I would be scared to death to put a wall on that fence. What about a rock climbing wall in his bedroom.

A fence won't support a rock climbing wall.

Your fence does not have the structural integrity to support a rock climbing wall. You would be breaking off pickets and posts as well.

My son will be heartbroken but I appreciate the the feedback! Safety 1st!

How about a free standing wall? Lots of ideas if you google it.

How To Build A Free-Standing Indoor Home Climbing Wall

You need to bring in professionals for this.

And, of course, you cannot build one on the fence,

A rock climbing wall is not something to toy with... There are structural and safety concerns. There needs to be harnesses and safety mats, etc. If your son wants to climb a wall- you, and he, may very well be better off going out to an established facility, that has the proper safety measures and personnel/spotters already in place.

Sorry but a climbing wall for a 5 yr old is a lawsuit waitng to happen if friends come to play. The playhouse will be outgrown in no time . THe fence in no way is going to allow this to happen. Which playhouse is the one you have ? Kids grow fast and outgrow little kids stuff quickly . My Dad built my sister and I a play house it was huge so we used it for sleepovers until we were teens , no way will either of the ones you show make it past maye 10yrs old . What I am trying to say is stop now and go to a place with a climbing wall .

I notice that the surface is concrete. Not a good place for any sort of play equipment.

I say do it and see what happens

Those ideas from dani are something to look at for sure .

@George that sounds like a plan! ;)

Nice to see you, George! I hope you’re staying cool here, in the baked apple!

Your son is lucky to have such a caring and farsighted parent. Please don’t use the fence for your climbing wall, just not safe. I think you could build an A-frame climbing structure and anchor it to the deck, and move the playhouse to the concrete surface, possibly padding the ”floor” with an open sleeping bag or such. I think adding the fence would be nice, but not essential. We are empty nesters but we built a playhouse for our grandchildren, and kids as young as 18 months all the way to 12 years old go straight to it.

Hi all, thanks for the support. I’m not a single mom but I complete these projects alone because my husband doesn’t support so what I can do is limited.

Be assured, for safety, the deck was built on a concrete slab and I also used about 12 concrete deck builders for additional support, using this design ( the picture is not of my home, it is a sample pictire from the DIY website, my platform is on a concrete slab- not dirt as pictured here 😇): https://somuchbetterwithage.com/how-to-build-a-small-freestanding-deck/

Please kindly let me know if this wall would work for rock climbing, if not, I’ll move to the A design. thanks!

I don’t think this wall is sturdy enough for rock climbing. Plus when he fell he’d land in concrete and could be badly hurt even wearing protective equipment.

Maybe a good alternative…secured with clamps in ground and add something to soften a fall. When he tires of/out grows, I bet you could easily sell.

You'd have to add blocking behind the old wall and it would be a big project. Not to mention the fact that it a straight vertical wall-much harder to climb than something on an angle. If you do the A-frame wall and your son outgrows it, you can easily sell it.

Look up soft play climbers for a 5 year old. Walls with pads at the bottom could fit him as he gets a couple years older. And don't forget about the most traditional climbing objects, trees. Parks and woods have lots.

Playgrounds have these in every town we have passed through in recent years. Id take him to play at the ones in your area and see what he enjoys . These have shortlived entertainment value. My 6&8 yr old grands loved them as a short term play area at their nearby parks. It is definitely not worth investing in building or buying one for the home.

If you are set on buying one check FB marketplace or your local Goodwill or Habitat for Humanity or the used toy resale stores.

It just isn’t worth it to get a new one. 🙏

Yes consider the landing as well. All kids fall.

Landing on cocrete NEVER so how do you propose to avoid that .

Thanks for helping me undertand the flaws in my plans! 🥰