gahrajmahal
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My wife wanted to camoflage the ugly compressor next to the house and found something online. Needless to say it was less than desired and made of plastic. (sorry no photo of that), but we did find out a tall cover would draw your eye to the compressor instead of minimize the appearance. After checking online I found few examples or pictures of how others covered their air conditioning compressor.
After checking the home centers without any inspiration I realized I should be immitating our privacy fence that borders two sides of our property.
I purchased two decorative 4 x 4 ballisters that matched the fence posts. I also bought 20 4" X 4" cedar pickets.Additionally I purchased 8, 2 x 2 fence posts.
The Finished cover.
You can see I had quite a bit of other stuff to avoid like the dryer vent, furnace vent and 220v fusebox.
The assembly was pretty straight forward. I used some Kreg pocket screws to attach the 2 x 2's to the upright posts. The cedar 4 x 4's were spaced using the 2 x 2 as a guide.
I didn't want the wood to be in contact with the ground, so to deter the termites I used these plastic feet they had.
The only fasteners holding the little enclosure near the compressor are 4 screws through the vertical 2 x 2's to the facia of the house. Those 2 x 2's do not come in contact with the ground.
The curve was cut using two screws driven partway into the cedar. I put a thin piece of wood trim between them and bent it in the middle to a pleasing curve. Then I traced it with my pencil and cut the curve with the jig saw.
I measured between the back uprights and cut the front cross braces to the same length. I put a couple of pocket holes in the cross pieces with my Kreg jig making it pretty easy to connect them between the 4 x 4 decorative posts.
I appreciate all the folks who post their projects as I often borrow all or part of the idea around my house. Maybe you can get an idea from mine.
After checking the home centers without any inspiration I realized I should be immitating our privacy fence that borders two sides of our property.
I purchased two decorative 4 x 4 ballisters that matched the fence posts. I also bought 20 4" X 4" cedar pickets.Additionally I purchased 8, 2 x 2 fence posts.
The Finished cover.
You can see I had quite a bit of other stuff to avoid like the dryer vent, furnace vent and 220v fusebox.
The assembly was pretty straight forward. I used some Kreg pocket screws to attach the 2 x 2's to the upright posts. The cedar 4 x 4's were spaced using the 2 x 2 as a guide.
I didn't want the wood to be in contact with the ground, so to deter the termites I used these plastic feet they had.
The only fasteners holding the little enclosure near the compressor are 4 screws through the vertical 2 x 2's to the facia of the house. Those 2 x 2's do not come in contact with the ground.
The curve was cut using two screws driven partway into the cedar. I put a thin piece of wood trim between them and bent it in the middle to a pleasing curve. Then I traced it with my pencil and cut the curve with the jig saw.
I measured between the back uprights and cut the front cross braces to the same length. I put a couple of pocket holes in the cross pieces with my Kreg jig making it pretty easy to connect them between the 4 x 4 decorative posts.
I appreciate all the folks who post their projects as I often borrow all or part of the idea around my house. Maybe you can get an idea from mine.
Kidding !
