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CHECK OUT THE NEW SIMPLERCHECK OUT THE NEW SIMPLER EASIER STURDIER 4 SQUARE IN THE AIR COURT!EASIER STURDIER 4 SQUARE IN THE AIR COURT!
You may also want to check out our plans to build a portable Ga Ga Pit
This is great! I’m thinking about putting one today to play at my daughter’s b-day party. Quick question for you though, do you think this would work on a lawn? Just wondering if it’s stable enough to set it up outside on grass.
Thanks-
Oops, typed to fast. I am thinking of putting one TOGETHER, (not today)
We had it set up on a gym floor. I think it would be great outdoors on the grass.
Awesome! How much did you spend on this project total?
Drew, I apologize but I do not know specifics. My recollection is around $300 for everything.
How thick of PVC pipe did you use? 3 inch? 4? 6?
3 inch connectors and pipes
We got all the pieces donated by Lowes this week for our relay for life this next weekend. My question is what is the trick to get it all put up at the same time? We are having difficulty “raising” it. Also did you find that you had to glue any of the pieces into their fittings in order for it to stay together? It doesn’t seem to want to stay together. We have to set it up on grass. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
We did not glue anything. Raising it we found it best to construct one square at a time. Have several people to keep it up. It seems a little wobbly when you start but secures pretty well once you get it up. We use a rubber mallet to tap the pieces together.
hey we just built thus it was awesome. One thing its actually 20 T connectors. 16 for the legs and 4 to connect the inner and outer. thanks for the post though it was a big hit
Awesome.. Glad it worked out.
Has anyone tried to make this for younger children? If so, how much did you reduce the height and square sizes by?
I haven’t tried it but you may just reduce the height. Can put 2-3 kids per square. Also to make it easier use a beach ball or even a balloon ball. Take a small garbage sack and fill it with balloons. Floats longer and makes it easier to play. Hope this helps.
That’s awesome. You can also buy the connectors off of Amazon, like a center 5 way connector, that’s cheap and durable. It connectors for green houses I think. In our youth room I used rope to create a 9 air square, it was super cheap, durable, and is out of the way I can leave it up all the time
I LOVE the rope idea.
We are having a guy in our church who has a machine shop build us a 4 square out of metal for outside.
Mataio, I would love to hear more about how you did the 9 air square with rope. Can you share the details?
Russell, in your instructions you said that you used 1 1/2 inch pipe, but then in the comments you said 3″ pipe. Did you use both or did you try the 1 1/2″ and change it later on? Thanks! I’ll be hopefully building this soon.
I bought 28 10′ sections of 1/14 in PVC to create 7′ poles and 5′ cross bars. Amazon sells PVC connectors, including the 5-way. All-in cost was $170.
We built this as a service project for a YMCA. We had to send them out as they bought only 16 T connectors and you need 20. The picture shows 16, so that confirmed the wrong number. A drawing or list showing final lengths would help
Sorry that I had the wrong number on the T-Connectors. I have moved to using the connectors from Amazon which eliminate the need for so many connectors. It makes it much more sturdy. I also have moved to cutting all of the posts to the same length. This makes it easier when we set up not having to worry about which ones are cross bars or legs. http://www.ministry2youth.com/build-a-better-4-square-in-the-air-court/
Did you use anything at the end of the pole to protect the hardwood floor?