How to Build an Easy DIY Porch Swing | House One
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- Опубліковано 18 лис 2024
- House One’s Jenn Largesse from House One shows how to build a very simple, but stylish porch swing.
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Jenn Largesse starts by assembling a very basic porch swing frame using 2x4 and 2x6 lumber. To keep this project budget-friendly, she skips the expensive outdoor cushion, and instead uses a repurposed crib mattress with a waterproof shell. Once a few outdoor pillows are added, this seat is ready for lounging.
Cost: $100 (minus the outdoor cushion-which was a repurposed crib mattress)
Time: 6 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Tools
Pencil [amzn.to/31ZQFQd]
Tape measure [amzn.to/3jMWvdH]
Miter saw [amzn.to/350ABPM]
Drill/driver [amzn.to/2QNFhjM]
Hand clamps [amzn.to/3bqWBEA]
Pocket hole jig [amzn.to/3gSY47T]
Drill bit [amzn.to/3558m2u]
Materials
(2) 2 x 6 x 8 boards [thd.co/3lPieTS]
(6) 2 x 4 x 8 boards [thd.co/2R4v033]
(4) porch swing hanging hardware [amzn.to/3hX6xbF]
2½-inch pocket hole screws [amzn.to/2Z6gD2y]
3-inch deck screws [amzn.to/32YhMKq]
Paint or stain [amzn.to/3gX8dQS]
3/4-inch rope-[amzn.to/2DusjEG] Get enough to reach from the ground to hanging height, times four
Porch swing outdoor cushion (optional), or a repurposed crib mattress [bit.ly/3jFaWjU]
Steps for building an easy, DIY porch swing:
1. Cut the Boards to Size
2. Drill the Pocket Holes
3. Assemble Base Pieces
4. Create the Front of the Seat Frame
5. Create the Back of the Seat Frame
6. Finish Building the Sides
7. Support the Armrest
8. Secure the Seat Frame to the Base
9. Apply a Finish
10. Add the Eye Bolts
11. Install the Hanging Hardware
12. Hang the Swing
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How to Build an Easy DIY Porch Swing | House One
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Great work and great detail. I have to get a pocket hole maker, almost every construction video i watch now someone is using them.
best to not attach the ropes to the bottom of the seat though, can make it a tad unsteady and bofore you know it you are on the floor. better to have the back ropes secured to the middle/top of the backrest.
I was thinking the same thing
Love this design! Might try the same build with some dowels
I love this! What are all the measurements? I don't see them anywhere....
Great work, looks beautiful! Safety moment :) try to avoid putting your hand in your drills path when driving a screw @1:20. Dont ask how I know :)
Can you post your cultist please? Or is there a place where I can access it?
What are your measurements most important part left out
Amazing work
I love it.. its beautiful
Cut list is missing the backrest uprights and no link to the eyebolts mounted to the side rails.
doing the math -its 2x4x20'' (2 pieces). is that right ?
Yes, when using actual wood dimensions if total back height is 26 inches minus 3.5 (top backrest) and 1.5 (base thickness) I got 21 inches.
@@nmerr5701 Thank you got the correction. I forgot to keep in mind the actual dimension
I'm also interested in the specs on the eyebolts used. I get that the ring inside diameter would need to accommodate the recommended 3/4" rope diameter, and should pass through the 2x4" to be secured, but would love the recommended specs (or a link to a matching product).
For the eye bolts I used these www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/bolts/eye-bolts/national-hardware-reg-galvanized-eye-bolt-with-nut/n245-159/p-1444448912804.htm.
Top girl. Best one on UA-cam! Narm sain
Where can I find the cutlist?
Banging my head against the wall trying to figure out what I did with the two missing boards. Finally figured out two of the vertical boards on the back were not included in the cut list!!!
Should be 21”. 2 pocket holes on both ends I’m thinking?
Can you show the picture of your anchor with swing hanging because I can't think of how you aligned the anchor with motion of swing
Beautiful. Greets from Germany. :-)
Hi do u have a measurement all wood cut?
