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Louvered Screen for AC Units/Pool Equipment — board plan

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

Buy 29 boards at 8 ft.

3" × 3"

3 boards · 18.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 89% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Corner Post — 42"
    2. Corner Post — 42"

  2. Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Corner Post — 42"
    2. Corner Post — 42"

  3. Board 3 · 10 5/8" left over

    1. Center Post — 28"
    2. Center Post — 28"
    3. Center Post — 28"

1" × 3"

5 boards · 9.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Side Top Rail — 59"
    2. Side Middle Rail — 25"

  2. Board 2 · 10 3/4" left over

    1. Side Top Rail — 59"
    2. Side Middle Rail — 25"

  3. Board 3 · 11 3/4" left over

    1. Front Top Rail — 58"
    2. Side Middle Rail — 25"

  4. Board 4 · 1 3/4" left over

    1. Front Middle Rail — 51"
    2. Panel End — 42"

  5. Board 5 · 27 3/4" left over

    1. Panel End — 42"
    2. Side Middle Rail — 25"

1/2" × 3"

12 boards · 12.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  2. Board 2 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  3. Board 3 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  4. Board 4 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  5. Board 5 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  6. Board 6 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  7. Board 7 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  8. Board 8 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  9. Board 9 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  10. Board 10 · 2 1/2" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Louver Slats — 23"
    4. Louver Slats — 23"

  11. Board 11 · 1/4" left over

    1. Louver Slats — 23"
    2. Louver Slats — 23"
    3. Wide Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Wide Vertical Trellis — 12"
    5. Wide Vertical Trellis — 12"
    6. Wide Vertical Trellis — 12"

  12. Board 12 · 70 3/4" left over

    1. Wide Vertical Trellis — 12"
    2. Wide Vertical Trellis — 12"

1/2" × 1"

9 boards · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

  2. Board 2 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

  3. Board 3 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

  4. Board 4 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

  5. Board 5 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

  6. Board 6 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

  7. Board 7 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

  8. Board 8 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

  9. Board 9 · 7 1/2" left over

    1. Horizontal Trellis — 51"
    2. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    3. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"
    4. Narrow Vertical Trellis — 12"

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.