Build a Hollywood swing yourself

A Hollywood swing ensures that all garden visitors are wide-eyed and can be built in just a few steps. Read here what you need in terms of material and how best to proceed.

You can easily fulfill your wish for a self-made porch swing with our building instructions. The swinging garden bench first gained popularity in the 1950s and could be found in almost every garden with bright, bright cushions. Even today, it brings nostalgic flair to its surroundings. Whether made of wood or metal, attached to a tree or hung on a frame - the possibilities with a swing you have built yourself are great.

What you need

Components

• 4 shaped frames, 1, 300 x 500 mm, block board 20 mm
• 38 seat strips, 2, 000 45 mm, block board 20 mm
• 2 struts, 1, 960 x 100 mm, block board 20 mm
• 2 struts, 1, 000 x 130 mm, block board 20 mm
• 2 struts, 650 x 150 mm, block board 20 mm
• 2 struts, 630 x 150 mm, block board 20 mm
• 2 struts, 620 x 150 mm, block board 20 mm
• 4 eyelet nuts, M10
• 4 threaded rods, M10 x 63 mm
• 4 cap nuts, M10
• 16 washers, M10
• 4 snap hooks
• 4 chains, approx. 3-4 m, round steel chain, C-link

Equipment:

• Primer
• Acrylic paint
• Boat paint

Tool:

• circular saw
• Jigsaw
• Cordless screwdriver
• Hacksaw

Step-by-step instructions for building the swing chair

Step 1: cutting

First cut all wooden elements according to the blueprint and then smooth the edges.

Sand the edges of the wooden elements well.

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Step 2: screw it together

Now the substructure is screwed on at a right angle. The form frames can then be screwed to the substructure and glued with wood glue.

Pay attention to a right-angled screw connection.

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Step 3: screw on

When screwing the seat strips onto the form frames, you can use a small spacer (three millimeters) to insert between the individual strips. So each bar has the same distance to the next one.

When screwing on the seat strips, you should ensure that there is an even distance between the individual pieces of wood.

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Step 4: drilling

Once you have screwed on all the seat rails, you can now drill the holes for hanging the swing on the sides and saw the threaded rods to size.

Step 5: painting

Once the swing is screwed together so far, you can still paint it in your desired color. Don't forget to coat the paint with weatherproof boat varnish.

Paint the swing in your desired color, but pay attention to weatherproof paint.

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Step 6: completion

Finally, the eyelet nuts are screwed together with the threaded rods and cap nuts. Then it is time to cut the steel suspension chains according to the requirements and fasten them with carabiners.

If you decide to make a self-standing wooden construction, you must ensure that it is stable and stable.

Choose a swing chain (for example, cromox® stainless steel chains) that is made of high-quality, rustproof stainless steel and is quality-tested.

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