2x4 Basics Hopkins 90110ONLMI 2x4basics Flip Top BenchTable, Sand

Bought this as a project for my cadette girl scouts to assemble and turn into a buddy bench at one of our local parks! It was easy to put together and is fairly sturdy. It was the most affordable option we could find and I dont regret the purchase. Ideally we wanted a solid wood kit but this serves its purpose for us with far less cost and is a great little bench.

We purchased two benches and when we flip them into tables and join them together it makes a picnic table for 4! Perfect for eating in the dock!

We bought 2 of these benches in spring last year and have been delighted with them. We chose to stain the wood and both timber and frame have survived the winter and look as they did when first put together.We are always complimented and asked for purchase details by our guests so they can buy too.The benches took me (lady of adequate assembly ability) 30- 45 mins each to assemble.I would definitely recommend painting/varnishing your wood before putting the bench together. Our wood was obtained by a local timber merchant who cut it to our desired length. I think it can be anything from 2ft to 12ft? Anyway we chose 4ft. £20 for the lot.Benches work well as a picnic bench when we are eating outside as a family and also work well separately as benches (with a backrest) for seating when we've had garden parties.My husband is 6ft 4 and sits comfortably when the table is up in the picnic bench position.Hope this helps you in your decision making.

Love this easy assembly and ease of use and guests are intrigued. Price of wood in my area is crazy expensive at this time so actually, it would have been cheaper to buy a ready made picnic table.. however, versatile usage of bench/table is awesome and if we only need one bench/easy to use as half a picnic table as needed, makes this product worth it. Of course, this product is only the plastic end pieces.. you have to buy your wood and screws separately, it's so worth it!! When we move, we can dismantle it and it will be easy to store away /pack into moving van. We bought two sets and would easily buy more as needed.

The bench itself was simple and straight forward to assemble with some prep work ahead of time. The quality of the bench really depends on the time taken to prep the boards used as the frame is self is not too complex.I fully recommend getting a flexible drill attachment to get to some of the harder to access screw holes. As others pointed out the frame can break/bend at screw holes if the drill is too strong so I recommend just lowering the torque setting on the drill motor so it would just stop screwing in before bending or breaking the frame and it worked perfectly for me. I used some scrap wood to connect the top and seat boards together before attaching to the frame. Key there is to make sure you have the width of the top boards spaced to fully cover the frame attachments. I used an extra paint stir stick cut up as spacers, 3 sticks wide on either side about did the job spacing between each boards. When attaching the table I broke from the directions and did the support board first. Then laid the 3 board seat already connected upside down on a saw horse and set the frame on that so I could pre drill holes and then just screw in the seat to the frame. As for the top I laid down towels so not scrape the finished seat and tops paint job and leaving the frame unlocked but fully assembles to get the distance between the two frames measured perfectly rather than attaching the adjustment points while not on the frame. I could set it at an angle on the upside down top and mark every hole, pre-drilled then realign frame and screwed it in.I went with 5 ft 2x4 boards. I had the hardware store cut 5 10ft boards in half as it required 9 5ft boards to build. So all I had to do was sand and round the edges of the boards to give them a softer texture when sitting on the edge. I added wood filler to fill in any knots or imperfections and then painted them with a nice semi-gloss exterior paint to protect from water and wear and tear. Took me longer to sand, add wood filler, and paint the boards than it did to assemble the whole thing.I did notice a little squeak between painted wood and the frame so I wiped down the friction points with some finishing wax to "grease" the areas and it helped some so when sitting on the bench I don't notice much noise at all.Table and Bench work well in their respective forms and easily transition between the 2 just by pulling out the 2 locks on either side. Its a fun easy project and if I ever build a second one I can have socially distant picnic tables during quarantine in 2020 and beyond.I liked the blue color so much it took me a day before I wanted to put it outside in the rain but the semi-gloss let me wipe down the table easy. Might be nice for interior as well in rooms right up against windows where you want to work at a table while looking out but then fold down to a bench when you have company inside. Good minimalist functionality in my opinion. I like products that can serve multiple functions with minimal effort transitioning or moving them.