I like to do what I call side jobs to fill in the gaps financially as well as give me a couple bucks for my pocket. Some of these side jobs are small and some are not so small. This one I’m doing now is not so small and is nothing short of huge.

I have started building this playhouse for the single mom that lives next door. She bought this as a kit after asking me if she bought it would I build it. I of course said sure thing but, first I had an area to clean up before it arrived. This was the perfect spot except for a small tree that was in the middle (say goodbye to the tree). With that being done she had ordered it and when it came it came via tractor trailer (oh my god) so there was a few boxes and a lot of pieces.

This next picture is just the frame for the main house. It will have a second floor to it with a roof to boot. My little helper Tyler was there and when he wasn’t helping he was supervising.

These next two are the main frame with a ladder and small rock wall for the little tikes to climb and then there is one with the second floor done.

There is going to be a lot more to do, this thing is really big. There will be a swing set on one side and a slide on the other with a picnic table under a lower roof which is not there yet. A small house for kids. It is made with cedar and pine so it smells awesome. Some of it does take two people so my wife Heidi was out there helping me which was a huge help to me. What is also nice about it is that it can be seen from the neighbors kitchen window and my kitchen window and she said Tyler can come over and play on it at any time.

By: Rick Kratzke