If you ever needed to build a window that looks barred well this is a simple and cheap way to do it.
You are going to need the following:
4 - 1 x 3 x 13 1/4" pieces of wood 3 - 1/2" x 12 1/8" pieces of sch 40 PVC pipe 1 - can flat black spray paint 1 - can of Rust-Oleum hammered paint for plastic in grey 8 - 6 x 1 5/8" coated drywall screws Screw driver Saw Drill bit 1/8" 3/4" Forstner or wood boring drill bit
I have built a few of these and found that painting everything first has made it much easier so paint your wood flat black and your pipes with the plastic paint and let them dry. Make sure they look the way you want them to before proceeding. Add coats if necessary.
Once everything is completly dry, take 2 of the pieces of wood and drill (using a forstner bit or wood boring bit) 3 - 3/4" holes at equal distance along both pieces half way through. Make sure you only go half way through the wood when drilling! Note: When drilling make sure you place the holes in the bottom and top pieces in the same location when they are across from each other or you will end up with crooked bares.
Next take the other 2 pieces of wood and pre-drill with the 1/8" bit where you will be fastening the wood together with screws a little later. This will help keep the wood from splitting when tighting everything down.
Assemble the 2 sides to the bottom using 4 - 6 x 1 5/8" screws.
Insert the pipes into the 3/4" holes on the bottom.
Line up the pipes into the top wood piece of wood and fasten top to sides using 4 - 6 x 1 5/8" screws.
And there you go..................a barred window!!! Hope this helps!
