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Projec t 2

Bench seat & Barbecue

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For project supplies,

see Stockists page

You’ll also need

Power saw; nails and nail

gun; Camo Marksman pro

screw guide, screws and

driver bit; cordless drill;

150mm galvanised batten

screws; 50mm stainless-

steel decking screws; 3mm

plastic packers; angle

grinder (to cut fibre

cement); clear exterior

timber finish

Gather your supplies

A Upright (14) 310 x 70 x 45mm treated pine

B Seat cross piece (14) 430 x 70 x 45mm treated pine

C Seat rail (4) 2700 x 70 x 45mm treated pine

D Seat decking (9) 2700 x 137 x 22mm Ekodeck

E Seat end decking (6) 476 x 137 x 23mm Ekodeck

F Lower bench frame cross piece (6) 440 x 190 x 45mm treated pine

G Lower bench frame rail (2) 3915 x 190 x 45mm treated pine

H Bench block 440 x 45 x 30mm treated pine

I Long upper bench rail (2) 2315 x 140 x 45mm treated pine

J Long upper bench cross piece (2) 440 x 140 x 45mm treated pine

K Bench cleats (10) 300 x 70 x 45mm treated pine

L Short upper bench rail (2) 600 x 140 x 45mm treated pine

M Short upper bench cross pieces (3) 440 x 140 x 45mm treated pine

N Long bench decking (6) 2349 x 90 x 19mm spotted gum decking

O Short bench decking (6) 615 x 90 x 19mm spotted gum decking

P Barbecue base sheet 530 x 1030 x 15mm compressed fibre cement

Q Barbecue side sheet (2) 530 x 125 x 15mm compressed fibre cement

R Face decking (4) 3934 x 90 x 19mm spotted gum decking

S End decking 530 x 90 x 19mm spotted gum decking

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Photography Brent Wilson; styling Marion Glover; project Katie Burgess, Greg Sparke; diagrams Stephen Pollitt

Here’s how

STEP 1 The seat frame

consists of 7 treated pine

rectangles joined with treated

pine rails in each corner. Over

the frame goes Ekodeck

decking boards on top and

sides. Before fixing seat end

decking, place it in position

and screw down through

frame into structure of deck

so it won’t move.

STEP 2 To make treated

pine frame for barbecue

bench, a lower frame goes in

first. One end is fixed to

frame for seat and other end

to a fence (as here) or posts

attached to structure of the

deck. The upper frames go

in next and have a gap

between them to fit

barbecue. Join upper and

lower frames with cleats.

STEP 3 Screw decking

boards to top, end and face

side of barbecue bench

frame. The barbecue must

have something non-

combustible around it, so

screw fibre cement sheets

to frame where barbecue

will sit. Finish off with 2

coats of clear exterior timber

finish to protect timber.

We’ve put the step-by-step instructions

to make the bench seat and barbecue

bench on a project sheet to make it easy

for you to create at home.

To get your project sheet, visit bhgshop.com

.au/projectsheets where you can download the project sheet,

or post a stamped ($1.20), self-addressed C5 (162 x 229mm)

envelope to Better Homes and Gardens, Bench seat &

Barbecue, December 2015, GPO Box 7812, Sydney NSW

2001. Please allow up to 14 days for postal delivery.

free

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