I have been using cedar picket fence posts from home depot to make my planter boxes.
Cedar planter box building.
Easy breezy and you ll have a beautiful cedar planter box in only a few hours.
Once the holes are made assembly is a snap.
I conveniently ordered them online and picked them up at the store.
Store bought planters can range in the 100 s of dollars but give me a few cedar fence pickets and i ll make you a gorgeous planter box in an afternoon.
All you need to build this is a saw miter saw circular saw hand saw and a drill.
Want to build an easy planter box.
Follow our step by step tutorial to make your own cedar planter box.
Make sure to use wood rated for outdoor use like cedar.
Cedar planter box plans.
Diy cedar planter box.
Subscribe to this old house.
This will make 1 cedar planter.
Next cut out a wooden board for the bottom of the box and drill a few holes through it for drainage.
Ask this old house general contractor tom silva and host kevin o connor build a deck box planter using western red cedar.
Wooden planters are one of my favorite things to build.
To grow your container garden build this diy planter box.
For ease of construction tom attached the planter s sides legs and top with stainless steel pocket screws.
Then use a drill and galvanized screws to attach the ends of the planks so they form a long rectangular box.
Check out this plan.
It requires few tools and can be accomplished in a day.
These hidden fasteners sit inside low angled holes bored with a special jig and bit.
16 cedar picket fence boards cut 15 1 4 inch long.