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This is a house number sign that happens to hold flowers: a 36" cedar back board carries the numbers, and a little box at its base holds trailing plants. One dog-eared fence picket builds the whole thing, and it solves the actual problem — house numbers that are visible, deliberate, and not screwed sadly into siding.
Two dimensions flex to your situation. The back board's 36" length adjusts to your numbers (stack 6" numbers vertically with breathing room — lay them out on the board before cutting). And the front piece is cut to fit YOUR assembled box, because picket thickness varies enough to matter across a 5" opening.
Drill drainage holes in the box bottom — a drainless planter is a root-rot jar — and match the wall fasteners to your wall: deck screws into wood siding, anchors into masonry, and into vinyl, find the strapping behind it. Hang it beside the door, plant something that spills over the edge, and enjoy owning the best-marked house on the street.
| Item | Qty |
|---|---|
| Cedar fence picket, 5-1/2" x 72"Dog-eared is fine — plan the cuts so the ear lands in scrap. | 1 each |
| House numbers, 6"Quantity to match your address. Floating-mount styles look best on wood. | 3 each |
| Brad nails, 1-1/4", galvanized | 25 each |
| Wall fastenersMatched to YOUR wall: deck screws for wood siding, anchors for masonry. | 2 each |
| Exterior wood glue | 2 oz |
Overall cost: $. Lumber prices vary by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure we would only be pretending to know.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L |
|---|---|---|
| Back boardCedar fence picketAdjust to your house numbers' stacked height — lay them out first. | 1 | 5/8" × 5 1/2" × 36" |
| Bottom and sidesCedar fence picket | 3 | 5/8" × 5 1/2" × 4 3/4" |
| FrontCedar fence picketCut to fit the assembled box — pickets vary. | 1 | 5/8" × 5 1/2" × 7" |
Buy 1 board at 8 ft.
1 board
Assumes 8 ft stock, a 1/8" saw kerf, and buying each part at its own width. Change the board size or kerf on the full board plan →
Glue and brad the bottom piece to the base of the 36" back board, square to it. Sand all the pieces first — this hangs at eye level by your front door, the one place rough-sawn reads as unfinished rather than rustic.
Nail the two side pieces to both the bottom and the back board. The box takes shape — three sides and the tall back.
Measure the actual opening, cut the front piece to fit, and nail it to the sides and bottom. Cut-to-fit beats the list here because picket thickness wanders — yours is the only measurement that counts.
Mount the house numbers on the back board per their packaging — centered, evenly spaced, level with each other; measure, don't eyeball.
Drill several drainage holes through the box bottom. Then hang it: fasteners through the back board into whatever your wall is actually made of — siding wants deck screws into wood, masonry wants anchors. Plant something that trails, and check the numbers are readable from the street, which was the whole assignment.
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