Picket Fence Garden Planter Fran Giknis from Georgia-Pacific shows how to construct a garden planter, using readily available lumber and picket fencing.
Materials:
(The lumber should be pressure-treated Southern pine.)
seven 1 x 2-inch pieces of wood at 8 feet, cut to the following:
1 piece at 2-feet, 9-3/4 inches for the front rail, top
1 piece at 2-feet, 9-3/4 inches for the back rail, top
2 pieces at 12 inches for the side rails, top
38 pieces at 12-1/4-inches for the pickets
one 1 x 4-inch piece at 5 feet, cut to the following:
4 pieces at 2-1/2 inches x 2-1/2 inches for the post tops
2 pieces at 12 inches for the side rails, bottom
one 2 x 2-inch piece at 5 feet, cut to the following:
4 pieces at 13-1/2-inches for the post
one 2 x 4-inch piece at 6 feet, cut to the following:
1 piece at 2-feet-9-3/4-inches for the front rail, bottom
1 piece at 2-feet-9-3/4-inches for the back rail, bottom
exterior cdx plywood cut to the following:
1 piece at 2 feet, 9 inches x 12 inches x 1/2-inch base
4 pieces at 2-inch diameter for the full-round finials
4 double-threaded finial screws
24 1-1/2-inch galvanized decking screws
some 1-1/4-inch galvanized finishing nails
1 tube waterproof construction adhesive
drip tray if planter will be used inside
drill
stain-blocking primer
Steps:
1. Cut a 1/2-inch x 3/8-inch rabbet the length of the bottom side rails and a1/2-inch x 3/8-inch rabbet the length of the bottom front and back rails.
2. Glue and screw plywood base into bottom rail rabbets.
3. Cut two 3/4-inch-deep rabbets in each corner post to fit the rails into.
4. Drill weep holes in plywood base.
5. Screw rails together and glue and screw into posts. Glue and nail pickets to rails allowing 3/4-inch spaces between pickets.
6. Glue and screw post bottoms to posts.
7. Attach finials and post tops to posts with glue and double-threaded finial screws.
* Note: Plans are also available by calling the Georgia Pacific toll-free number or visiting the company's website.
Resources Georgia-Pacific's Instructions on How to Build a Picket Fence Garden Planter
www.gp.com/
Georgia-Pacific
Website:
www.gp.com
Guests Fran Giknis
Senior Manager Corporate Marketing, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Atlanta, GA
Toll Free Phone: 800-284-5347
URL:
www.gp.com
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