Installing a planter/window box.... easy way.

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Installing a planter/window box.... easy way.

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Installing a planter/window box.... easy way.

This is another of my Reclaimed Pallet Timber projects. This is about the easiest way to install a planter or window box to other structures such as fences, sheds, garages, and other wall.

It is not my idea, but one that I got from a channel 4 TV programme about rented properties back in about 1984; if you fix something to the wall of a rented property it becomes part of the fixtures and fittings. I have installed kitchen wall units in this manner, and when we left that property, to the absolute dismay and utter disgust of our then landlord (who thought he was getting the almost new kitchen wall units) only a set of timber rails were left fixed onto the wall. The most successful use of this angled rail for me, was to fit the bowl boxes to the sides of the kennels that my lurchers had, as it meant the bowl boxes could be removed on a regular basis for cleaning (if I can find an old 35mm glossy photo of these I'll scan and post them).

I have used reclaimed pallet timbers throughout this little project, but there is no reason you cannot use better quality wood. A word of advice, if you paint these rails with gloss paint, be sure to cover the mating surfaces of the angle cut with some tape; electrical tape, gaffer tape, duct tape, etc. as this will prevent the two painted surfaces sticking together.

Use a 4" X 2", 6" X 3" or other suitably size of timber, where one face is twice the size of the other (or thereabouts), and mark the centre (I am using a length of pallet stringer):

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Using the mitre face found on most DIY/woodworking squares, Mark a line at 45* that passes through the centre mark:

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Set the saw to cut at 45* and then set the rip fence/cutting guide so the saw blade cuts along the mitred line. Please remember to have the saw unplugged when setting up, or in my case the battery removed from my cordless circular saw ... wood is cheaper than fingers!

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Cut the full length of your chosen piece of timber at 45*:

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One piece of timber is screwed to the planter/box/unit, etc, and the second piece is screwed to wall,/fence/ shed, etc.

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You will need to add a packer, of the same thickness as the mitered rail so that you planter, etc. will sit correctly, in this case the packer has been fixed to the wall of the water container. Here is a photo of my small planter for succulent plants fitted to the front of our 1000 litre water container. The planter can be very easily removed and refitted whenever any maintenance, cleaning or re-potting is required. The additional packer has been left untreated so that you see it clearly in the photo:

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Gareth
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)t' Very impresive !

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Gareth, don't you ever rest?
You're beginning to make me feel very lazy {rofwl}
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Mad Chick wrote:Gareth, don't you ever rest?
You're beginning to make me feel very lazy {rofwl}



Not during daylight if I can help it. )t'

Got loads going on here at the moment as Work-in-progress. High winds yesterday damaged the back door which I am just taking a tea break from.

3 more planters for the IBC water tank, and two more free standing 3 & 4 tiered garden planters on the go, along with a new pen for the chicken coop..... I have already consumed the reclaimed timbers from over 25 larger than average pallets this week, and at this rate I'll need to do another collection run on Weds or Thurs.

I've gotta get it all done before the show season begins in a fortnight, otherwise none of it will get finished
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