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| Shoe House |
| Build this home for your overflowing shoe population. |
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This handy solution is in response to viewer Lisa Marinelli from Gisbourne in Victoria, and her family's ever-growing shoe problem.
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Cut out eight lengths of baltic flooring-each to 1.8m in length.
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Cut out four lengths of baltic pine timber-each to 350mm in length.
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Assemble three panels to the following widths as in diagram one.
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Once the glue has dried, cut off the tongues and grooves from each panel using a circular saw. They should each be around 350mm wide. See diagram two.
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Cut 300mm off each of the longer panels. Now you have a total of five panels. See diagram three.
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Cut the 350mm x 350mm panel down to 310mm in length. This is now the bottom of the house. Cut two top rails out of spare Baltic pine to measure 310mm x 50mm.
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Cut a 45 degree mitre along one side of each of the 300 x 350mm panels. These will now form the two gabled roof panels. See diagram four.
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Clamp the two 1.5m panels together and drill 16mm holes for the dowel shelves,positioned as shown in diagram five.
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To make the door, rip one board (1.8m long) in half and cut two lengths to 1.5m and two lengths to 270mm. Screw and glue the top and bottom rails in between the stiles to complete the door. See diagram six.
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Join the shoe house together by gluing and screwing the top rails and the bottom in between the ends. See diagram seven.
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Now glue the roof together. Once the glue has set, screw it together. See diagram eight.
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Fix the roof to the house and hang the door using butt hinges. Fit a double ball catch to the inside of the door to keep it closed and add a doorknob for ease of opening. Cut out four blocks of timber for the feet and glue and screw into place. An alternative to using blocks is to cut out a pattern at the bottom of each of the sides so that four 'feet' are formed.
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Staple the fly screen to the back of the door and screw on a spare or scrap piece of ply to make the back of the shoe house.
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Sand the shoe house, followed by paint or varnish of your choice. When fitting the dowels through the holes, let the top two dowels stick out by 30mm from each end. These can then be used as posts from which to hang shoelaces, dog leads, raincoats, etc. See diagram nine.
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Materials
Materials
Baltic pine flooring
Baltic pine timber
Spare piece of plywood (house backing)
Dowel
Brass fly screen
2 butt hinges
1 door knob
1 ball catch
Screws/glue
Varnish
Circular saw
Drill and appropriate drill bits
Clamp
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Cost
12m Baltic pine flooring: $36
4m Baltic Pine timber (2 inch x 1 inch timber): $12
2 x 2m lengths of dowel: $15
Brass fly screen: $8
2 butt hinges: $2
1 door knob: $1.50
1 ball catch: $1.50
Screws/glue: $5
Total: $81
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More Info
All materials can be purchased from your local hardware and timber merchants.
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Disclaimer
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