Large Sloped-Roof Dog House — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

3 boards · 11.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 97% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over
48"45"
1. Floor frame sides — 48"
2. Floor frame ends — 45"
Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over
48"45"
1. Floor frame sides — 48"
2. Floor frame ends — 45"
Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Floor frame ends — 45"
2. Floor frame ends — 45"

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

13 boards · 19.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over
48"45 5/8"
1. Front wall studs, tall — 48"
2. Side wall studs B — 45 5/8"
Board 2 · 1 1/8" left over
48"45 5/8"
1. Front wall studs, tall — 48"
2. Side wall studs B — 45 5/8"
Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over
48"45 5/8"
1. Front wall studs, tall — 48"
2. Roof ridge — 45 5/8"
Board 4 · 1 3/4" left over

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.

Large Sloped-Roof Dog House — board plan

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 1 1/8" left over

Board 4 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 1 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 2 1/2" left over

Board 7 · 6 1/4" left over

Board 8 · 6 1/4" left over

Board 9 · 6 1/4" left over

Board 10 · 12 1/8" left over

Board 11 · 17 7/8" left over

Board 12 · 18 1/4" left over

Board 13 · 56 5/8" left over