Simple Suburbia Playhouse Plan

If the dream of a white picket fence, manicured lawn and colorful garden lining your vibrant gable house sounds appealing, than the Simple Suburbia playhouse plan is for you.  This classic plan layout was designed to provide ample charm and glamour to your backyard, while keeping it's footprint to a minimum.

Modeled after the Folk Victorian architecture, the Simple Suburbia has a warm and inviting curb appeal with it's hip & valley roof and large front dormer, giving room to a total of ten glass shed windows to full illuminate it's interior.  A miniature front porch with a picket fence completes the look, and it's high ceiling allows adults to easily join in on the fun.  Give the family an engaging project to both build and play in with this adorable clubhouse!

Features:

• Classic Folk Victorian style architecture
  
• Front porch and white picket fence
  
• 8' 2" max interior head room
• Hip & Valley roof design with front facing dormer
  
• 64ft² in usable play space
• Designed for children aged 3-7
• 51 page, step by step plan

Plan Category:

🏠 Classic Playhouse Plans
🧸 Young Children Plans

Dimensions:

• 8' Wide
• 10' Deep (w/ porch)
  
• 8' Deep (w/o porch)
• 8' 10" Tall

Framing Details:

• Joists: 2x6 - 16" O.C.
• Walls: 2x4 - 16" O.C.
• Rafters: 2x6 - 16" O.C.

Glass Shed Windows:

• ( 5 ) 18" x 27"
• ( 1 ) 14" x 21"
• ( 4 ) 14" Octagonal

Roofing Details:

• 45° gable roof pitch
• 95 ft² of total roof coverage. Typically, 10% should be added to the roofing material order to account for waste and overlap.

Lumber List:

Make sure to ask about and take advantage of any volume discount from your local lumber yard!

Decking:
( 22 ) 5/4” x 6” x 8'

2x4:
( 39 ) 2” x 4” x 8'
( 22 ) 2” x 4” x 10'
( 7 ) 2” x 4” x 12'

2x6:
( 11 ) 2” x 6” x 8'
( 14 ) 2” x 6” x 10'
( 9 ) 2” x 6” x 12'

2x8:
( 2 ) 2” x 8” x 8'

2x2:
( 1 ) 2” x 2” x 8'

Plywood:
( 12 ) ½" Plywood Sheets