Comments on: Third Birthday: Building a Cardboard Fort, Part 1

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:37:37 +0000

HEY! I left you a link to Mr. McGroovy’s in the comments for that post about the glowparty idea…but I used the word “playhouse” not “cardboard fort”..am I now in a position to be blamed if you don’t pull this off or is a this random weird confluence of like-mindedness?

By: Mr. McGroovy

Mr. McGroovy — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:28:00 +0000

Hey AJ! I saw the referrals from your site. I'm a father of two small boys, and can really appreciate this blog! Here's what you do...call Home Depot or Lowe's (whichever is in your town) and ask for the appliances department. When you get them on the line, ask for the name of the local company they use for deliveries. Sometimes they give you an 800 for G.E. Don't waste your time trying to call G.E. Call Lowe's back during the day (when the full-time people are there), or else ask for the delivery department. Someone at Lowe's knows the name of the local delivery contractor, you just have to find that person. Once you know the name of the local company, it's generally pretty easy from there. Good luck. Email me if you have other questions or it you need more help finding boxes.

Andy McGrew
a.k.a. Mr. McGroovy

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:51:27 +0000

Yep, I bought some box rivets and will be writing a review. (The boxes are still sitting in the corner of our living room as seen in the photo, so I can't say more yet.)

I was unable to obtain boxes from delivery people for a simple reason I'll cover in the review.

By: Ryan Meyers

Ryan Meyers — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:40:59 +0000

Should have linked here: http://www.mrmcgroovys.com/boxes.htm

The guy says that finding the guys who DELIVER the refrigerators is the key to getting your boxes!

By: Ryan Meyers

Ryan Meyers — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:39:08 +0000

This is one of the coolest sites on the whole interweb:

http://www.mrmcgroovys.com/index.htm

There are tons of plans for cardboard forts, as well as a compelling argument to use "rivets" to build with.

Love the blog! I'm a new subscriber, and am really enjoying it! I keep saying I'm going to start a daddyblog, but it still hasn't happened... One day...