A wendy house is a small hut used by children to play inside. It has a floor, roof, walls, door and window openings as in a normal house. It can be located in the play park or be free standing within the lawns. It should be located in an area where children can be safely monitored. This can be placed near or within the swimming pool but not on the pool deck. It should be placed on a sand pit to avoid injury from falls. The floor should be raised above the normal ground finish about one foot high.
The wendy house should be made safe to use and be weather proof. The materials used should be able to resist weather agents like snow, rain, wind and dust. The construction involved using mainly timber. This should be treated to prevent pests like termites from invading and damaging the structure. The house can be about four to five feet square. A bench can be made for sitting inside. The height is about six feet. The shape of the unit is either square or rectangular. Regular polygon shapes can also be used for the planned layout.
The construction starts with marking out the area and digging holes for the posts. The timber posts are circular in shape and about ten inches in diameter. This are raised about a foot above the ground. A Timber framework of four by three timber is formed on top of the posts all round. This forms the deck for the one and a quarter inch block board floor. The walls are then erected with a framework of four by two inches timber. A block board of one inch thick is used to form the walls with window and door openings being cut out.
The roof of the wendy house is either pitched or cone shaped. It constructed using a framework of two by three inches timber attached to the wall. A ply wood is nailed on top of the roof structure. A bituminous felt is laid on top of the ply wood to form a water proof cover. This can be cut into small pieces like shingles to form a pattern laid from the bottom to top. Timber is painted in various colors. Different cartoon characters maybe painted on the structure. A bench is fixed inside for sitting. Finally steps with a hand rail are fixed for access into the hut.