Garden upside-down benches

Today on sale you can find a lot of types of functional garden furniture. We are talking not only about folding armchairs, chairs or tables, but also comfortable upside-down benches. A similar design can be purchased ready-made or made on your own. In today's article, we will learn all the most important about quality upside-down benches for the garden.

Practical gardening is an interesting process that needs to be taken seriously. Fortunately, today in specialized stores there are a lot of different items and designs for gardening. Many users decide to place special inverted benches in the garden.

The very design of such garden furniture items is extremely simple, although it looks not at all simple. Solid and very stable legs are used as supports in such products. These support elements do not fall even into very loose and damp ground.

The upside-down benches are characterized by high functionality against the background of the simplicity of the device. These products have other advantages that make them very popular among gardeners and gardeners.

• With this design, users can any time sit and relax from work in the garden or in the garden.
• Using the bench model under consideration, a person can perform work in a seated position, comfortably sitting on a soft seat. In this case, the load on the legs and back will be noticeably reduced.
• By turning the garden bench over, the user can kneel on it, if especially painstaking and scrupulous operations need to be carried out over the beds.
• Using a flip bench, the user can rest his hands on the high sides. In this position, it will be much easier for a person to rise from his knees if his legs suddenly become numb.
• Such furniture of modification "2 in 1 transformer" does not require much space on the site, does not look too heavy and ridiculous. The upside-down bench will not spoil the look of a well-groomed garden.
• The structure in question can be bought in garden stores, or it is possible to build it yourself. The design of such an object does not cause any particular difficulties, it does not require a lot of free time.

With the help of a quality assembled upside-down bench, the gardener can carry out many important tasks.

• Using a special folding bench, a person can be engaged in removing tree bark, covering up cracks, whitewashing trunks and skeletal branches located at the bottom level.
• With this design simplifies the process of piercing the beds, diving seedlings... Transplanting different crops into open soil also becomes easier and faster.
• Thanks to the garden upside-down bench, the user can ennoble the territory of the garden, paint borders, care for flower beds and other flower plantings.
• It makes it easier to pick berries and fruits, as well as sanitary pruning of bushes of small height, garter plantings, pinching.

Country convertible benches are subdivided into different subspecies. Each of them is used for specific purposes and has a specific structure. Consider what features different types of comfortable garden benches have.

Such types of benches are very popular, which are made in the form of a small chair on wheels. It is the ideal tool for conveniently piercing the beds. Typically, structures of this type are equipped with the strongest platform and pneumatic wheels. The seat can be rotated in different directions. Height adjustment is often provided.

The chairs in question often come with a special hinged-type tray. It can accommodate various garden accessories or harvested berries / vegetables. The permissible load on such a chair is 90 kg.

Convertible benches for weeding beds are no less popular. Changeling turns out to be useful both in the garden and in the vegetable garden. They can be folded out if necessary and then folded back. It is allowed to use such a structure as a stable knee pad. Thus, it is possible to significantly reduce the load when carrying out various works on the site.

The mass of convertible benches is usually quite small. Lightweight structures of this type most often weigh about 2.3 kg. They are very easy to use. These are versatile designs that can be transported without unnecessary problems. Due to the presence of special latches in this model of the bench, the seat is held as securely as possible, which gives more confidence during its operation.

Homemade models of garden benches should be included in a separate category. Such products can also be multifunctional, ideal for the gardener and gardener. Homemade options are assembled as easily and simply as possible, they do not require a lot of investments and free time from the home master. You don't have to buy an expensive professional tool either.

A homemade garden bench can be anything. Usually this is a simple and neat portable design for a summer residence. The master can make his own adjustments to her device if he wants.

As stated above, a transformer bench, a summer resident can easily assemble on his own. To do this, you will need to draw up preliminary detailed drawings, prepare all the necessary materials and devices. After that, it is worth going directly to the assembly of the structure. Let us examine in detail each of the required stages of work.

The user can independently draw up diagrams and drawings of the future design or use ready-made options. As an example, you can use such a scheme.

In accordance with the drawing, it is necessary to use wooden beams and slats with dimensions of 35x35 mm. Of course, the bench can also be assembled from other components in accordance with different schemes.

