Simple Playhouse — Back Wall Panel — board plan

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

Buy 10 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

6 boards · 8.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Top and bottom plates — 90"
Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Top and bottom plates — 90"
Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Wall studs — 45"
2. Wall studs — 45"
Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Wall studs — 45"
2. Wall studs — 45"
Board 5 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Wall studs — 45"
2. Wall studs — 45"
Board 6 · 49 7/8" left over
45"
1. Wall studs — 45"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

2 boards · 2.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Top and bottom trim — 90"
Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Top and bottom trim — 90"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

1 board · 0.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
43"43"
1. Side trim — 43"
2. Side trim — 43"

1/4" × 48" — 1/4" plywood

1 board · 8.6 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Back panel — 90"

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.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 49 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 7/8" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

1/4" × 48" — 1/4" plywood

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over