DIY Modern Outdoor Sofa | How to Build
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How to build a DIY Modern Outdoor Sofa with minimal tools from attractive cedar boards.
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ordered the plans and finished building this today. Nice design and it seems pretty strong. I did make one addition, I cut out small angle supports that I installed under the front and back rails where they attach to the legs. I didn't trust the pocket screws alone with the amount of use this will get. They look nice and are a big structural improvement.
Great plans, minimal waste, very easy design. Total cost of $450(including the cushions from world market) and a fantastic excuse to be in the shop for 6h. Good luck finding any patio furniture for less $... If you don't have a dado stack, like myself, you can just rip 3/4" off the base supports and fasten the 1x4s directly to the back rests. Doesn't look quite as clean, but when the pillows are on, it becomes a moot point. Great video, Brad!
Securing the base to the sides using just screws . I’m new at woodworking so I’m always scared I don’t have enough support . That is all your need to support 3 people weight with no middle support? Thanks and great build . Hopefully I’ll start on this soon
All of the comments are positive yet there are over 400 "dislikes" for this instructional video. Are there people whose job it is to simply dislike every video they open? Sucks to be them, I guess. Great video! Thanks for sharing (I'm late to the party, but, oh well). Cheers.
Hey! just built 3 sets (3 seater, 2 seater, and 1) off of your plan. My patio looks amazing!!!! will be making the table next week.
@WMD You just use the 3 seater layout, and reduce the length to your needs.
Great job, Brad! Gotta try some of those Spax screws.
+Crafted Workshop they are nice!
Hello, I'm from Brazil and I loved your work, and I'll try to do it at home, I only have a question about how many meters of wood you used? Thanks.
Dang I didn't realize I was watching FTBT until midway. I have to say I much prefer your older narration style
does this work with the angled arms from the chair build?
Além de bonito, parece ter ficado muito forte! É um sofá para vida toda!
Very nice, but my concern would be whether or not it would hold up over time. Seems that it is only supported by screws. Would probably use 4 x 4 for the legs and notch the seat in.
First off, I'd like to congratulate you and your wife, everything turned out great!
I am a little worried about the bench's ability to hold three people, since it seems to be held only by a couple of screws in each side. I don't think sagging will be a problem, but I would have cut some slats in the sides, so at least the bench part would be partly (about an inch) inserted into the sides, so it would "rest" on a solid piece of wood. More difficult to do the same for the back rest, but, then again, it's not really necessary for it, the back rest could have simply been designed 2 inches narrower to compensate.
English is not my native language, so if anything is not clear, let me know, and I'll try to mock something up to show you what i meant.
+John JeiJei Yeah, there could have been beefier joinery but the idea was to show the strength of the screws. It's holding up fine so far.
I showed this to my hubby and he loved it! It's our next project. Thank you!
I love this design. I gonna try and order this same build in metal. Thanks 👍
I think this would work great in a living room.
Very, very secretive. I follow Iran Karato, it is really great and I enjoy it very much. Be successful and proud.😍💖👏🇮🇷🇮🇷
Three words that shout out of the outcome that you produce - clean, perfect and iconic! I really like your work and wish you all the best.
Hi sir I want to know ...How successful is pine wood for sofa, bed, box , chair and table?
And which type of furniture will you recommend for pine wood.
Sir plz suggest.
Thanks
You are the best TH-cam editor ever. New subject: You may think you are talking to a multitude of people but remember this: 99% of the time your viewer is alone, watching you. So you create a better connection with the (singular) viewer if you address him/her in the singular (instead of "guys").
I actually love that comment 💪💪
Yes viewer. Alone not guys girls and guys watch this
Really enjoyed this build during the lockdown. Thanks Brad. Soo glad I bought your designs the sofa is fab! Just need to find a sewing machine....
Nice! I like how you share the angle for the back rest.
This porta potty will work great on our boay
Sweet build came out awesome. I love working with cedar just for the smell as your cutting
+Thom spillane Yeah, cedar is great to cut in the shop. Makes me think of guinea pigs 😃
So the screws are bearing all the weight from the seat that’s connected to the arm rests?
Excelente trabajo. Saludos desde Panamá.
Very nice. Simple, but would look great at a million dollar home as well.
Thanks, Joseph! Exactly what I was going for
This is so perfect for a DIY build. Definitely can do this with the few woodworking tools I have. Thanks!
Dude you did an amazing job on this! I plan to hopefully make a sofa, chairs and table this winter before summer comes next year! Thanks for the inspiration as always.
+Shaun Guthrie thanks, bro!
Great looking couch. Nice work. Do you find that the sofa back attachment to the seat base is a weak point? I see that you would pick up some additional strength to the armrest but overall, this seat back seems like it would weaken over time, if not immediately. Am I missing something here?
