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Lay four 2-foot pieces of PVC pipe in a square. Connect the two corners closest to you with three-way corner connectors. The middle opening of each connector should face upward. Connect the two corners farthest from you with four-way connectors, with openings facing upward and away from you.
Place a 6-inch pipe segment into each upward-facing opening. Place a four-way corner connector on top of each 6-inch pipe. The remaining openings should face upward and parallel to the lower level of pipes. Connect the horizontal openings with 2-foot pipe segments.
Repeat Step 2 three times. When assembling the last level, use five-way cross connectors instead of three-way corner connectors on the two pipes farthest from you.
Place a 1-foot piece of PVC pipe into each upward opening. Place a T connector on top of the two pieces closest to you, oriented so that the middle opening faces the pipes farthest from you. Place a four-way cross connector on the pipes farthest from you, with openings facing upward, toward and away from you.
Fit a 2-foot piece of pipe between the T connectors and the four-way cross connectors.
Insert a 2-foot piece of pipe in the upward T connector openings. Place a three-way corner connector on top, with the openings paralleling the lower square shape. Place a 2-foot piece of pipe in all available connector openings.
Place a 2-foot piece of pipe in the upward four-way cross connector openings. Place a T connector on top with the remaining openings facing toward and away from you. Connect the adjacent but unconnected pipes from the previous step to these connectors.
Push a 2-foot piece of pipe into each available horizontal pipe opening on the bottom of the assembly. Put a four-way connector on the end of each pipe so that the openings face upward, away from you, and toward the opposite side of the assembly. Connect the opposite sides with a 2-foot section of pipe. Place a 2-foot section of pipe in each upward opening.
Place a 2-foot section of pipe in the horizontal, straight-through openings of these connectors. Place a three-way corner connector on the ends of these pipes. Connect the connectors with a 2-foot pipe segment. Place a 2-inch piece of pipe in the upward opening. Place a 45-degree elbow connector on top of the pipe, angled backward toward the remainder of the assembly.
Place a four-way corner connector on top of each of the upright 2-foot pipes from Step 8. Connect these connectors to the opposite openings in the five-way cross connectors using 2-foot pipe segments. Place a 1-foot pipe segment in each upward opening. Place a 2-inch pipe segment in the remaining openings. Attach a 45-degree elbow connector to each 2-inch pipe, angling toward the connector on the bottom of the assembly. Connect the 45-degree elbow connectors with a 33-inch pipe segment on each side.
Fit a T connector on top of the 1-foot pipe segments from the previous step, so that the openings face the opposite four-way cross connectors and connect the T connector to the cross connector using a 2-foot pipe segment.
Fit a 2-foot pipe segment into the upward facing T connector opening. Put a three-way cross connector on top that parallels the structure below. Connect all the remaining connector openings with a 2-foot pipe segment.
Lay a 2-foot by 33-inch piece of PVC sheeting over the 33-inch slanted pipes. Swab a small amount of glue along each of the outlining pipes and hold the sheeting in place for 60 seconds while the glue sets. This forms a slide. Allow the slide to sit for 24 hours before use.
Glue a 2-foot by 4-foot piece of PVC sheeting over the top rectangle to create a roof. Glue an identical piece of sheeting to the level attached to the top of the slide to create a floor. Allow the sheeting to sit for 24 hours before use.
Glue a 1-foot by 4-foot piece of PVC sheeting to the sides of the structure just above and perpendicular to the floor. This creates a railing so that small children will not slip from between the pipes during use.