A well-proportioned driveway marker lends a bit of white-picket pizzazz that will help any house stand out among its peers. This design by This Old House contributor Christopher Beidel, owner of Pernt, a handmade-furniture company, in Brooklyn, New York, has the added benefit of being relatively easy to build. Nearly all the cuts can be made with a miter saw and a circular saw. And pressure-treated lumber makes the project sturdy and capable of standing up to the elements for many years. Follow along as Christopher pieces it together. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

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Shopping List for How to Build a Decorative Driveway Marker:
- 1x3 for the balusters Get four 6-footers.
- 6x6 post Get one at least 3 feet long.
- 4x4 post Get one at least 3 feet long.
- 1x4 for the rails Get two 8-footers.1_-inch deck screws
- _-inch threaded galvanized-steel rod
- primer and paint

Tools for How to Build a Decorative Driveway Marker:
- miter Saw
- combination square
- straightedge
- rafter square
- clamps
- circular saw
- handsaw
- drill/driver
- _-inch Spade Bit
- hammer
- chisel
- mallet
- paintbrush

CUT LIST
Center Post: Pressure-treated or cedar 6x6: one @ 28 inches
End Posts: Pressure-treated or cedar 4x4: two @ 16 inches
Bottom Rails: Pressure-treated or cedar 1x4: one @ 37 3/4 inches; one @ 37 inches to butt into the first rail
Top Rails: Pressure-treated or cedar 1x4: two @ 48 inches. Cut an 8-footer in half; once installed, flush-cut the tails to length.
Balusters: Pressure-treated or cedar 1x3: eight @ 20 1/2 inches and eight @ 15 inches
Rod: 1/2-inch galvanized-steel rod: one @ 18 inches
CENTER-POST LAYOUT
Decorative Notch:Starting from the top of the post, make a horizontal line all around the post at these intervals: 1 inch, 3 inches, 4 inches, 5 ½ inches, and 6 1/2 inches.
Vertical Notch:1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 20 inches
Measure and mark a cutline 1 1/2 inches into the two faces of one corner, extending 20 inches from the bottom edge of the post.
TIP: If you need to level the marker, use rods on all three posts. Thread a nut and a washer onto the rods, and turn the nuts to adjust the height of the posts.

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