Outdoor Swing Materials List

Make sure to get all of these parts before you start building your very own porch swing.

PART	MATERIAL	SIZE	QUANTITY
Outside seat supports	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 4 1⁄2” x 26”	2
Inside seat supports	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 4” x 22”	2
Back supports	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 4” x 26”	4
Back brace	spruce	3⁄4” x 4 1⁄4” x 54”	1
Front brace	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 4” x 48”	1
Back top rail	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 6” x 54”	1
Wide seat slats cedar	cedar	1” x 3” x 51”	2
Narrow seat slats	cedar	1” x 2 1⁄4” x 51”	5
Back slats	cedar	1” x 2 1⁄4” x 54”	7
Arm supports	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 4 1⁄2” x 10”	2
Arm brackets	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 2” x 10”	2
Arms	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 4” x 28”	2
Arm brace	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 2 1⁄2” x 6”	2
Front top trim	cedar	1⁄2” x 1 1⁄2” x 48”	1
Front base trim	cedar	1⁄2” x 1” x 48”	1
Screw eyes		5⁄16” diameter x 4” long	4
Chain		3⁄16”, grade 30 x 19’*	1
Chain repair links		3⁄16”, thread type	8
SUPPORT FRAME
Face legs	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 3 1⁄2” x 87”	4
Stiffeners	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 3 1⁄2” x 87”	4
Top braces	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 7” x 15”	2
Bases	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 3 1⁄2” x 72”	2
Bottom braces	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 5 1⁄2” x 47”	2
Side braces	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 3 1⁄2” x 18 7⁄8”	2
	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 3 1⁄2” x 22 3⁄4”	2
	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 3 1⁄2” x 26 5⁄8”	2
	cedar	1⁄2” x 3 1⁄2” x 30 1⁄2”	2
Dock rings	plated steel	2 1⁄2” dia. plus mounting plate	2
Carriage bolts	galvanized, plus nuts/washers	5⁄16” x 5”	8
SUPPORT BEAM
Beam front and back	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 7” x 72”	2
Beam ends	spruce	1 1⁄2” x 7” x 11 1⁄2”	2
Wide top caps	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 7” x 18 1⁄2”	2
Narrow top caps	cedar	1 1⁄2” x 3 1⁄2” 18 1⁄2”	5

Comments

Marlon 4/8/2009 8:58:29 PM

Pictures are nice and parts list great but what good are they without the plans??

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