Build Tapered Craftsman Porch Columns
This is exterior grade plywood with waterproof glue but you still need to take ever step possible to protect it from the elements.
Build tapered craftsman porch columns. Attach top 1 6 trim. Then layout the taper at the top. Attach boards around existing columns. Cut 4 pieces of 1 6 7 1 2 on the short side and 9 inches on the long side with mitered.
Diy craftsman style porch columns step 1. The column base is a simple plywood box that fits under the cap. Michael abraham architecture save photo four interior tapered columns separate the stairway and the living room in this illinois home. Making the tapered column covers for the front porch.
Like any butt jointed box the column is made of two wide outside boards and two narrower inside boards. This front gabled porch features craftsman characteristics like exposed rafter tails square tapered columns a roof vent and stucco pedestals. Measure height of your porch columns and cut 4 1x6s to that size. Creating a tapered porch column using a track saw by mike sloggatt.