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Playhouse plans

[email protected] | Posted in General Discussion on September 9, 2007 05:40am

Paul,
I seem to remember a playhouse that you posted last year with a second floor sleeping area ( it had 2 single beds flanking a window). I cannot find the post using search. Do you remember this project? Is there any chance that you could post the plans, or at the least the pictures you posted before? Sorry to inconvenience you, but I have always been impressed with that project.
John

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  1. Piffin | Sep 09, 2007 11:34pm | #1

    Photos here now, then I will have to look for plans - might be in my archives from a previous version of CAD. Can you read DWF, DWG, or is a GIF version OK?

    While these photos loaded, I took a t look. That plan is not on my PC, so I would have to find it in old floppies and convert if you really need it.

    The photos show around the house, then approaching front porch, then the ship's ladder, up the ladder, then turn to let and the bed dormer is the space over the porch you see from outside. Last photo is the sofa area on main floor.

    It is really more than a playhouse. It has a full bathroom downstairs and room for two to cozy up and watch the sunset over the bay. Teen girl lived there two years.

     

     

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    1. [email protected] | Sep 10, 2007 12:25am | #2

      Thanks, that's the project I was thinking about. I don't need you to go to the trouble of hunting for and converting the plans, but can you give me an idea of the dimensions? Especially for the sleeping attic, how tall the peak, slope, etc.
      One other favor, I tried to save those pictures from breaktime, and couldn't figure out how to do it. Would you consider emailing them to me? Or let me know how I can save the attachments? It's probably simple and I'll feel really dumb, but what can I say.
      Thanks again. That is one cool project!
      John

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        BillHartmann | Sep 10, 2007 12:33am | #3

        Open up a picture. Then right click on the picture and do Save Image As.
        .
        A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.

        1. [email protected] | Sep 10, 2007 12:43am | #4

          Thanks for the reply. I had tried that, and I'm not sure why it is not working. When I "save image as" I get a dialog box, and I saved the image to my desktop. When I clicked on the icon on my desktop, adobe photoshop opens, but the image doesn't appear. Any thoughts?
          John

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            BillHartmann | Sep 10, 2007 12:48am | #5

            I don't use windows so I am not sure what is going on.First I don't like saving stuff to the desktop, get way to cluttered and stuff can sometime work differently.I have data sub-directories that I use for stuff like that.But click on the image on the desktop and look at properties.You might need to change the extension to .jpg.
            .
            A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.

          2. [email protected] | Sep 10, 2007 01:03am | #6

            Thanks, I finally got it to work. I had to rightclick the picture, then instead of choosing save image as, I had to choose "frame", which opened another listbox, from which I could choose "save frame as". This worked.
            John

          3. mizshredder2 | Sep 10, 2007 01:06am | #7

            I use windows and I have irfanview loaded on my computer.

            place your cursor in Piffin's post on yellow box at any of the pics attachments at bottom of Piffen's post, but WITHOUT opening it (the picture, that is!) 

            Now right click and a dialog box opens and then gets sublimated by a browser window box that give you options.   Choose "save target as" NOT "save picture as".

            Use the browse button to find place on your computer you want the picture to go.

            File type will default be jpg as that's what it is posted by Piffen as...

            You can adjust the filename before the ".jpg" extension though at this point

            then click SAVE

            Repeat for the other photos.

            (edited twice cuz I cannot spell today worth a durn...)

            Only dead fish swim with the stream.                                                                       Author Unknown

            Edited 9/9/2007 6:08 pm by mizshredder2

            Edited 9/9/2007 6:10 pm by mizshredder2

          4. [email protected] | Sep 10, 2007 02:06am | #8

            I didn't have save target as as an option, then I realized you are probably using IE, I'm using SeaMonkey. I switched over to IE and it worked the way you said. Thanks.
            John

          5. mizshredder2 | Sep 10, 2007 02:40am | #9

            oops, I shoulda mentioned that, but... all's well that end's well

            Only dead fish swim with the stream.                                                                       Author Unknown

          6. Piffin | Sep 10, 2007 03:40am | #16

            Thanks to you and Bill for helping him with the photos here. 

             

            Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!

          7. mizshredder2 | Sep 12, 2007 03:40am | #17

            NP pifmeister!

            I loved that little house from the first time I saw it!

            So of course I scarfed e copy of those plans you SOOOOOOOOOOO kindly posted and shared!  (will always give ya credit for them tho!)

            Only dead fish swim with the stream.                                                                       Author Unknown

          8. Piffin | Sep 10, 2007 02:42am | #10

            I am not sure of the dimensions without getting out the plans, but I can guess real good. See, there is a limit on un-permitted structure sizes here of 120 Sq ft. By time I started on this, the owner had already poured a foundation and had little idea of what he was going to build there, other than to challenge certain paragraphs in the local ordinance. So I think the original size of the base was 10' x 12' sans porch.
            I designed this with the porch extend and got a permit before proceeding and I would guess the porch to extend 4'which would make it 14' x 12'
            Roof was probably 12/12 to give max space up there in the loft. 

             

            Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!

          9. Piffin | Sep 10, 2007 02:48am | #11

            You made me curious so I dug out the floppie backup, but it turns out I would need to install some plug-ins or patches or install the old version of SP on this machine to read them 

             

            Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!

          10. [email protected] | Sep 10, 2007 02:53am | #12

            Sorry to put you to the trouble, I appreciate the help.
            Can you estimate what sort of headroom you had in the bedroom? It seems that 12' wide, 12/12 pitch would give less than 6' after finish, is that correct?
            John

          11. Piffin | Sep 10, 2007 03:22am | #13

            One definitely needs carpet in that loft area so one can crawl on one's knees.I just went ahead and sketched up the first floor plan as good as I could from memory for you. In this one, the full foundation with the heat source and water presure tank and hot water heater was under the main 10x12 with a trap door access someplace in the building. I forget where on that item. The porch was an extension over piers. 

             

            Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!

          12. [email protected] | Sep 10, 2007 03:28am | #14

            Once again, thanks for all your help.
            John

          13. Piffin | Sep 10, 2007 03:35am | #15

            May you and yours be well - and enjoy it. 

             

            Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!

    2. darrel | Sep 12, 2007 05:07am | #18

      "It is really more than a playhouse. "I'll say! That's a great little vacation home there. Nice job!

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