+Jay Carr Jay, when glue is added to that joint you get a decent amount of holding strength. I agree that it could be stronger, but it's held up fine so far. Maybe an angled halflap would work here.
Fantastic!!! Great Job!!! Regards from Brazil !
+Rogers Cintra thanks!
Hello, my friend, I'm from Rio de Janeiro, round town, congratulations for your work.
+flavio santos thank you!
Your boards look amazing! Our contractor charged us a huge amount over 7 years ago to build our very huge back deck (dad wanted it like that). But he used VERY poor grade lumber. I think the lowest grade. Every board has knots, and one bourd used under the top rail was even worm wood! Full of holes and trails. Dad had a stroke about a month after they built it and we think that is why he didn't do anything about that. But fast forward and the wood is now giving us issues. Rough, so is swelling in the middle causing cracks, 2 boards are pulling up on the ends. Parts are even growing a yellow fungus! We stained it, but being in full sun alot, it didn't last, and Dad only did one very poor coat. The wood is so bad we went with that fancy stuff at lowes for bad wood, DO NOT GET IT! The deck is so big, that it took my sister and I a week to hand stain it. Then 2 weeks later it starts acting bad. It scratched with nothing hardly, and started peeling. The company refuses to ever contact us when we tried to claim their warranty. We have met someone else who had the same problem with it. Fast track over 2 years. The stuff is still doing major peeling and since it is a huge deck, it is mostly peeled but still going. We get a couple grocery bags full of strips every time we go out and literally just sit there peeling the stuff with our bare hands. Kind of a new family game of who can get the longest. But our deck looks like it hasn't been touched in over 10 yrs. And it isn't even that old. We don't know what to do! We just want a good looking deck just once! In the long run, we should have just done the composite boards. In the long run it would have been cheaper.
We will probably try this if we can figure out how to get the rest of that junk off. It stays on just enough to be aggravating.
It came out really nice. I actually do want to replicate this for my backyard. I think I can do this.
Amo estos videos: un sofá tipo hagalo usted mismo *procede a usar una mesa con sierra*
Wow! Couch turned out nice. Love the choice of color on the fabric!
+Rick Spagna thanks, Rick! My wife picked the perfect fabric.
Excelente trabalho, Parabéns, ganhou mais um escrito, apesar de não entender inglês, ainda assim consigo copiar teus projetos, Obrigado amigo, sou de Caxias do Sul (RS) Brasil!
Thank you for recording video. It's a nice job.
DUDE!!!! Killed it! Love the blue, really looks incredible! Side note..... looks like someone needs to build an assembly table 😉😁👊
+Mac n Wood thanks, Ryan! Yes, I'm in major need of an assembly table :) Though I do like the knockdown aspect of this setup.
Great work..I wonder if you could incorporate a slide to convert it to a flat lounge using a heavy duty draw slides.
muy buen trabajo, felicitaciones, necesitaria que me informes las medidas en metros. ya sea largo ancho alto. gracias
Your build is beautiful. I was curious how it has held up to the weather over a couple of years since you published it. Also, was the support system adequate? it always scares me to rely on the sheer strength of screws rather than a dado or half-lap ... Just curious about your thoughts in retrospect. Thanks for posting
gostei tantas coisas que eu ir na Internet legal.,Parabéns pra você e esse sofá maneiro.
obrigado!
I really need to start doing woodwork
lido sofa, pero la estructura del respaldo no es la adecuada. deberías haber hecho un bastidor pues con el tiempo los dos soportes centrales cederán de sus tornillos inferiores y se irán soltando... suerte...gracias por compartir este proyecto
Excellent video! Fast and direct to the point
+Christopher Helmut Prufer thanks!
Amazing work, Brad! I bet you had fun making the last bit.
Thanks, Jonathan! I did enjoy it :)
Hello, my friend, I'm Aliane From Algeria, round town, congratulations for your work.
Lindo sofá,nota 10 parabéns 👍🇧🇷🇧🇷
que bien que hacés las cosas lo felicitó señor
+Charles Rodriguez Rodriguez thanks!
Hi, Thanks for posting this DIY video! Great looking sofa and a very inspiring video. I really want to try making this for my backyard. I have no prior wood working expertise. What are the absolute minimum tools required for this sofa and any advice you can give for a starter?
+K M a drill and a circular saw and you could basically do this whole thing. A pocket hole jig (try the R3) and a orbital sander would really help as well. Just be safe and measure twice and cut once.
Hey brother what measures did use use in this video for this couch? 🙏🤜🤛
I bought this plan but want to make the sofa 72 inches instead of the 69. Would buying one more 2x4 and can you give me an idea how many extra boards i need to buy. also would the 66 inch slats then be 69 inch?
