A question regarding building a sandbox cover
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Alright, this is probably a dumb question. But...
I have an octagon shaped sandbox in the backyard. It has a durable waterproof fabric cover, but when it rains it pools water on the cover, I have to use a bucket to bail out the rain water. I've tried putting objects (like an upside-down circle plastic kiddie pool underneath to help make a "dome" but it's not perfect. Always pooling water...
Anyway, so I bought two pieces of 4x8' exterior plywood, and I plan to join them with hinges to make a makeshift roof I can put under the sandbox cover. This should, in theory, keep the cover flat and minimize any pooling of water.
The dumb question... each piece of plywood is about 40 pounds. So this will be an 80 pound cover. Would it be dumb or smart to drill a bunch of 2-3" holes in the plywood to remove weight without hopefully compromising the rigidity of the wood?
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The cover is needed mainly because a hard flat cover would be swept away with the wind. The pooling water is annoying but not impossible. I have to bail it after a good rainstorm and ideally I can keep the sand dry underneath. I hand carried the 1,000 pounds of sand to fill it and have done it twice, I prefer to avoid that again! The kids love it though, so it’s worth it.