Skip to content
Notch
← Back to the plan

Fold-Away Mudroom — board plan

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

Buy 9 boards at 8 ft.

1" × 1"

2 boards · 1.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Back legs — 52"
    2. Shelf backs — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Back legs — 52"
    2. Shelf backs — 30"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 64% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 34 3/4" left over

    1. Large back supports — 30"
    2. Large back supports — 30"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Front legs — 54"
    2. Small back supports — 30"

  2. Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Front legs — 54"
    2. Small back supports — 30"

3/4" × 1"

4 boards · 1.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Front leg supports — 33"
    2. Front leg supports — 33"
    3. Bottom shelf slats — 13"
    4. Bottom shelf slats — 13"

  2. Board 2 · 2 3/8" left over

    1. Shelf fronts — 30"
    2. Shelf fronts — 30"
    3. Bottom shelf slats — 13"
    4. Bottom shelf slats — 13"
    5. Top shelf slats — 6"

  3. Board 3 · 4 7/8" left over

    1. Bottom shelf slats — 13"
    2. Bottom shelf slats — 13"
    3. Bottom shelf slats — 13"
    4. Bottom shelf slats — 13"
    5. Bottom shelf slats — 13"
    6. Top shelf slats — 6"
    7. Top shelf slats — 6"
    8. Top shelf slats — 6"
    9. Top shelf slats — 6"

  4. Board 4 · 70 1/2" left over

    1. Top shelf slats — 6"
    2. Top shelf slats — 6"
    3. Top shelf slats — 6"
    4. Top shelf slats — 6"

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.