Elevated Planter Box Plans

I have been wanting a tall planter box for a long time.  I personally hate bending over and pulling weeds and having it up off the ground also helps with the rabbits wanting to eat my fruits and veggies!

For PDF Plans Click HERE!

Supplies:

2- 2x4x8 boards
4- 1x2x8 boards
5- 1x6x8 boards
Hardware cloth/chicken wire
Pocket Hole Jig/and screws
Circular Saw
Drill/Driver
Sander
Nail Gun
Staple Gun

Cut List:

4- 2×4’s @ 35” (legs)
4- 1×6’s @ 41” (front and back boards)
4- 1×6’s @ 21” (side boards)
2- 1×2’s @ 41” (slat support boards)
2- 1×2’s @ 21” (slat support boards)
6- 1×6’s @ 22” (inside slats)
2- 1×2’s @ 21” (side slats)
2- 1×2’s @ 48” long point to long point ends cut at 45 degrees, ends not parallel (top boards)
2- 1×2’s @ 24” long point to long point ends cut at 45 degrees, ends not parallel (top boards ends)

Once you have all your wood cut it is time to build.  Start with building two sides.  I used my Kreg K5 Pocket-Hole Jig to drill pocket holes into all my side pieces.  Then attached them to my 2×4 legs.

Next, I attached my long sides to the legs with 3/4 pocket holes and 1 1/4” pocket hole screws, just like I did the short sides.  Note that I inset all the sides 1/4” inch on the outside of the legs.

On the inside I then added my support boards using 1 1/4” screws.  I made mine flush with the bottom of the sides, to keep my planter box as deep as possible, but you can attach them higher if you desire.

I also choose to add hardware cloth over the supports to help with the soil staying inside of the box but still allowing for drainage.  Be sure to see my contributor post for photos of how I did this.

With the support boards and hardware cloth attached I then added my slats.  I used my Ryobi Nail Gun to secure them, and honestly you don’t need to stress about how perfectly spaced they are, I just eyeballed mine. 🙂

The last thing I added was some trim to the top.  It really gives it a nice finished look!

See how easy that was?!  It really is a quick project and looks so nice!  I hope you make your own!

Now don’t forget to check out my picture tutorial at Remodelaholic, trust me I give lots of great tips in those, and you can see my building process, plus more finished photos!

Hugs,
Mindi

Search Planter on my blog for more great ideas!

Or my 20+ DIY Crates post which make great planters too!

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