https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/6388db64-f598-4d77-9b97-5e2083e33df4 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.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse 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. Built by Pernt Handmade Furniture [https://www.perntstudio.com/] Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Build a Decorative Driveway Marker | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:55:49 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/6388db64-f598-4d77-9b97-5e2083e33df4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.