Fitting the roofing slats fit the 1 4 slats to the roof of the wishing well.
Roof slats fot small wishing well.
With your roof support structure assembled you can now create the roof.
Constructed of real fir this wishing well fountain features durable plastic liners in the bucket and well.
A perfect garden decor centerpiece.
The assembly is a very easy 1 2 3 assembly where you will simply attach the arms of the well to the base of the wishing well with the provided carriage bolts.
Nail the plywood or osb panel to the roof support section.
The roof peak should be about four times that of the width for plant space.
Bring great visual details to your garden by adding this diy wishing well featuring a square base and a red painted chevron roof.
But the roof over it is uuugly.
Cut one end of each piece to form a 45ยบ slant so two pieces can fit over each peaked roof support and slope downward.
Screw the 18 inch pieces to the front back and top center of the structure to support the roof.
For example if you plan to sit a 10 inch planter inside the well build the body with a 10 1 inch diameter and a height that matches the pot.
I changed a little bit the plans i used for this project as i already had some slats in the shop.
We spaced these out with a small piece of scrap wood that just happened to be laying on the table.
I am going to paint the rest of the well in a metalic sparkly paint but not sure about the roof.
To make a small peaked roof for your wishing well begin by cutting four pieces of lumber to serve as the frame for the roof using the same size lumber as formed the roof support.
Embellishments on the roof give this fountain added appeal including the scalloped trim and the ornamental finial at the top.
One piece will be the base and the 2nd piece is the arms and roof.
I want to replace it and need some ideas.
It comes with shingled chevron shelter that also makes a cool like of this wishing well.
To make a planter sized wishing well use the dimensions of a plant pot for your initial measurement.
Myoutdoorplans has awesome plans for a mini wishing well so i recommend you to check them out for a cut list and diagrams.
Step 4 the roof.
I bought a small wishing well at a craft fair that is made from the basin of an old washing machine.
The one on it now is screwed on and is a piece of a metal roof that is brownish red.
Leave no gaps between the slats and install a 1 1 cap to the top of the roof.
How to build a wishing well planter.
Once those were in place on all 4 corners we started adding the slats in between the corners to make the siding of the wishing well.
The first step of the project is to build the base for the wishing well.
Add the shingles to the roof to finish this part of the project.
