Guide 52

Corner garden bench with storage

14 h · 2 weekends★★☆materials €293 – 499

You can build this in a flat · 2 m of floor space

Two larch storage boxes — 1800 and 1300 — set in an L, the lid is the seat, the backrest at 8°. Five seats and 0.29 m³ under the seat for cushions and tools. A floor with gaps above the ground: a box that won't rot.

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12 pages A4 5 illustrations dimensioned drawings cutting plan shopping list

What's in this guide

The corner — two chests, not one L-shaped: why
Four details that decide the service life: shell, floor, lid, hinge
An 8° backrest and a 450 seat — good for an hour of sitting
Without a backrest, a straight bench, with a shelf, for a balcony — variants
The cutting plan and shopping list on a separate page

PDF, 12 A4 pages to print for the workshop · 5 project illustrations · shopping list on a separate page so it can be torn out and taken to the store. You download it right after payment, access is for life.

This guide is also in the bundle Garden seating — 7 guides together for €34.

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Before you start building

This guide is informational material, not construction documentation or a professional assessment. Follow the instructions of tool and material manufacturers, safety rules and local building regulations. A piece built at home is not a certified product, even where the guide follows a European standard. Structures that carry people — beds, swings, decks, pergolas, children's equipment — should be checked by a qualified person before use. To the extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for the result of your build, property damage or injury arising from the use of this guide (Terms, section 9).