Build your own fort: Some of us are not as creative or skilled enough to design our own forts. This instructional document is to help the novice or semi-experienced carpenter to create their own fort for their children or even pets. This fort was specifically designed in a certain manner. It is called a shotgun fort because it is straight back from the entrance like a shotgun apartment. The picture on the front cover is the fort that was designed for this plan. Some modifications were made to simplify this plan for the novice. These instructions are a guide to build a 4x8 fort that is roughly ten feet tall. It has a ladder leading into a four by eight foot housing area. The housing area is four feet from the ground and the roof is four feet from the deck.

This instructional document is to help the novice or semi-experienced carpenter to create their own fort for their children or even pets. This fort was specifically designed in a certain manner. It is called a Rustic Fort because it has uneven hoarding like a Civil War fort or Dark Ages fort. The picture on the front cover is the fort that was designed for this plan. Some modifications were made to simplify this plan for the novice. However the original was designed to be a solitary 6x6x10 fort but an additional sections with rampart was designed afterward. This is obviously optional. It will be easy to add these portions later if you want, rather than build the entire project at once. These instructions are a guide to build a six foot square fort that is roughly ten feet tall. It has a ladder leading into the back side. The housing area is four feet from the ground and the roof is four feet from the deck. The underground area is four feet from ground. The backside is designed to be open where as the sides have hoarding.

Build your own doghouse: Some of us are not as creative or skilled enough to design our own doghouses. This instructional document is to help the novice or semi-experienced carpenter to create their own doghouse for their children or even pets. This doghouse was specifically built in a certain manner. The picture on the front cover was the doghouse built for this plan. Some modifications were made to simplify this plan for the novice. However the original was designed to be 4x6x5 doghouse with insulation. There are options to place doorways in different places. There are also 2 different doorway sizes, (1'6"x 2'0" and 2'0" x 2'6") There are two different plans: one plan is for the doorway to be in the front (The four foot section) and another plan is for the doorway to be on the side. (On the back half of the six foot side.) These instructions are a guide to build a 4x6 doghouse that is roughly five feet tall. The housing area is one foot from the ground and the roof is five feet from the deck.

Ronald is an accomplished master carpenter and designer. All of these projects have been constructed, designed and illustrated. This instructional guide is for the family moving into a new home. Or an old home that needs some additions. Or maybe you have a growing family and need a few additions but want to do it yourself. The makings of all the things you will need for a growing family and a beautiful home. All in one package It includes the instructions for a fort, doghouse, birdhouse, trellis and workbench. They are in this order: 1: The Simplest Fort 2: Dog House 3: Trellis 4: Workbench 5: Birdhouse This pack includes the instructions for a 6x6x10 fort, 4x8 trellis, 4x4x5 doghouse, 1'6" birdhouse and 32"x6'0" workbench. Easy to follow instructions and drawings.

A step by step instruction on building your very own fort for your backyard. Build your own fort: Some of us are not as creative or skilled enough to design our own forts. This instructional document is to help the novice or semi-experienced carpenter to create their own fort for their children or even pets. This fort was specifically designed in a certain manner. The picture on the front cover is the actual fort that was built for this plan. Some modifications were made to simplify this plan for the novice. These instructions are a guide to build a six foot square fort that is roughly ten feet tall. It has a ladder leading into a two foot porch area and a four by six foot housing area. The housing area is four feet from the ground and the roof is four feet from the deck. The underground area is four feet from ground.

Some of us are not as creative or skilled enough to design our own chicken coops. This instructional document is to help the novice or semi-experienced carpenter to create their own chicken coop to raise chickens and foster eggs. This chicken coop was specifically built in a certain manner. The picture on the front cover was the chicken coop built for this plan. These instructions are a guide to build a 4x6 chicken coop that is roughly three and a half feet tall. The housing area is two feet from the ground. I would like to point out that the instructional drawings are not to scale. They are renditions to help visually explain certain details, not to be taken as scale models. They are approximate shapes and patterns but very easy to follow. I would recommend that you thoroughly read the entire instructions before proceeding with construction. There are options, choices and special notes that may be of interest to you. Cost: The price for the materials to build this project would be dependent upon what material that you purchase. Some lumber is more expensive than others. However, the original structure was built with standard pine so the general cost would be around $200, that would include hardware.