That's a LOT of pocket screws. Seems like everyone uses them now. Project looks great.
Those are alot of holes, Do you know of another way of doing things?
What is the correct size of drill jag holder to make the pocket holes, that you need for the porch swing?
very nice
Wow, looks great.
Thank you for sharing. 😍😍😍
Wouldn't the eye bolts be in the way when you put the mattress in?
Wow! Great idea and great job!!! Thank for you for sharing! 😍👏🏼👏🏼
Not even the chain of a battleship's anchor would hold my mother-in-law up.
amazing work 👌🏻
Great project! Did it all by yourself?
This is awesome, I have a similar farmhouse style swing I built on my channel!
Ok, question. How do you keep it from flipping? I just sat down and flipped right on back, hitting my head on the concrete. 😭😂
What are your measurements?
48 39 48
What are the measurements?
I can’t find the cut list
That was cool and looks easy to make.
So there is pocket holes in BOTH ends of the 12 arm rest supports? The cut plants say one. Now I’m assembling and having to double check the cider that appears to have 2 on each end...🤷♂️
Edit: the vertical back supports are not on the cut list at all. There is 2 additional 21” pieces with pocket holes at both ends for a total of 8. 6 of them being the mattress supports and 2 being the vertical back
I knew i wasnt crazy! Thanks bud!
Thank goodness! I have been triple checking my cut lists and couldnt seem to find that vertical thing! Thank you!
Does it flip over? Mine keeps flipping over backwards.
You might have to tie electrical tapes right below the swing hanger on the ropes like a neck tie to give the ropes less degree of freedom to move back and forth.
Yeah my family member followed these instructions and I almost broke my neck. There's nothing from keeping the rope from sliding completely through the ceiling swing hardware.
Excellent project, the cut list on the website is Missing 2@ 20 3/4 (back vertical supports
Lot of things are missing, she put the swing hanger bolt screws and how she can put rope in same direction, 03:38 (the direction of rope changes she insert rope from left to right and when it drops down it goes front and back)if she didn’t add any other extension then rope will be twisted on the ceiling and the details of 4 eye bolt screws are missing in the list….
Thanks! Thought I was losing my mind here.
@@jreyestexas yea me too, literally like an hour scratching my head
Where is the the cut list? I don't see it anywhere.
The cut list is missing two pieces. Back rest vertical boards!
Yea just noticed that myself while I was assembling
Yes! We just ran into this problem! It seems like they need to be about 21.5 in?
Just hit that road block!
the eye bolts should have gone through the base, not the side of the bench. now, every time you sit on the bench, you'll elongate the bolt hole.
Exactly, I put mine through the base and had extended the dimensions for a twin mattress - 75x39. Actually on mine it was getting heavy as I used 2x4 and 2x6 so I added 2x4 stacked rails under the whole thing that extended out 4 inches on the sides and then I drilled centered holes through those and hung it to 4 points off the rafter... now it can handle 800 lbs no problem 😊
Put the eye bolts in the base vertically?
Made this as written and getting ready to hang. I’d love some advise on the eye bolt placement. So you think the base, not the bench side rails? They cannot be nut fastened in base since it’s a 2x6, right? Thank you for any help!!!
You have to Google "this old house porch swing plans" and you'll find the cultists guys
Thank you. I was first going to this old house and then once on their website I was searching for the plan with no luck. Should have just googled exactly what I wanted
I like using chain. I always feel unsteady on a rope swing seat.
sylvia seri yeah
What are the foot print dimensions?
Now to make a porch....
Where is the cut list?
I wonder if there is enough support there to enlarge it to use a regular twin size mattress?
Is pocket screw joinery strong enough for something like this? I'm no carpenter but just would like people's opinion. Thanks
Yes, they are actually stronger than just drilling strait through when done correctly.
We joined This Old House TV for the plans, they were okay but left much to be desired. We figured out a way to make it work but it's not accurate.
