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Kids Clubhouse & Loft Bed — board plan

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

Buy 50 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

11 boards · 56.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Side Rails — 75"
    2. Ladder Steps — 14"

  2. Board 2 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Side Rails — 75"
    2. Ladder Steps — 14"

  3. Board 3 · 5 3/4" left over

    1. Side Rails — 75"
    2. Ladder Steps — 14"

  4. Board 4 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Side Rails — 75"
    2. Corner Posts — 7"
    3. Corner Posts — 7"

  5. Board 5 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Side Rails — 75"
    2. Corner Posts — 7"
    3. Corner Posts — 7"

  6. Board 6 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Top guard rail — 75"
    2. Corner Posts — 7"
    3. Corner Posts — 7"

  7. Board 7 · 5 5/8" left over

    1. Ladder Rails — 41"
    2. Ladder Rails — 41"
    3. Corner Posts — 7"

  8. Board 8 · 11 5/8" left over

    1. Small Side Rails — 38"
    2. Small Side Rails — 38"
    3. Corner Posts — 7"

  9. Board 9 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Small Side Rails — 38"
    2. Small Side Rails — 38"

  10. Board 10 · 18 3/4" left over

    1. Small Side Rails — 38"
    2. Small Side Rails — 38"

  11. Board 11 · 65 7/8" left over

    1. Door Post — 29"

2" × 2"

7 boards · 20.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 96% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Beams — 79"
    2. Back guard rail supports — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Beams — 79"
    2. Back guard rail supports — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Mattress Rails — 75"
    2. Back guard rail supports — 15"

  4. Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over

    1. Mattress Rails — 75"
    2. Back guard rail supports — 15"

  5. Board 5 · 1/2" left over

    1. Window Frame Horizontal — 29"
    2. Window Frame Horizontal — 29"
    3. Roof Frame — 28"
    4. Window Panes — 8"

  6. Board 6 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Roof Frame — 28"
    2. Roof Frame — 28"
    3. Roof Frame — 28"
    4. Window Panes — 8"

  7. Board 7 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Window Frame Vertical — 27"
    2. Window Frame Vertical — 27"
    3. Window Pane — 27"

1" × 6"

11 boards · 42.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 11 7/8" left over

    1. Back siding — 83"

  2. Board 2 · 11 7/8" left over

    1. Back siding — 83"

  3. Board 3 · 11 7/8" left over

    1. Back siding — 83"

  4. Board 4 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Siding — 55"
    2. Siding — 12"
    3. Siding — 12"
    4. Siding — 12"

  5. Board 5 · 3 1/2" left over

    1. Siding — 55"
    2. Siding — 12"
    3. Siding — 12"
    4. Siding — 12"

  6. Board 6 · 39 7/8" left over

    1. Siding — 55"

  7. Board 7 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Siding — 44"
    2. Siding — 44"

  8. Board 8 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Siding — 44"
    2. Siding — 44"

  9. Board 9 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Siding — 44"
    2. Siding — 44"

  10. Board 10 · 6 3/4" left over

    1. Siding — 44"
    2. Siding — 44"

  11. Board 11 · 50 7/8" left over

    1. Siding — 44"

1" × 4"

12 boards · 24.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 67% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 13 5/8" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"
    3. Back Ladder Support — 17"

  2. Board 2 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  3. Board 3 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  4. Board 4 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  5. Board 5 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  6. Board 6 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  7. Board 7 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  8. Board 8 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  9. Board 9 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  10. Board 10 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  11. Board 11 · 30 3/4" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"
    2. Roof Slats — 32"

  12. Board 12 · 62 7/8" left over

    1. Roof Slats — 32"

1" × 3"

9 boards · 17.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

  2. Board 2 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

  3. Board 3 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

  4. Board 4 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

  5. Board 5 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

  6. Board 6 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

  7. Board 7 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

  8. Board 8 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

  9. Board 9 · 12 3/4" left over

    1. Bed Slats — 41"
    2. Bed Slats — 41"

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.