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(More customer reviews)I've been wanting one of those old-fashioned picnic tables that has separate benches so that we could move them around and use them for different things if we wanted to. Also it's impossible to seat people in wheelchairs at tables that have the benches attached! But it seems they just don't make nice, simple things like that anymore. So I bought this kit thinking my husband could get it assembled in time for the 4th of July.
Well, on looking over the instructions on the box, I had a sneaking suspicion I might just be able to do it myself, since there is no measuring or cutting - especially no miter cuts! - involved. All I had to do was ask the guy at Home Depot to cut 4 of the 20 2"x4" boards to the specified length. The rest is all done with an electric screwdriver.
I would've got it all done in less than an hour if I hadn't wanted to paint the wood first. I used untreated fir studs - I just didn't feel safe using treated wood around food, no matter how much less toxic it's supposed to be than the old kind - and I used two coats of a redwood-colored latex to protect the wood from weather and carpenter bees. Seriously, waiting for the paint to dry was the hardest part of the whole process! Once that was done, screwing the boards to the frame only took a few minutes - I literally did it while making dinner (OK dinner was frozen pizza, but still!)
The plastic used for the frame is very thick and sturdy, and is screwed to the wood with lots and lots of serious wood-screws, so there is no wobble at all and the finished table is very sturdy. I expect it is going to last for many years of family gatherings.
Oh, the other thing I like about it is the way the bottoms of the plastic legs slide very easily across the deck without scratching it.
I think maybe the only way I could improve this kit would be to have it available in a redwood color so it would match the tabletop better - I would have paid extra for that if I could have found it.
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Made of maintenance-free structural resin. Strong, durable, and impervious to weather. Just add 2x4 lumber, cut to length, and stain or paint. Mix and match with other 2x4 Basics furniture items. Complete instructions and hardware included. Lumber not included. No. 17311: Sand No. 17210: Green
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