Brick Accents 7 - Sandbox

Intro - Patio - Barbecue - Retaining Wall - Mortarless Paving - Screen - Sandbox - Lawn Edging and Stepping Stones - Planter - Pedestal - Steps

Tools:

• Mason's String
• Hand Level
• 2' or 3' Hand Level
• Brick Chisel
• Wooden Tamper
• Wooden Screed Board

 

Materials:

• 240 Solid Brick Units 3 3/4" x 2 1/4" x 8" or 4" x 8" x 1 5/8"
• About 5 Cubic Feet of Damp, Loose Sand (1/4 ton) (does not include sand for sandbox)
• 1 1/4 Cubic Feet of Cement of 1 1/4 Bags of Portland Cement
• Galvanized Nails
• 5/8", Exterior Grade, Rough Sawn Plywood Siding, coated with preservative, cut as follows:
• 4 lengths of 20" x 55 3/8"
• 4 lengths of 2" x 2" x 7'
• 4 lengths of 1" x 4" x 9'
• 2 lengths of 1" x 3" x 10'

 

Have Handy:

• Shovel
• Wheelbarrow
• Garden Hose
• Garden Rake
• Broom

 

A brick sandbox in your backyard will give your children a clean place to have fun, and is not particularly difficult to construct

Dig an excavation for the sandbox as indicated in the sketch and install the wooden frame. Fill the sandbox with sand and surround with a 1 x 4 edging as indicated. Spread a dry mixture of 3 parts sand to 1 part cement over the ground area around the sandbox, and tamp and grade as necessary to achieve a smooth, even surface. Place solid brick units directly upon this cushion base.

Upon completion of the sandbox, sweep clean sand into cracks between the brick units. Clean with a gentle spray from the garden hose.

Courtesy of the Brick Institute of America

Intro - Patio - Barbecue - Retaining Wall - Mortarless Paving - Screen - Sandbox - Lawn Edging and Stepping Stones - Planter - Pedestal - Steps