
Perhaps you need an
additional feature for your
backyard playground.
This easy to follow set of
instructions lays out how
to build a simple see-saw
that’s safe and fun to use


14

Swinging see-saw

If you like the simple see-saw, but want
something a with a little more style, try
this swinging version.

15

Tree house plans

Good ol’ Ron Hazeton comes through
again.
What can’t this guy build?
----- > I think every kid dreams of having a
mini-fort/house to escape to in a tree, and
this great outlines in great detail
everything you need to build a safe tree
house.

16

Homemade wooden playhous

Ehow brings us this
outline explaining how
to build a sturdy
wooden play structure
using 2x4s and some
plywood.

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The adventure tower

This unique structure
offers tons of options
for playing,
swinging, and
climbing around.
Kids will love the
unique design, which
both looks good and
is highly functional.

18

Biggest play fort ever
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Here’s an
exceptional
example of
dedication and
pride of
craftsmanship.


18

Biggest play fort ever
This structure has it
all, from a zipline, to
multiple rooms/levels
inside the fort,
swings, and much
more.
An incredible playset
that must have taken
a long time to create.


19

Adding a playground slide to a

If you have the inkling to build a basic four
post playset, then why not follow these
instructions to add a slide to the unit?
It’s an easy way to enhance the structure
and provide more fun for the kiddos.


20

Landscaping pole playhouse
Built using round
landscaping poles,
this version can be
expanded or slimmed
down to your needs
and features a crawl
tunnel connecting the
two units.


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How to build a DIY playset
with tower

Kelly of “View
along the way”
provides a great
outline that’s welldocumented,
showing how to
build a playset
with a tower.

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Outdoor playset plans

My Outdoor
Playset has a
very well put
together guide to
building your own
fort.
They include
great images and
instructions to

23

Firehouse playset
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A unique twist on the
normal four post playset,
this structure resembles a
firehouse, which is sure to
get your kids’
imaginations going.


24

Market style playset

Do your kids have an
entrepreneurial spirit?
When I was little, I
remember “borrowing”
most of the fruit and
veggies from my parents
fridge, and hocking them
by the side of the road
from a Fisher Price table.

25

How to build an outdoor
playset of your dreams
The name says it all.
This is a fairly large,
multi-section fort
connected by a narrow
bridge up high.


26

The Pallet Playhouse

Perhaps you don’t have
the time or money to
build something like the
“dream” playset above.
After all, you still need
to buy that of Busch for
the weekend.


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The Pallet Playhouse

Well, feast your
eyes on the pallet
playhouse, a
structure that looks
more like a chicken
coop.
This plan, while very
basic, offers at least
a basic foundation

27

Cardboard playhouse

Let’s get down to the
basics.
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When I was a kid,
the best thing about
getting a new
appliance wasn’t the
number of BTUs it
put off, or the the
amount of cubic
freezer storage.
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Cardboard playhouse
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We’ll end this list with

the cheapest DIY
playhouse you can
build – the cardboard
one.
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This is actually a
great guide, with
solid instructions on
how to create not just
a playhouse, but a

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Deluxe playhouse

DIY Network comes
through again, with
very detailed
instructions on how to
build a deluxe
playhouse.
They include a set of
PDF plans as well.

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There you have it!
With these resources, you should
be able to pull together a great
playset for your children.


Don’t forget that once built, you
can customize it in all sorts of ways;
make it your own by adding swings,
climbing walls, fire poles,
telescopes, and much more. Visit
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needs

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