Garden Bench 3.0

Just a quick re-cap of the tools and costs associated with this project in true “how to” “DIY” blogging fashion.

To learn more about the process you can refer to Building a Garden Bench Part One or Building a Garden Bench Part Two.

Tools needed:

• Various hand tools (hammer, chisel, pencil, quick square, framing square, rasp, pencil, 24” bar clamps, ratchet & sockets)
• Drill bits (3/16” standard drill bit, 3/8” standard drill bit, 1-1/4”spade bit)
• Power tools (10” sliding chop saw, skill saw, drill)

Materials:

Description	QTY	Unit Cost	Total Cost
4x4x8′ PT	2	$       7.97	$    15.94
2x4x8′ PT	1	$       3.77	$       3.77
2x8x8′ PT	4	$       9.97	$    39.88
3/8×3-1/2″ zinc carriage bolts	4	$       0.61	$       2.44
3/8×5″ zinc carriage bolts	20	$       0.75	$    15.00
3/8″ hex nuts	24	$       0.11	$       2.63
3/8″ flat washers	24	$       0.13	$       3.11
		TOTAL MATERIALS	$    82.77

Labor:

This was a tough one because there was a lot of starting & stopping but I would guess if you include the time taken to pick up the lumber, all the iced coffee breaks, and then the time it took to move this beast into position I bet you have 6-8 hours in this project.  Probably less if you aren’t as easily distracted as I was by the garden and other chores around the house…