How to Make Your Own House Numbers
"Is your house number displayed prominently somewhere on your property? You can buy suitable numbers and put them up. But perhaps a tool-using member of your household would like to make them - as part of the spring spruce-up of your home."
DIWHY House numbers
Why buy numbers when you can boast on a blog that you made your own.
AMIRIGHT
Back in the day, your house number was a sign of pride. Homeownership. Branding.
Look at me I have an address.
In our picture today, they suggest that this is a tradition that dates back to our caveman ancestors. When you didn't have a zip code and I'm surprised that they could count to 17.
Our Almanac suggests some handsome redwood for your project.
"Your local building supply center can sell you the small amount of redwood you'll need."
Mostly because this material is long lasting in any weather.
You could, at the time this book was written, mail a request to Redwood House Numbers in Portland, OR for plans on how to make your house numbers.
I gave them a quick google and they didn't show up.
BUT
Their parent company, Lousiana-Pacific is still around today!
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I'm sure if you wanted to you could find some plans to make numbers out of wood, or shells, or nails, or rocks.
I'm completely serious. Look at Google Images.
We have standard, store bought house numbers on our house. We ain't fancy. We just want our Amazon boxes.
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