Im a wood shop teacher at a career and technical education school. I’m going to share this video with my students as a great example of what not to build if you’re looking for a quality built project.
Excellent move considering physics. Supported in the noggins instead of the joists, thus relying on, again, pocket joints instead of a solid timber joist. and the base of the swing also reliant upon pocket screws as it is UNDER the rest of the swing, a re-jig of the plan to have the bottom supported by the swing and also the ropes to possibly also go through the handle to better utilisation of the pivot points (gravity vs roll) overall, a poor application of the concept. Definitely worth them seeing a poor project
Could you please explain the problems with their bench design?
I have a lot of reservations on using pocket holes where strength is required. If a female van easily pull them apart , imagine 300 lbs or more...
I miss the grey hair.
but can people actually sit on that?
Its good but i am sure Mr. Silva will never approve this as its just made by pocket screws and we have to keep security and safety in mind first.. I believe mortise and tendon would have been best option than pocket screw joints
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A quick and dirty build. However some dowels or mortise and tenon would be much more sturdy and longer lasting. #BuildlikeNorm.
Just because you don't like how it's built doesn't mean it's "dirty". Smh
In Woodworking whatever works for one person doesn't always work on another because of available resources, skills or other factors. There's no gold standard as there are hundreds of ways to do this. You're the type of person who always like to take away the fun on other people. Stop being a jerk, for all we know you're just a keyboard expert.
(pocket holes on each end
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Anyone live near Lynchburg, Virginia, who can make this for me????
This is all around terrible.
1.) The instructions are incomplete, and missing pieces
2.) 2x4s and 2x6s are overkill. The weight of my bench is 85 lbs and i cut the over hand off the front and around the edges. Thats a lot of weight when you add it to 2+ adults at approx 160 lbs and i feel like thats low balling.
3.) As someone pointed out, the eye bolts DO get in the way of the mattress. So have fun tearing that up
4.) Hardware is not listed properly, no mention of eye hooks length and load weight; and no mention of minimum rope width (3/4in minimum)
5.) Sections are referenced in the video are called different things in instructions which makes for a very confusing build
A structure so heavy hold in place with some screws and a drop of glue... come on, that is not your job!!!!
You wouldn’t ever catch me on that. I never trust a pocket hole to hold the weight of a person or two
Not if you're a 300 pound fatty, like what a lot of people in the US are. For us small people in East Asia, this is enough.
And it isn't the pocket hole that's going to make this strong: it's the glue.
@@ImALefty08 imagine bragging about being the smallest people on the planet
ImALefty08 Glue on end grain, which is most of where she applied it, is not very strong.
@@shoebert31 stating fact is not bragging, dude.
@@EchoDelta822 I guess you're right. Thanks.
I just don't get why there's so much hate in the use of pocket holes. Not saying it's you but it's obvious in any comment section whenever someone uses it in their video. I myself have tried the strength of pocket holes and it's quite strong in my opinion. So many keyboard experts in here that it's becoming very toxic in the Woodworking community. I made woodworking a hobby because it's fun, but reading comments honestly is disheartening. I guess I'm not a "real" woodworker if I don't do it like Paul Sellers. Sorry for the rant.
God bless
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She makes me nervous when she holds the boards with one hand and then screws in the screws right towards that hand. If her calculations are off even by a little bit she's going to be in a lot of pain. Please don't screw toward your hand!!!
@Roger Dodger lol!
My neighbor's hefty wife may need something beefy from the suspension bridge family.
I seen better from Cristiana on Get Hands Dirty...She is great...
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Good luck, covering all those pocketholes and making them waterthight. This swing will rot, where it hangs this way.
This looks like kids made it, Uncut 2x4's and 2x6's look like crap. This assembly was pretty crappy as well.
Where is the cut list at.
One inch inside each edge look up the demensions of a baby crib mattress. 52"x27.5" so I'd say the base frame is 54"×30" with the top frame 52"×28". Should be able to get the rest of the deminsions from that.