How to Build Outdoor Seating with Structural Hardware
Expanding your home's outdoor living space can enhance the look and atmosphere of your deck, porch, or patio while making the great outdoors feel more accessible for family, friends, and guests. With more guests, comes more outdoor seating! Learn how to easily build your own one-of-a-kind deck furniture with strong and gorgeous structural hardware from top hardware brands like Simpson Strong-Tie and Wild Hog Railing Products.
Crafting DIY deck furniture can help save money, increase the quality of your family's outdoor time together, and help give your family's outdoor space a more cohesive feel and look. Give your deck design a helping hand by building outdoor seating and deck furniture! In just an afternoon, you can create a backyard seating space that will welcome guests to a relaxing deck or patio space. All you'll need is some spare lumber, a power drill, some structural hardware, and a sketchbook to create the deck furniture your outdoor living room has been craving!
DIY Deck Furniture
Building DIY deck furniture is a great way to increase your outdoor seating space in a hurry! Perfect for outdoor dinners, family barbeques, and neighborhood get-togethers; designing unique DIY deck furniture can be as simple as looking at your spare materials around the house and rethinking how to use them to improve your deck space.
From helpful DIY work benches and DIY pallet furniture, to tile-top tables perfect for summertime lounging in the garden; with a few spare hours and some creativity; DIY outdoor furniture projects can be both straightforward and super rewarding!
How to Build Outdoor Seating with Structural Hardware
Craft long-lasting and durable 90° connections with Rafter Clips, like these from Simpson Strong-Tie. An ideal hardware choice for deck chairs, wood benches, and patio tables and more, rafter clips are the go-to structural hardware clip for any project!
A rafter clip is a versatile thick steel angle bracket that can be used anywhere, vertically or horizontally. Constructed of corrosion resistant powder-coated hot-dipped galvanized steel, rafter clips are made to stand up to harsh outdoor conditions.
The simple design makes the Simpson Strong-Tie Rafter Clip attachment a snap, and installation screws are included for a complete DIY deck furniture or backyard patio project design in no time!
Combine architectural style with structural strength to build your backyard deck furniture or DIY patio tables using tough joist hangers from Simpson Strong-Tie. Joist hangers are an innovative way to customize your DIY outdoor furniture project or backyard construction plan when attaching your 2x6 or 2x8 wood boards together.
Strong joist hangers are a great structural hardware choice for creating DIY patio tables, unique wood benches for deck spaces, or even a wooden bar for nighttime barbeques out on the deck!
Cast from galvanized steel and powder-coated with a stunning matte black finish, Joist Hangers will include all installation hardware for a quick install once your deck furniture design is ready!
A gorgeous accent piece, Joist Hangers from Simpson Strong-Tie demand to be showcased while delivering a corrosion-resistant attachment to keep your deck furniture stable and sturdy for decades to come.
General construction and structural screws are the number one need for a DIY deck furniture build! Wood to wood connections require high tensile, torque, and shear strength for a durable attachment. Top brands such as GRK Fasteners, Starborn structural screws, FastenMaster construction screws, and more provide a strong structural connection for strong DIY deck tables, DIY patio chairs, deck furniture hinges, and more!
Whether a first-time builder or a professional contractor, deck furniture projects need high-performance hardware like structural screws to save time, reduce labor, and enhance the longevity of your build. Structural Screws are engineered to reduce driving torque for an easier install while providing a higher level of shear, tensile, and wood-to-wood connection strength than traditional lag screws.
Tested and certified for complete code compliance, the structural screws require zero pre-drilling and an exterior powder-coating that is approved for use with ACQ, FRT and all pressure-treated lumbers for incredible corrosion resistance in your DIY outdoor seating.
A stunning structural hardware choice for DIY deck chairs, quick outdoor seating designs, or stunning patio bar builds, post to beam brackets from brands like Simpson Strong-Tie can do it all!
The design of the post-to-beam structural bracket features a ledge component allows the beam to rest on the hardware and save you effort and manpower while installing. The innovative top cover plate then interlocks with the ledge and adjusts to the thickness of the beam. The kits can be used on smooth or rough cut wood
Strong powder-coated steel, tough hexcap nuts, and incredible Timber Screws complete a code-compliant structural hold that is ideal for DIY deck furniture builds and can be used in limitless ways. From DIY dining tables and wood bench builds to a backyard pergola or shade structure design; post to beam brackets can complete your look and outdoor space.
Who says learning how to build outdoor seating or DIY deck furniture has to be too involved? Complete your DIY backyard relaxation space in no time with the calming atmosphere of Hammock Kits from LINX Pergola and Wild Hog Railing Products.
Provide additional seating for afternoon gatherings, neighborhood get-togethers, and backyard movie nights with your own outdoor lounging area with the LINX Hammock Kit from Wild Hog Products attached to your deck or pergola's 4x4 posts or 6x6 posts.
Upgrade your backyard shade structure with a LINX Sunshade.
Learn more about the basics of deck framing and more info on DIY deck furniture building with structural strength in the Deck Framing Guide and learn the specific deck part names in the Glossary of Deck Terms and Lingo. Building a deck, whether with natural wood or metal deck framing systems, can enhance the look and feel of your home’s entire space; get started today!
Browse more deck design and railing style notes to upgrade your backyard space and deck in the DecksDirect Railing Style Guide. The quickest way to learn if your home is more suited for a classic aluminum deck railing or a strong, composite railing line.
The more you know, the better your deck and backyard projects will be! Whether you're looking at a brand new start or a summertime deck renovation; give our deck designers a call at 1-888-824-5316 or send us an email at hello@decksdirect.com. Our deck experts will help you get the information, products, and tools you need for a gorgeous deck that you created and designed!
