I've got this dirt pit just outside my back door that's good for nothing except blowing
sand on my patio.
Time to DIY that little problem.
Brainstorming with my wife, she wanted some planters in that area. I said I wanted a bench
so I could at least use it for something. We came to a compromise and decided to combine both of
those ideas for a DIY Planter Box Bench.
The whole thing is made out of 1x4s and a few 1x3s. I'll have the materials and cut
list at simply easy diy dot com.
Check the description. I'll have all the links.
First priority obviously was cutting all my boards to length. A miter saw makes short
work of that job no problem.
I made sure all my boards where separated by length and I made sure I wrote that length
on one of the boards in each piles
so I didn't get them mixed up.
I needed a few one by threes so I just took my one by fours and ripped them down. It's
probably cheaper with less waste
if you just buy the one by threes instead of doing what I'm doing.
Alright so after all that was done time to start some assembly. A one by four and a one
by three starts the process for the upper and lower rails of the sides.
A couple brads just to make sure the two pieces don't move while I drive some screws.
Two of those assemblies for each side, one for the top and one for the bottom. The vertical
slats are then laid in place.
with a line of glue.
Lay a third piece over the top of the side assembly and attach just like before. I just
want to make sure I have
an inch and a half overhang on either side.
I'll drill for some pocket holes now in order to attach the four sides of the planters later on.
Two of the sides are assembled with a slight difference. So that's one way. The other two
I'm leaving one of the pieces off of it for now,
I'll attach those pieces later on.
So I'll lay out all four sides of the boxes on a flat surface. In my case my garage floor.
Some glue on each of the four overhangs.
then just flip the sides up.
Pocket hole screws on all four sides. I'll have a materials list on my website simply
easy diy dot com if you wanna know
what size screws I'm using.
Flip the planter upside down and do the same thing.
Now I'll turn the whole thing on its side and attach that final inside rail on those
two sides I mentioned earlier.
I'll not be filling the planters with soil as a whole. I'll be placing some plastic planters
inside them.
So I have taken a measurement for the depth of said planters. Transfer that measurement
to the inside of my DIY Boxes and
attach a couple ledge pieces.
Flip it over and repeat the process.
Just for the sake of cost effectiveness I'm not making a completely solid bottom with the slats.
I'll pick a couple sides at random to attach two more ledge pieces to the outside for the center bench.
I've cut some two by threes to length for the bench portion and I'll lay those between
the ledge of one planter box to the
ledge of the other one.
The depth of the bench seat can be adjusted by messing with the spaces between the bench
slats. The height can be adjusted
by attaching the ledges higher or lower on the side of the planter boxes.
Once I'm satisfied with all that some pocket hole screws completes the planter box bench.
Well, almost. Add some seat cushions and now where ready to go. What a fantastic addition
to an ugly dirt pit that is no more. Wanna see this project
being set up and installed? Check out the extended bonus footage over on simply easy
homesteading. Here's a link for you.
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