The descriptive terms of what I'd like to build doesn't lend well to a great Google search, so I'm turning to forums to learn if others have built something similar.
My two boys are growing and wanting to play outside in the dirt more and more. Growing up, I had a sandbox where all the neighborhood cats pooped in because we didn't have a cover. On top of that, it was sand so you couldn't really "play real life" as the trucks would sink in the sand as you pushed them across it.
So, I'm wanting to build something exactly like a 10'x10' sandbox with a folding cover-into-bench-seats, except with dirt. Just a couple of questions before I get to building...
1. Do you think I need to put in some type of insulating barrier? Lawn fabric? Canvas tarp? I want to keep the weeds from growing up and the bugs from coming in underneath.
2. Screened topsoil or loam? I can see the benefits of both, but leaning towards the topsoil as it might not get packed and hard to break up.
My two boys are growing and wanting to play outside in the dirt more and more. Growing up, I had a sandbox where all the neighborhood cats pooped in because we didn't have a cover. On top of that, it was sand so you couldn't really "play real life" as the trucks would sink in the sand as you pushed them across it.
So, I'm wanting to build something exactly like a 10'x10' sandbox with a folding cover-into-bench-seats, except with dirt. Just a couple of questions before I get to building...
1. Do you think I need to put in some type of insulating barrier? Lawn fabric? Canvas tarp? I want to keep the weeds from growing up and the bugs from coming in underneath.
2. Screened topsoil or loam? I can see the benefits of both, but leaning towards the topsoil as it might not get packed and hard to break up.