Make sure to get all of these parts before you build 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 |