Crooked Doghouse — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 19 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

9 boards · 14.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 1/4" left over
48"34 1/2"
1. Ridge supports — 48"
2. Truss top members, long — 34 1/2"
Board 2 · 12 1/4" left over
48"34 1/2"
1. Ridge supports — 48"
2. Truss top members, long — 34 1/2"
Board 3 · 1 7/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"23 3/4"
1. Truss top members, long — 34 1/2"
2. Truss top members, long — 34 1/2"
3. Truss angled braces, set A — 23 3/4"
Board 4 · 1 7/8" left over
34 1/2"34 1/2"23 3/4"
1. Truss top members, long — 34 1/2"
2. Truss top members, long — 34 1/2"
3. Truss angled braces, set A — 23 3/4"
Board 5 · 3 1/8" left over
30 1/2"30 1/2"30 1/2"
1. Truss top members, short — 30 1/2"
2. Truss top members, short — 30 1/2"
3. Truss top members, short — 30 1/2"
Board 6 · 3 1/8" left over
30 1/2"30 1/2"30 1/2"
1. Truss top members, short — 30 1/2"
2. Truss top members, short — 30 1/2"
3. Truss top members, short — 30 1/2"
Board 7 · 7 5/8" left over
29"29"29"
1. Truss bottom chords — 29"
2. Truss bottom chords — 29"
3. Truss bottom chords — 29"
Board 8 · 18 1/8" left over
29"23 3/4"23 3/4"
1. Truss bottom chords — 29"
2. Truss angled braces, set A — 23 3/4"
3. Truss angled braces, set A — 23 3/4"
Board 9 · 9" left over
21 3/8"21 3/8"21 3/8"21 3/8"
1. Truss angled braces, set B — 21 3/8"
2. Truss angled braces, set B — 21 3/8"
3. Truss angled braces, set B — 21 3/8"
4. Truss angled braces, set B — 21 3/8"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

4 boards · 4.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 2 1/8" left over
37"37"18 1/2"
1. Side trim — 37"
2. Side trim — 37"
3. Door trim, sides — 18 1/2"
Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over
29 3/4"29 3/4"25 3/4"
1. Front/back trim, straight — 29 3/4"
2. Front/back trim, straight — 29 3/4"
3. Door trim, top — 25 3/4"
Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over
25 1/4"25 1/4"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14" left over
21 1/2"21 1/2"18 3/4"18 3/4"
1. Side trim, upper — 21 1/2"
2. Side trim, upper — 21 1/2"
3. Side trim, lower — 18 3/4"
4. Side trim, lower — 18 3/4"

1/2" × 42 3/8" — Exterior plywood

1 board · 13.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14" left over
40 3/8"40 3/8"
1. Front/back gable panels — 40 3/8"
2. Front/back gable panels — 40 3/8"

1/2" × 39" — Exterior plywood

1 board · 6.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 44% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 53 1/2" left over
22"19 1/4"
1. Side panel, upper — 22"
2. Side panel, lower — 19 1/4"

1/2" × 36" — Exterior plywood

2 boards · 13.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Roof panels — 48"
Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Roof panels — 48"

1/2" × 29" — Exterior plywood

1 board · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 42% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 55 7/8" left over
39"
1. Floor — 39"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 12 1/4" left over

Board 2 · 12 1/4" left over

Board 3 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 1 7/8" left over

Board 5 · 3 1/8" left over

Board 6 · 3 1/8" left over

Board 7 · 7 5/8" left over

Board 8 · 18 1/8" left over

Board 9 · 9" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 2 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 9 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — Pine

Board 1 · 14" left over

1/2" × 42 3/8" — Exterior plywood

Board 1 · 14" left over

1/2" × 39" — Exterior plywood

Board 1 · 53 1/2" left over

1/2" × 36" — Exterior plywood

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 46 7/8" left over

1/2" × 29" — Exterior plywood

Board 1 · 55 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 71 7/8" left over