MATERIALS • 5 10-foot 4-by-4 fence posts
• 1 10-foot 4-by-4
• 9 10-foot 2-by-6s
• 2 10-foot 2-by-4s
• 1 10-foot 1-by-6
• 3 eight-foot 2-by-4s
• 2 sheets 5/8-inch OSB (oriented strand board)
• ¼ sheet ¾-inch particleboard
• 3 sheets ½-inch exterior plywood
• 5 eight-foot lengths of 1½-inch wood corner guard
• 12 10-foot lengths of 2-by-6 composite decking
• 8 seven-inch 3/8-inch carriage bolts
• 8 5½-inch 3/8-inch carriage bolts
• 200 3½-inch deck screws
• 100 1¼-inch deck screws
• ½ pound 1-inch exterior finish nails
• Wood glue
• 1 quart green semitransparent exterior stain
• 1 quart brown exterior paint
• 1 pint red semigloss exterior paint
• 1 quart yellow semitransparent exterior stain
• 1 gallon deck sealer
• 57- by 116-inch panel of acrylic fabric (such as Sunbrella) with grommets spread 12 inches apart along edges
• Washers for grommets (they must be wider than the grommets)
• 12 cubic feet of sand
• 2 sacks of fence-post cement (optional)
TOOLS: circular saw, table saw (optional), saber saw, electric drill, 3/8- and 1-inch paddle-blade drill bits, electric sander, carpenter's square, framing square, rasp, hammer, posthole digger, shovel, level, stepladder
COST: About $500
