Evening, option B, Slatted centre. The planted planter on a patio at dusk under warm festoon lights, a lit window and brick wall behind, the larch rim glowing above the charcoal boards and the slatted middle panel.

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Clad the ends, then the long faces

Six rows from a 15mm spacer, ends first, long boards lapping over them.

design

The middle panel of each side becomes 11 vertical slats with dark gaps. The slats sit 6mm proud of the shiplap. This option has the most texture. £374 in materials.

The card

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Clad the ends, then the long faces

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The notes

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Start each face with row 1 sitting 15mm off the ground on a 15mm spacer, tongue up. Put the 451mm end boards on first. Then fit the 1980mm long boards, which lap over the edges of the end boards. Use two 4 × 40 stainless screws into every post or stud, pre-drilled 20mm from the board ends. Touch up the screw heads with paint.

Option A: Rows 3, 4 and 5 stop at the window edges. Every board end lands on a stud.

Option B: Every row stops at the centre of a mid post. Then fit 11 slats in the middle panel with roughly 15mm gaps. Cut a 15mm spacer block and use it for every gap. Fix each slat with two stainless screws at the top, middle and bottom rails.

Option C: Leave out row 5 between the corner posts. Fix a 61.5mm piece over each corner post so the band stops cleanly at each end.