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Beautiful and Functional

This decorative 4' high lighthouse both adds

beauty to your landscaping and lights your

way.

Our project is a replica of the Cape Hatteras

lighthouse off the North Carolina Coast. The

Cape Hatteras structure has a smooth

masonry finish, so we chose sheet metal for

it's skin.

We will also show you how to build this

same structure out of wood panels in case

your not into sheet metal.

Note: The sheet metal for this project was

purchased through a metal distributor since

the hardware stores and home centers carry

sheets that are too small for use here.

You can use sheet aluminum or steel. Be

sure it is thick enough to be structural, yet

thin enough to bend in a curve.

There are many beautiful lighthouses in the world...study up on which one you will use for

your project....It will determine your paint scheme.

Step 1. Mark and cut your sheet metal per

drawing at right. (2 sheets)

Step 2. Make top and bottom round donuts

to fasten and give round shape to sheet

metal sides. Follow drawing below.

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Step 3. Make base out of 2" x 10" pressure

treated wood. Outside measurements are

16" x 16".

Top cover is 3/4" exterior plywood. Outside

measurements are 20" x 20".

Nail/Screw together base and base top.

Step 4. Make 10" round donut from 3/4"

exterior plywood similar to top and bottom

round wood pieces. Drill 3/4 " hole through

center. Set aside for future use.

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Step 5. Assemble sheet metal sides....

Carefully pre-bend two halves of sheet metal

into a curve. Trim excess to form curve at

points A - B - C as shown on "Sheet Metal

Side View" drawing above. Pre-drill holes

and fasten sheet metal to top and bottom

wood donuts with small nails or screws.

(These fasteners will show, so choose

accordingly)

Overlap Sides 3/4" and drill small holes and

pop-rivet or use sheet metal screws to

fasten two halves together.

Step 6. Fasten 10" round plywood top on

center of top wood donut as shown in picture

on left. Use 4 wood screws through the

plywood into the wood below.

Step 7. Fasten square base to bottom wood

donut by screwing through 3/4" plywood

base into bottom wood donut.

Now your unit is assembled and ready to be

painted and electrified.

Step 1 . It is time to paint your project as you desire. Our spiral black and white pattern is

representative of the Cape Hatteras light house. If you plan on painting one like this, then

paint the white color first, and let dry. Use masking tape to tape off the spiral, then paint the

black stripe. Notice the width of the black spiral is smaller at the top, and grows wider as it

goes down.

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Step 2 . Cut 2"x 24" piece from 1/4" hardware cloth,

and attach to lighthouse 10" round top. This

represents a fence around the top.

Step 3 . Now we're ready to make our lighthouse

LIGHT. There are many styles of outdoor lights

that can be modified to fit our project. The pictures

show a sample of this large variety.

All of these fixtures are available through your local

home center such as B&Q or Home Depot.

We took an existing outdoor light fixture to act as

the roof and glass cover over the bulb.

As you can see we chose a weathered (used)

fixture and removed the hanging chain. Since ours

was an open bottom fixture, we did not have to

remove the bottom.

Step 4 . Use a standard plastic or

ceramic utility light socket as shown.

Spray paint flat black. Fasten electrical

cord/wire to the screws on the back of

the utility light socket, and fish wire

through the 3/4" holes drilled in the

center of the top and bottom wood

donuts of your project. Bring the wire to

the square bottom cavity of the base.

Fasten this light socket to the top with 2

screws.

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Step 5 . Place unit in location and wire

electricity to lighthouse wire in base

cavity. Install lighthouse level and

plumb. Build up around base with brick,

stone, dirt, or mulch to cover square

base and add stability.

Step 6 . Modify your electric light fixture to have an

open bottom that will sit on round lighthouse top,

and cover the utility light socket. You can let the

light fixture sit in place or you can fasten it to the

top in a variety of ways. We simply placed two

dabs of clear silicone caulk and glued the fixture

down. When it comes time to change the bulb we'll

pry it up, and glue it down again.

Wood Lighthouse Option

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