Simple Playhouse: Front Wall with Door — board plan

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

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 1 1/2" — 2x2

6 boards · 9.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Top plate — 90"
Board 2 · 7/8" left over
57 1/4"29"7 1/2"
1. Bottom plate, long — 57 1/4"
2. Window top and bottom — 29"
3. Window header stud — 7 1/2"
Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Studs — 45"
2. Studs — 45"
Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Studs — 45"
2. Studs — 45"
Board 5 · 4 3/4" left over
45"45"
1. Studs — 45"
2. Studs — 45"
Board 6 · 32 7/8" left over
29"18"14 3/4"
1. Window top and bottom — 29"
2. Door header — 18"
3. Bottom plate, short — 14 3/4"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4 scrap

1 board · 0.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 20% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over
18"
1. Door frame header — 18"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

4 boards · 4.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 80% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over
90"
1. Top trim — 90"
Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over
57 1/4"33"
1. Bottom trim — 57 1/4"
2. Door frame sides — 33"
Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over
57 1/4"33"
1. Bottom trim — 57 1/4"
2. Door frame sides — 33"
Board 4 · 63 3/4" left over
18"13"
1. Door frame bottom — 18"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

4 boards · 2.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 73% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over
43"43"
1. Side trim — 43"
2. Side trim — 43"
Board 2 · 5/8" left over
36 1/2"36 1/2"21"
1. Door trim, sides — 36 1/2"
2. Door trim, sides — 36 1/2"
3. Door trim, top — 21"
Board 3 · 14 1/8" left over
32"32"16 1/2"
1. Window top/bottom trim — 32"
2. Window top/bottom trim —

1/4" × 48" — 1/4" exterior 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. Wall skin — 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 · 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 · 32 7/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4 scrap

Board 1 · 76 7/8" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 3 · 4 1/2" left over

Board 4 · 63 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 8 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 5/8" left over

Board 3 · 14 1/8" left over

1/4" × 48" — 1/4" exterior plywood

Board 1 · 4 7/8" left over

Board 4 · 78 3/8" left over