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DIY Kids House Bed — board plan

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

Buy 27 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 5"

6 boards · 17.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 75% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Front Frame Bottom — 73"

  2. Board 2 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Back Frame Top and Bottom — 73"

  3. Board 3 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Back Frame Top and Bottom — 73"

  4. Board 4 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panel Top and Bottom — 40"
    2. Side Panel Top and Bottom — 40"

  5. Board 5 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Side Panel Top and Bottom — 40"
    2. Side Panel Top and Bottom — 40"

  6. Board 6 · 46 3/4" left over

    1. Front Frame Tops — 24"
    2. Front Frame Tops — 24"

1" × 3"

8 boards · 16.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/8" left over

    1. Bed Slat Runners — 75"
    2. Front Frame Insides — 10"
    3. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"
    4. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"
    5. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"

  2. Board 2 · 3/8" left over

    1. Bed Slat Runners — 75"
    2. Front Frame Insides — 10"
    3. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"
    4. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"
    5. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"

  3. Board 3 · 1 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Roof Supports — 73"
    2. Back Frame Sides — 10"
    3. Back Frame Sides — 10"

  4. Board 4 · 12 1/2" left over

    1. Front and Back Roof Supports — 73"
    2. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"
    3. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"
    4. Bed Slat Middle Supports — 3"

  5. Board 5 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Corner Side Panel Posts — 54"
    2. Side Panel Roof Tops — 30"

  6. Board 6 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Corner Side Panel Posts — 54"
    2. Side Panel Roof Tops — 30"

  7. Board 7 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Corner Side Panel Posts — 54"
    2. Side Panel Roof Tops — 30"

  8. Board 8 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Corner Side Panel Posts — 54"
    2. Side Panel Roof Tops — 30"

1" × 1"

1 board · 0.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 77% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 21 7/8" left over

    1. Roof Top Support — 73"

3/4" × 3"

12 boards · 17.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 84% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Back Panel Slats — 66"
    2. Front Panel Slats — 20"

  2. Board 2 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Back Panel Slats — 66"
    2. Front Panel Slats — 20"

  3. Board 3 · 8 3/4" left over

    1. Back Panel Slats — 66"
    2. Front Panel Slats — 20"

  4. Board 4 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Side Panel Slats — 40"
    2. Side Panel Slats — 40"
    3. Front Frame Outsides — 10"

  5. Board 5 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Side Panel Slats — 40"
    2. Side Panel Slats — 40"
    3. Front Frame Outsides — 10"

  6. Board 6 · 4 5/8" left over

    1. Side Panel Slats — 40"
    2. Side Panel Slats — 40"
    3. Back Frame Middle — 10"

  7. Board 7 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 40"
    2. Bed Slats — 40"

  8. Board 8 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 40"
    2. Bed Slats — 40"

  9. Board 9 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 40"
    2. Bed Slats — 40"

  10. Board 10 · 14 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 40"
    2. Bed Slats — 40"

  11. Board 11 · 14 5/8" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 40"
    2. Front Panel Slats — 20"
    3. Front Panel Slats — 20"

  12. Board 12 · 74 7/8" left over

    1. Front Panel Slats — 20"

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.