PVC Window Box — board plan

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

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8 PVC

1 board · 3.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over
32"32"8"8"
1. Front/back panels — 32"
2. Front/back panels — 32"
3. End panels — 8"
4. End panels — 8"

3/4" × 6 1/2" — 1x8 PVC, ripped

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 35% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 62 7/8" left over
32"
1. Bottom — 32"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3 PVC

1 board · 0.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 65% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 33 3/4" left over
30 1/2"30 1/2"
1. Mounting cleats — 30 1/2"
2. Mounting cleats — 30 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2 PVC

1 board · 0.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 54% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 44 1/8" left over
33 1/2"8 1/2"8 1/2"
1. Front trim — 33 1/2"
2. Side trim — 8 1/2"
3. Side trim — 8 1/2"

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.

3/4" × 7 1/4" — 1x8 PVC

Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

3/4" × 6 1/2" — 1x8 PVC, ripped

Board 1 · 62 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3 PVC

Board 1 · 33 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2 PVC

Board 1 · 44 1/8" left over