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Porch Swing Plans – Overview
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Template – Material List
Shopping List Cutting List
2 – 2×4 – 8’1 – 1×4 – 8′ 8 – 2×4 – 1′ 8″
6 – 1×3 – 10′ 1 – 1×4 – 5′
1 – 2×6 – 8′ 6 – 1×3 – 5′
12 – 3 1/2″ carriage bolts, nuts, washers 6 – 1×3 – 4′ 9″
3″ deck screws 2 – 2×4 – 1′ 7/8″
2″ deck screws 2 – 2×6 – 1′ 10 1/2″
eye bolts, nuts, washers
porch swing chain
porch swing hanging kit
Cut four 2×4’s to 1′ 8″ long for the bench seat support. Cut as shown on illustration above, use the first
one as a template to cut the remaining three (the back of the seat support will have a 12.5-degree angle
cut).
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Cut four 2×4’s to 1′ 8″ long for the bench back rest support. Cut as shown on illustration above, use the
first one as a template to cut the remaining three (the bottom of the back-rest support will have a 12.5-
degree angle cut).
Drill holes and use 3 1/2″ carriage bolts to assemble as shown on illustration above.
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Cut a 1×4 to 5′ long for the front rail and install to the seat frame using 3″ deck screws. Assemble as
shown on illustration above.
Cut six 1×3’s to 5′ long for the bench slats. Install as shown on illustration above. Pre-drill holes and use
2″ deck screws to install slats, gap slats about 1/2″.
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Cut six 1×3’s to 4′ 9″ long for the bench slats. Install as shown on illustration above. Pre-drill holes and
use 2″ deck screws to install slats, gap slats about 1/2″.
Cut two 2×4’s to 1′ 7/8″ long for the arm rest support, cut 12.5-degree angle cuts on both ends in the
same direction.
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Install the arm rest support to the bench seat frame as shown on illustration above. Drill holes and
install with 3 1/2″ carriage bolts.
Cut two 2×6’s to 1′ 10 1/2″ long for the arm rest. Cut the arm rest as shown on illustration above.
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Pre-drill holes and screw 3″ deck screws through the arm rest and into the arm rest support and through
the back-rest frame into the arm rest.
Drill holes and install the eye bolts as shown on illustration above.
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