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More and more people are now living in flats and apartments in urban

areas, making them have less and less access to natural gardens that

generate beautiful flowers. For these people window boxes are the

solution. These adorable boxes can be filled with delicate pastels and

bright and beautiful colored flowers that will make your home look

presentable to guests and visitors. The boxes come in different

shapes, sizes and patterns and are available for all kinds of

building. Buying commercial window boxes might be expensive; this is

why you need to pay attention to the instructions in this piece so you

can easily make your own boxes and save money.

Before you start your construction you must first take care of your

supplies which must include measuring tape, electric drill, screw

driver, manual or electric saw, 1-inch thick boards, medium-grit

sandpaper, wood screws, potting plants and plants. You need to first

measure the size of your window and know the exact window size of

window box that will fit properly on your window. Your box should be

several inches narrow and with a lesser width. Width must not be too

large to prevent it from tipping over the window. Now you need to get

your wood measurement. Triple the value of the length and add it to

the width to get the total footage you will need for the construction.

You will need a bottom section that measures 1 1/2 less than the sides

and two identical sections for the width and the length.

Pine boards are available in different sizes at local building stores,

so you can buy 1-by-6 pine board from them and save yourself plenty of

money by no buying an entire board. You can now cut the board, after

which you must sand it to help remove any possible impurities. You can

also decide to do the painting at this point. Be careful about the

paint selection you'll be making by making sure that it corresponds

with the original home decor and design. You should also select

painting color with respect to the primary color of the flowers you

are intending to grow on the window boxes. With the aid of a drill

make pilot holes at the box's joint with wood screws; this will

prevent the splitting of the wood when you're adding screws. To create

indentation for the screws use a countersink drill, this will make the

head of the screw to lie under the surface of the wood. Do this for

all the screws in all the sides.

Once you're done with introducing the screw you can now cover there

ends with woody putty or a dab of sparkle and leave to dry. Touch up

the screws with paint to conceal them and drill about six to eight

1/4-inch holes at he bottom of your window box to give way for

drainage. To affix your window box to the ledge or window you can make

use of mounting brackets or other similar hardware. If your home has a

stone, stucco or brick exterior then you'll need masonry to properly

install window boxes with brackets.

by: James

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