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Overview
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In this video, senior technical editor Mark Powers builds a planter with a built-in trellis for a screen.
Steps:
1. Build the front and rear of the planter frame.
2. Make the ends of the frame.
3. Join the assemblies.
4. Attach the base plates.
5. Attach the casters.
6. Notch the floorboards.
7. Install the floorboards.
8. Install the 1x6s.
9. Fasten the last row.
10. Make the legs.
11. Install the slats.
12. Install the pickets.
13. Clip the corners of the top trim.
14. Attach the top trim.
15. Bolt the trellis to the planter box.
16. Notch the end pieces.
17. Install the front cap.
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8–10 hours
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$375
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Tools
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Shopping List
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Difficulty: Easy
With mostly square cuts, only basic carpentry skills are required.
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miter saw
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clamps
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drill/driver
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jigsaw to notch boards
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socket wrench to tighten hex nuts
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combination square to mark cutlines
Shopping List
2x4 pressure-treated boards
Get two 8-footers and three 6-footers to build the planter frame.
5/4x6 pressure-treated decking
Get one 8-footer and two 6-footers for the floor and base.
1x6 cedar trim
Get four 8-footers and eight 6-footers to sheathe the planter and make the trellis.
5/4x6 cedar decking
Get one 8-footer and two 6-footers to make the trellis frame.
1x3 cedar trim
Get one 8-footer and four 6-footers to make the trellis screen and rear cap trim.
2x2 cedar pickets
Get 17 4-footers for the trellis screen.
1x4 cedar trim
Get one 8-footer to make the front and side cap trim.2-inch and 2½-inch deck screws to assemble the planter frame and trellis
1⅝-inch stainless-steel trim-head screws to fasten the cedar boards
3-inch-diameter casters
Get four (two locking), each rated to 250 pounds.
¼-by-1½-inch galvanized hex-head machine bolts plus washers and nuts
Get 16 of each to attach the casters.
⅜-by-4-inch galvanized carriage bolts plus washers and nuts
Get six of each to the attach the trellis to the planter.
teak oil
¾–inch crushed stone
Get four 50-pound bags to fill the bottom of the planter.
landscape fabric to line the planter box
Get two 8-footers and three 6-footers to build the planter frame.
5/4x6 pressure-treated decking
Get one 8-footer and two 6-footers for the floor and base.
1x6 cedar trim
Get four 8-footers and eight 6-footers to sheathe the planter and make the trellis.
5/4x6 cedar decking
Get one 8-footer and two 6-footers to make the trellis frame.
1x3 cedar trim
Get one 8-footer and four 6-footers to make the trellis screen and rear cap trim.
2x2 cedar pickets
Get 17 4-footers for the trellis screen.
1x4 cedar trim
Get one 8-footer to make the front and side cap trim.2-inch and 2½-inch deck screws to assemble the planter frame and trellis
1⅝-inch stainless-steel trim-head screws to fasten the cedar boards
3-inch-diameter casters
Get four (two locking), each rated to 250 pounds.
¼-by-1½-inch galvanized hex-head machine bolts plus washers and nuts
Get 16 of each to attach the casters.
⅜-by-4-inch galvanized carriage bolts plus washers and nuts
Get six of each to the attach the trellis to the planter.
teak oil
¾–inch crushed stone
Get four 50-pound bags to fill the bottom of the planter.
landscape fabric to line the planter box
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