Dismantling a house

@JudyEv (352103)
Rockingham, Australia
May 3, 2025 12:46am CST
On the fridge at our house-sit there is hand-written list of ‘jobs to be done’. It isn’t meant for us but for their four teenage sons. On the list is ‘dismantle the cubby house’ so we might take this on board for ourselves. In the photo you can see the cubby house. It’s a bit the worse for wear but I’m not sure how easy it will be to dismantle. We had to go to our old home the other day so we picked up some tools that we might need. I’ve attached a ‘before’ photo. Hopefully the ‘after’ photo in a few weeks will show a nice clean area.
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20 responses
@DaddyEvil (146999)
• United States
19h
Why is it called a "cubby house"? Here, that would be called a play house. When Pretty and I moved into this house there was a treehouse that was falling apart in a tree in the back yard. The neighbor's grandkids would climb up to it once in a while. I kept thinking I should tear it down but didn't. One day I was in the back yard and noticed the treehouse was gone, along with the "ladder" that had been nailed to the tree. I don't know who demolished it but I was glad it was gone.
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@ARIES1973 (11695)
• Legaspi, Philippines
18h
That's a very nice play house. When we were young, we used to make play house out of light materials. I hope you could finish the project soon. Happy weekend!
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@jstory07 (143699)
• Roseburg, Oregon
19h
They should leave it there and lower it to the ground for use as a shed.
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@RasmaSandra (84502)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4h
Best of luck to you with the cubby house,
@grenery8 (16410)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
6h
dismantle isn't easy; some big command.
@Candybee (133)
• South Africa
23m
Needs helping hands to finish doing the work
@GardenGerty (163282)
• United States
9h
How nice of you to do this, as you really do not have to. On the other hand it is nice to keep busy.
@BarBaraPrz (49509)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10h
Why dismantle it? They could rent it out as auxiliary housing
• China
13h
It is nice of you to take it upon yourselves to help their sons with it !What is the cubby house for ?
@wolfgirl569 (115353)
• Marion, Ohio
12h
I hope it's not a hard job
@Shiva49 (27154)
• Singapore
9h
It looks a challenge and good that you have taken it upon yourself to do the hard work. Your hands on experience should come in handy.
@LindaOHio (187569)
• United States
15h
That's a cute little playhouse. I hope you and Vince have a good weekend.
@Mshafeeq (1618)
• Bangalore, India
15h
Cute play house, I love this kind of house I want to build it for my kids.
• United States
13h
Wow you two sure do WORK a lot at your house sits.
@kareng (73352)
• United States
17h
I'm sure that little house was popular back in the day with their kids! It looks like it is still in fairly good shape and would make a nice little clubhouse/playhouse for kids! I'm assuming that is what it is used for, just another name for it in cubby house!
@allknowing (144871)
• India
16h
It looks more like a tree house to me
@Juliaacv (53244)
• Canada
16h
I wonder if it would survive being taken down and tightened up and used as a potting shed in the garden? It is so nice to repurpose things.
@LadyDuck (473410)
• Switzerland
15h
That was a pretty play house, I understand it serves no purpose anymore. I do not believe it's a very hard job to dismantle it.
@Ronrybs (20439)
• London, England
16h
Is a kid's play house? Could turn it into a cat cabin!
@Beestring (15294)
• Hong Kong
18h
What is a cubby house?