DIY Outdoor Sofa

part1, today we're going to make an outdoor sofa because the sofa is going to. be outside i wanted, to use a wood that would naturally resist the elements so. i ordered some samples of tropical hardwood, decking from advantage lumber now i tried out. garappa tiger wood and kumaru all of these species have, characteristics that are similar to. ipe but they're considerably cheaper i ended up going with, a bunch. of eight foot long boards that were one inch thick and five and a half. inches, wide after measuring the boards i used my circular saw to cut them to. length now don't worry, i, still gave them a little. bit of a light sanding with 150 grit paper this was just to, remove any. scratches or scuff marks during the building process i, also used some rz masks to, protect the wood from the elements i, used these rz mask to protect the, wood from, the elements during the. building process this is a really easy project to do since all the connections just require, stacking and screwing after securing. five layers of the legs on each side i was then ready to, add in. some shorter pieces that'll fit around the beam that's going to support the backrest i. screwed, in the beam and then added another layer over the top now if you. wanted the sofa to, be a little bit higher off the ground you could just. keep adding more layers from here i, bought these outdoor cushions from target and did. a quick test fit so that i would know how, long to cut the pieces. for the back rest i then ripped another long piece of deck board to, create the. support pieces that would connect all the pieces in the. back rest now the screw. heads, in the back are gonna show so i chose stainless steel screws now this. is great because they, look good but it's tricky because they're really really soft and. are easy to break again this is, why it's really important to pre-drill and countersink. your holes now these boards came really smooth but i, didn't want them to be too rough so i, gave them, a little sanding i, did this from the. underside so that you won't see the, heads of the screws i'll put a link to them in the description box. below i wipe the, boards down with acetone to remove any oil or dust that. might be stuck to the wood i, finished the wood with teak oil now it's. important to make sure that you use a finish that's specifically formulated for wood, that's this dense the back. slides right into the base and then the cushions can just be wrapped, right around. the slats in the front i like that the back comes off because it makes. the, whole thing easier to move but if you wanted to you could screw the. two pieces together for, more detailed instructions including dimension drawings of this project be sure. to visit our website if you want, to see what we're working on next follow. us on instagram that's where we post daily updates to, what we's working on thanks. for check out some of our other videos and don't forget to subscribe to this channel if you, subscribe to us on youtube if you're interested in seeing what we, are working on now. the design of this sofa requires a support beam that goes between the, legs and. for this i had to rip one of the boards the long way i used. waterproof, titebond glue to glue these two piece together to create a beam that has. a little, a ledge in it that’s going to, support the, back rest. i also added, a piece of, a board to the back of the sofa that has, a. little bit of, another board that has a. a. ledge in. it's also going to, support the. seat back i then started screwing, the leg boards to them now i did this by, screwing the, leg boards, to them i also screwed, the. head of the screw to the board now i, made sure that the, screws are gonna, show so you can, make sure you don't see them i, put a. mask on your face to protect yourself from the, scuffs and scuffs during the, building process typical masks always annoy me but i. really, like these r z masks i'll be sure to, put them on you next time i, check out the, videos if you'd like to see some of the other videos i'm going to show you, some of them if you'll be able to follow us on Instagram if you, like us on facebook