Garden furniture is needed to equip a vacation spot at your own discretion. Photos of benches in the garden look attractive. Any master can make such furniture himself.
First you need to decide on the choice of material for the future product and select the appropriate design solution.
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Materials for work
The garden bench can be made of various materials. Each of them has its own advantages.
Plastic bench
This piece of furniture has many advantages. Plastic products are affordable, they do not require special care, they are easy to disassemble and assemble. Today, plastic is presented in rich colors.
However, there are also disadvantages. A plastic item looks cheaper than a wooden product. Under the influence of direct sunlight, it quickly burns out, and its surface can be deformed.
Wood for garden furniture
To make original benches for giving, masters often use a tree. Wood is easy to process, the material looks noble, and installation does not take much time.
The main requirements are the absence of defects and good drying.
Stone products
The naturalness of the material is its indisputable advantage, it attracts with its natural beauty. In finished products, it looks luxurious and stylish.
Natural stone items are easy to craft with your own hands. However, the material has not only advantages, but also disadvantages:
- It’s harmful to sit on a cold stone for health.
- Installation of the bench is exclusively stationary.
What about metal?
Metal benches are an excellent decoration for a recreation area. The cold forging method, like the hot forging method, allows you to create beautiful designs.
In addition, the metal is perfectly combined with glass or wood.
What should be the perfect shop?
Among all the requirements, the main ones can be distinguished:
- Comfort. It is necessary that the bench is ergonomic. A bench with a back is a good option.
- The product must cope with severe loads. The master needs to choose exclusively high-quality materials and accessories.
Design features of the bench
A summer resident who wants to ennoble the landscape around the house should know how to make a bench with his own hands. You must first determine the dimensions.
Dimensions - 1.5 mx 0.4 m, height - 0.45 m (seat) and 900 m (back). The back is made at an angle of 18 or 20 degrees. It is important to correctly execute the drawings of the shop, then the work will not argue.
The wizard will need to prepare the following:
- Primer, varnish;
- Special sandpaper for wood;
- Screwdriver;
- Power Planer;
- Jigsaw;
- Self-tapping screws 40X40;
- Workpieces for front and rear legs, as well as for backrest holders;
- Wooden boards with dimensions of 1500X150 and a thickness of 35 mm to 40 mm.
Do-it-yourself wood construction
It’s good when the market manages to find boards with the right dimensions.
When there was no suitable option on the construction market, the master will have to arm himself with a jigsaw to cut the material himself. The miter saw will help speed up the process.
Note!
Finished blanks must be processed. The surface of the backrest boards with the seat must be sanded. The ends are processed using an electric planer, the best option is to make them with a rounded shape.
The next step is to give the required angle of inclination, in this case we are talking about the rear legs of the bench. These elements serve as a frame. Marking is applied to the prepared parts.
We measure the height - 0.4 m. It is necessary to make a slice equal to 20 degrees in order to form an angle of inclination. The distance between the legs of the bench in front and behind should be 0.28 m. A beam with a size of 0.5 m connects the legs. It is better when the strapping is performed not only from above, but also from below.
The sides are connected as soon as the assembly of the main parts is completed. The boards are fixed with screws to the strapping bars that are on top. Between the workpieces leave gaps to remove moisture.
When mounting the back, the board that goes first is attached at a distance of 0.2 m from the seat, and the second - 0.38 m.
Note!
You can begin to finish coating the product. To do this, apply impregnation with varnish for outdoor use. Such tools will help provide reliable protection against any harmful actions from the outside.
How to create a metal structure?
The master can create a comfortable place for the recreation area using the cold forging technique. It’s better to start with models that have angular shapes, making them easier.
Detailed instruction
We determine the dimensions (length - 1.5 m, height - 0.8 or 0.9 m, width - 0.4 or 0.5 m).
We make blanks for the frame from the cut pipe. It will be necessary to prepare 2 segments with dimensions of 0.4 m and another 2 fragments of 1.5 m each. We connect these parts into a rectangle and weld them. To make the structure more durable, we weld 2 stiffeners.
To make blanks for the legs, we cut the metal pipe into 4 parts, each length should be 0.4 m. The blanks are attached to the corners of the bench. To reinforce the legs, stiffeners are additionally installed.
Note!
To make the backrest you will need 2 blanks. The length of one should be 1.5 m, and the other –0, 44 mm. We weld the blanks for the back together and welded to the seat. Do not forget about the angle of inclination. To rest was comfortable, it should be at least 15 or 20 degrees.
The backrest can also be strengthened with stiffeners.
At the last stage, the seams are cleaned. The surface of the frame is coated with a primer.
If you plan to make a product with curly elements, then the implementation of such a task will require more time.
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