Particular attention should be paid to the seat height at ground level. This parameter will need to be selected strictly individually, starting from your height and arm length. The recommended height is between 45 and 50 cm. When upside down, the seat of the bench should be at least 150 mm above the ground.

When preparing a drawing of a future self-made design, it is necessary to indicate absolutely all dimensional parameters and nuances on it so that there are no difficulties during assembly.

Before assembling a transformable garden bench, the master will definitely need to prepare all the necessary materials and tools. The list of required positions includes:

• boards, the thickness of which ranges from 15 to 25 mm;
• jigsaw, through which the necessary holes will be cut;
• drill;
• sandpaper to polish surfaces;
• furniture wood dowels;
• adhesive composition for wood;
• oilcloth woven fabric;
• soft material, for example, foam rubber.

Having prepared all the necessary positions, you can proceed to the assembly of a functional garden bench.

• From boards of the appropriate width, first cut a pair of trapezoidal legs... In this case, it is necessary to maintain a difference between the upper and lower parts of about 10 cm.For example, the upper part may have a width of 25 cm, and the lower one - 38 cm.
• In the next step, you will need to accurately cut the seat of the structure. Its seat should be slightly narrower than the top end of the side elements. In this case, about 5 cm should be left at the edges.
• If you want, you can cut out oval-shaped holes so that the future design is more convenient to transfer from place to place.... It is advisable to make these slots in the center of the seat and in the wide areas of the sidewalls at the top.
• To fasten the seat and side elements into a single model, you will need to drill holes for wooden pins... Four holes must be made in the narrowed end sections and 4 more in the sidewalls. This must be done in such a way that the seat cushion about 8-10 cm does not reach the edges of the narrow sidewalls.
• Next, you will need to firmly drive the pins into the holes made... Before this, the fasteners will need to be well coated with adhesive for more reliable adhesion of the parts. After that, a connection is made to the sidewalls of the structure.
• In order for the user to get on their knees not too painful and unpleasant, it will be necessary to carefully cut a mattress made of a suitable cushioning material to the size of the seat... This element must have a hole in the middle. It should fit the hole in the seat. Next, the added detail will need to be sheathed with a practical oilcloth fabric.
• If desired, a mattress for a homemade design can be made double, that is, above and below. A removable soft element that can be sent to the wash if necessary is not bad.

You can make a very good garden bench yourself from not very large hardwood boards. In this case, instead of a single-shaped seat and side elements, the structure will need to be assembled from separate slats. A self-made copy at the final stages should be treated with high-quality varnish or paint to protect it from the negative effects of dampness, sunlight and insects.

A reliable and sturdy bench can be made not only from wood, but also from plastic or polypropylene pipes.

• For the manufacture of such a structure, you will need propylene pipes, 90 degree corners, tees, a special soldering iron for plumbing work, a hacksaw for metal, a plywood sheet for making a seat, a fabric for a soft texture substrate.
• Propylene pipe first need to be cut with a hacksaw into several separate parts.
• Followed by solder the middle from a pair of 24 cm pieces and 6 cut pieces of 14.5 cm each.
• For the prepared part it is necessary attach the upper support handrails from a pair of 24 cm tubes with a soldering iron... Next, the side parts are attached 34.5 cm each, handrails-legs for the lower level of the product.
• Above and below, a plywood part pre-cut to size is screwed... To make it softer and more comfortable, a material with a porous structure is sewn or glued to it.
• The result should be a high-quality design. with a height of 49 cm, a width of 33 cm, a length of 60 cm and a mass of 5.5 kg.

The bench will be lightweight, not requiring special storage conditions. It does not need to be painted or varnished, it will not rot or rust. If the need arises, the dimensions of this homemade product can be changed without affecting the high level of its strength and reliability.

Homemade flip benches can be supplemented with various auxiliary elements.

• If the product is assembled for comfortable weeding of beds, it is advisable to attach soft and comfortable seats on which you can comfortably sit. The master chooses the color and print of these details according to his taste.
• On the sidewalls of homemade products, you can attach woven pockets with snap-flaps. They can accommodate various compact tools or water bottles.
• To make it easier to move the structures, it is advisable to sew a shoulder strap... With its help, a person can easily free his hands.

Do-it-yourself flip bench in the next video.