Buy 21 boards at 8 ft.
Some parts do not fit on a 8 ft board. Pick a longer board above, or plan to join them. They are listed with their groups below — they are not included in the board count.
1 1/2" × 5 1/2" — 2x6, stud length or 8 ft
1 board · 3.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 58% of the boards you buy used
Board 1 · 39 7/8" left over
55"
- Headboard base — 55"
1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, stud length or 8 ft
9 boards · 23.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of the boards you buy used
Board 1 · 1/4" left over
80"14 1/2"
- Platform sides — 80"
- Platform legs, moulding-trimmed — 14 1/2"
Board 2 · 1/4" left over
80"14 1/2"
- Platform sides — 80"
- Platform legs, moulding-trimmed — 14 1/2"
Board 3 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
- Platform joists — 57"
Board 4 · 37 7/8" left over
57"
- Platform joists — 57"
Board 5 · 37 7/8" left over
1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2, 30" long
1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 32% of the boards you buy used
Board 1 · 65 3/4" left over
14 1/2"14 1/2"
- Platform legs — 14 1/2"
- Platform legs — 14 1/2"
3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8, 12 ft
3 boards · 9.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 78% of the boards you buy used
Board 1 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
- Siderails — 80"
Board 2 · 14 7/8" left over
80"
- Siderails — 80"
Board 3 · 33 3/8" left over
61 1/2"
- Footrail — 61 1/2"
3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6
4 boards · 7.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of the boards you buy used
Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over
24"24"24"
- Headboard panel boards — 24"
- Headboard panel boards — 24"
- Headboard panel boards — 24"
Board 2 · 22 5/8" left over
24"24"24"
- Headboard panel boards — 24"
- Headboard panel boards — 24"
- Headboard panel boards — 24"
Board 3 · 22 5/8" left over
24"24"
3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft
1 board · 1.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used
Board 1 · 30 7/8" left over
64"
- Headboard top — 64"
3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2
2 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of the boards you buy used
Board 1 · 15 3/4" left over
55"24"
- Panel top/bottom trim — 55"
- Panel side trim — 24"
Board 2 · 15 3/4" left over
55"24"
- Panel top/bottom trim — 55"
- Panel side trim — 24"
1/2" × 1 1/2" — Base cap moulding, 8 ft stick
0 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 0% of the boards you buy used
- Panel moulding trim at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
- Headboard lower-tier trim at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
- Headboard upper-tier trim at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.
- Headboard upper-tier trim at 96" — Longer than a 96″ board once the end trim is taken off.