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Next attach your 43 1/2″ boards along the front and back using your 2″ screws.Your last board will be too wide to fit the gap – that’s okay – it needs to be ripped down so that it sits flush with the boards above it, about an inch off of the ground to prevent rot.

Your boards should sit flush with the front and back of the frame. Using your 2″ outdoor/wood screws, attach your shorter boards, beginning at the top of your DIY privacy planter, and screw into place along one side. Cut 10 pieces of your 1×6 to 28 1/2″ long.

Now it’s time to clad your DIY privacy planter to create your planting box. Drill in place using 3″ wood screws (outdoor screws). Line them up along the bottom of your frame with a slight space in between each board for drainage. Note that the lower 25″ boards are placed higher than the front cross beams and perpendicular – this is important because this will be the base of your box. All of the frame pieces should be screwed together using 3″ screws.

Cut two pieces of 2×4 to 30″ long and screw them in place using the second pair of 35″ boards (from step 1) as cross beams.Ĭut four 2×4 boards at 25″ long and connect the front of your DIY privacy planter frame to the back.

Use a 2×4 spacer to easily mark the height of your lower board up from the ground.

Cut two pieces of 2×4 wood to 6 feet long (72″) and four pieces at 35″ long.

4 – 5 boards cut to 42″ long, then ripped down to 1 3/4″ wide (for screen).

2 27 1/2″ (45 degree angle on one end only).

1 44″ (45 degree angle on each end so that the long side is 44″ and the short is 37″).

1×6 pressure treated lumber at 8 feet long.

2×4 pressure treated lumber at 8 feet long.

I’ve got some easy-peasy DIY privacy planter plans for you – and all you’ll need to change would be the length of the cross beams if you want a longer or shorter box! DIY Privacy Planter The screws were pricey, but were enough to finish all three boxes, so the box itself would have come in around $100 for pressure treated lumber. I’m not going to lie, this is one of the more expensive builds I’ve done – with the largest box (3.5′ wide by 2.5′ deep, not including the privacy screen portion) coming it at $135 Cdn. Hubby laid a new patio, wiring is being done today, planting is on my to-do list and these privacy planters were completed last weekend.

This summer has been project after project getting ready for our new hot tub. Rather, an easy project that I made giant by building three. I apologize for being lax on the blog lately, but it’s not for lack of working – in fact, I have a giant project for you today. Do you ever feel like you’re spinning your wheels and getting nowhere?