Patio bench with back
Outdoor bench with a mesh seat and a back frame.
- Size
- 48" × 18" × 17", back to 34"
- Skill level
- Intermediate12 miter cuts at 45°
- Pieces to cut
- 12 plus 1 sheet
- Steel
- About 27 ft, 2 sticks to buy
- Plan price
- $2.99, yours to keep
Steel you'll need
- 1-1/2×1-1/2×0.120 (11 ga) square tube12 pieces
- 3/4" #9 flattened expanded metal1 sheet
Also buy
- Outdoor paint
- Seat cushion (optional)
What the plan includes
- A cut sheet: every piece drawn to scale with tip-to-tip length and the saw setting for each end
- A shopping list and a cutting plan that gets every piece from the fewest sticks
- Build steps: what to tack first, how to check square, and a weld order that keeps it straight
- A 3D model you can resize — change a size and the cut list follows
