Spring is finally here and we can once again enjoy our gardens with our families. Why not follow these easy steps and build a children’s garden swing?

Shopping list

• treated pine poles
• two 3m treated pine poles (uprights)
• one 2.4m treated pine pole (swing crossbar)
• six 1.8m treated pine poles (four struts, soccer net/tent crossbar and upright)

Other

• two 1m lengths of 10mm thread rod
• sixteen 10mm nuts and washers
• six 50kg bags of ready-mix concrete (two per long upright, remaining one for struts)
• two 10mm threaded eyelets
• 10m of 10mm soft rope
• two Crosby clamps (for fastening the rope just below the eyelets)
• one 650 x 250 x 32mm pine plank (for the seat)
• plastic netting
• saddle nails

Get started

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