Belo sofá parabéns👏👏👏👍🤗 ,manda as medidas
Hi, awesome work! I'd like an armless side. What would you suggest to solidify the back panel towards that end? Thanks!
Muito show lindo
instead of notching the dado for the base, could i not just rip 3/4" off the 2x4 so the 1x4 sits flush?
+Kim Wasley absolutely!
Could you tell, what kind of chemicals do you use to protect wood?
What size cushions did you make this couch for? I'm ready to build tmw, but I have 24 x 24 cushions
I'm a woodwork beginner and I'm curious about attaching the slats using a 18 gauge nailer would be ok instead of screws.
You could but they may work loose
I think you'r right. Taking the weather conditions in count. By the way i almost finish my version of this sofa. With a little adjustment.
Brad- I bought the plans but they don’t indicate how high you mounted the seat base when you clamped the blocks. How high off the ground did you screw in the seat?
Never mind- found it! 12-1/2” 👍🏼
I love it ... can you please provide the measurements of all pieces 🙂
+Mohammad Abushaban plans are available for this build through the link in the description.
I had a custom sectional made recently. I stained it today. How long do I wait for it to FULLY dry? I don’t want to put the cushions on there too soon and ruin them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Built better then most couches u buy.
Nice.🙂
Nice sofa
thanks!
Well, you hit the nail right on the head.
I loved your mobile project.
great job brother
Nice project!! What sprayer did you use to spray on the urethane?
Hello, very beautiful, what kind of wood did you use? Thank you
+Joao Paulo Ramos it's all cedar. Thanks!
Do the slots on the seat have a function other than looking nice? Or could you just put down a 2 x 4 and offset the depth and lay them across that?
That's what I did and it worked fine. I just ripped 3/4" off a 2x4 to make it fit properly.
@@pat.traynor thought so. Seemed like a waste of time so I was looking for a functional purpose.
I was looking at your tool list and didn't is , what type of paint sprayer do you use? BTW, great build
+Terry Mulgrew the one I used for this build was a HomeRight Finish Max Pro. Thanks!
thank you, like your projects.
Wonderful
Greetings from Brazil
nice job.is it possible that you can make a indoor sofa.
+Herbert Obia yeah, I've seen folks use it indoors
maravilhoso parabéns
Hi, what kind of drill bit are U using ( 1 min of the video) ? Please.
I love your way but can you tell me about the dimensions of cutting wood
I love modern furniture and this is just jaw dropping..
Amazing work and keep it up!
😍💕👍🏼
Great, I like it :) The color of the cushions can't but make me happy))
+Александр Макаров thanks!
What type of lumber did u use for this build?
Damn awesome! If only I could have all those equipments to make my work more accurate,. Great projects! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks!
Гарна мебля і робота.
Great sofa. I would like to build this but the link to the plan is no longer working. Is there another way to view the design plan?
+Travis Tucker link is working for me, try again now and see if it works.
Me puede dar las medidas de las tablas o maderas. Largo, ancho y espesor o grosor ????. Saludos
Lindo
What finish sprayer did you use?
Great project, editing also very good! It looks great and kudos to your wife on the cushions👍. Thx, Ron, Littlewierdshop
+Ron Martina thanks, Ron! Getting faster at the editing, I really enjoy that part (just not the time it takes). And my wife killed it on these. First cushions she ever made!
Do you have a link to the spax screws you used?
+Nita Nolsnm I believe there are links on the blog post under the materials/supplies section. LInk is in the description.
looks awesome. what brand of stain do you use for this project?
+Michael Manna no stain. Used an oil base Spar Urethane. Link is in description I believe.
That is a great job. Greetings from Rosario, Argentina.
God bless you ... I hope to see more jobs like that.
can you build one without power tools and screws? cause im planing on making a bench but i only have a saw and no $$$
+19kislacy92 sure, you would need to change up the joinery, but it could be done with half lap joints.
Right
19kislacy
Looks great man! Nice build!
Rogue Engineer thanks, Jamison!
What is the higt of seat from ground wide ?
Great job!! How do you cut the 15 degree angle on the button of the back support?
+Sturbain Sturbain on the miter saw
+Sturbain Sturbain and thanks!
Very very Thank You for so idea.I try to do so .You have gold hands.All the best.Very THANK YOU!
thanks!
Excellent job.I'm waiting for some new project.Best regards from Montenegro
Awesome project! I'll hafta try my own, this summer. 👍🏻👍🏻
Not an experienced woodworker. Are there plans for this like measurements etc.
cedar is expensive. are there other options? I live in an apartment and need something cheaper than cedar. what do you suggest?
Pine works as well. As cheap as you can get
ficou ótimo amigo.
+Marcos Santos obrigado!