Plasti Dip

Along the bottom edge I used 1 1/4" wood screws and screwed the walls to the base every 3 or 4 inches. This may seem like overkill, but I don't want to build one of these again, and I have 22 more years of teaching left! :)


I discovered a fantastic product that I used to cover all the sharp edges and metal pieces of the barn. I didn't want any of my students to get scratched by the bolts but didn't think that using just a couple coats of paint over them would be enough. Plasti Dip is a liquid plastic for dipping tools, but I used it with a paintbrush and brushed a layer of it over every bolt, screw, nail, etc. In a few places I used a second coat. Later on, once I built the top, I used this again for the remainder of the metal brackets, so don't forget and leave the lid off! It will dry up pretty quickly.