{"id":99773,"date":"2023-10-08T13:29:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=99773"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:29:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:29:34","slug":"diy-dad-builds-epic-playhouse-in-garden-for-his-kids-and-people-are-so-impressed-they-think-it-looks-like-a-425k-home-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/fashion\/diy-dad-builds-epic-playhouse-in-garden-for-his-kids-and-people-are-so-impressed-they-think-it-looks-like-a-425k-home-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY dad builds epic playhouse in garden for his kids and people are so impressed they think it looks like a \u00a3425k home | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A HANDYMAN dad has shared the impressive Wendy house he built for his children and people say he could sell it for thousands of pounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dad-of-two Alex Dodman built his kids an impressive garden playhouse from scratch complete with a tiled roof, shutters and windows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/diy-dad-builds-epic-playhouse-850943277.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/diy-dad-builds-epic-playhouse-850943217.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>He shared his step-by-step project online and viewers are so impressed, they say it looks like a \u00a3425,000 house.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alex begins his video with a view of his empty garden, using coloured lines to show exactly where the Wendy house will sit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe plan is to first build a little bit of decking that will level the area off, and then build a kid\u2019s Wendy house on top with a little pitch roof and a porch bit out the front for some flowers and a rocking chair,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The clever dad shows the camera a sketch of his design using crayons to show off its pretty colours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Read more DIY stories<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MK-TINY-BATHROOM-COMP.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MK-TINY-BATHROOM-COMP.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MK-TINY-BATHROOM-COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BATHROOM BRAVO <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>My tiny bathroom was small and ugly &#8211; I gave it a budget DIY makeover<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24258488-1696412037258.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24258488-1696412037258.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24258488-1696412037258.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DI-WOW <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I gave my rundown council house a mega makeover with Dunelm &amp; B&amp;Q bargain buys<\/h3>\n<p>After ordering his materials, he built the decking and fitted weed membrane below to protect the wood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo protect the decking I\u2019m going to use this Ronseal medium oak stain,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen that was all done it was time to build the Wendy house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst I just cut and built the frames for the back and side walls. 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