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Since most of the dominicus and water exposure is on the top boards of outside picnic tables, re-boarding a picnic table is a price and time efficient solution. We take a bunch of old, rotting picnic tables at our local puddle that look awful and are just apparently unsafe. My friend Beth, who recently built our DIY outdoor tabular array, agreed to assist me replace boards and requite our tables a fresh new look. This took a scrap longer than we expected since we had to replace some of the support pieces. By and large, this is a simple projection that involves minimal planning or skill – yous are basically buying and cutting using the old table as a guide.

How to Re-board an Outdoor Picnic Table

Make Fourth dimension: 30 minutes – ane hour

Cost: $50

Woodworking Difficulty Level: Piece of cake

Materials Needed:

*Textile list is custom to your specific picnic tabular array, but these are typical viii foot tables and materials and cut listing reflect this.

six – 2×six″ @ 12 foot long force per unit area treated boards
1 – ii×6″ @ 8 human foot long pressure treated boards
one – 2×4″ @ 8 foot long force per unit area treated boards
3" outside wood screws (box of 100)

*Pressure treated boards are rot/decay resistant. Non-treated wood is okay just will need to be sealed before being exposed to the elements.

Cut Listing:

9 – ii×half dozen″ @ 6 ft. (Tabletop Boards)
2 – 2×six″ @4.5 ft (Apron Ends)
2 – 2×4″ @ 2.5 ft (Underneath Tabletop Supports)

Tools Needed:

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Ridgid OCTANE 18V Hammer Drill/Driver and vi-Mode Impact Driver Philharmonic Kit
Ridgid OCTANE 18V 7-i/4 in. Circular Saw
Hammer
Record Measure
Square
Pencil
Sander (optional)
Safety Glasses
Wood Clamps

STEP 1

Commencement, hang your head in shame that you allow information technology get this bad. Just me? Okay, so these table needed some piece of work last summer only the winter left them in fifty-fifty worse repair. Nosotros were hoping nosotros only needed to replace the tiptop boards and seats, but once we removed those, we realized a few of the support boards had also rotted.

If the supports are still good, yous should remove and replace the seats first, and then remove the height boards and replace these. This will keep the supports and legs in place without worrying virtually needing actress hands to hold them in place.

To remove the boards, kickoff remove any bolts (if applicative). These picnic tables had nails holding the boards in place. We used a hammer to knock the boards away from the legs. Since we weren't worried most preserving the old boards, we went a piffling crazy! LOL You could also employ a pry-bar if nails were used. If screws were used to put the boards into place, you volition need to back the screws out with a drill.

Stride 2 (optional)

Next replace any support pieces. Our supports were two×iv″ boards, each 2.5′ long. We used ourRidgid OCTANE 18V 7-one/four in. Round Saw to cut the boards to the verbal size of the erstwhile boards. The Octane line is Ridgids larger capacity battery which means more power and longer runtime. On a circ saw, that also means it can musculus through tough cuts without binding.

Nosotros used the old bolts for the supports and placed the former lath on top of the new board and drilled into the old holes so that they lucifer up exactly. Exist sure to take another old board under your new board so you don't drill into the floor/ground.

STEP THREE

Once the supports are replaced (if needed), you can brainstorm replacing the other boards. Over again, as stated above, you lot should remove and replace the seats first, then remove the top boards and supervene upon these. This will continue the supports and legs in place without worrying about needing extra hands to hold them in place.

Identify the best sides of the boards face and the best edges on 1 stop lined up directly. Use a square to keep it directly. When lining up the first board, measure out the altitude on each end from the support and ensure they are similar distances. You tin use spacers to make sure the boards are spaced evenly, leaving a small gap for water to escape between boards. We only eye-balled it, since this is a casual, outdoor table.

In one case boards are in identify, use wood clamps to concord them in place.

Stride 4

One your boards are lined up, either on the tabular array top or the benches, pre-drill ii holes in each end of the board earlier setting the screws. Holes should be drilled so the screws fasten into the back up beneath. You can utilize a chalk line to be exact or yous tin can measure underneath the distance from the support to the edge and add together one inch.

One time the pilot holes are drills, insert3" outside wood screws, syncing them just past the surface of the wood. Repeat this for all of the planks. We used theRidgid OCTANE 18V Hammer Drill/Driver and 6-Mode Impact Commuter Combo Kit for this project and loved information technology! This driver packs in one,300 in./lbs. of torque, a brushless motor, and the super-comfortable over-mold grip on all Ridgid tools.

STEP 5

Once the seats are washed, remove the tabular array top boards and repeat the process using 2×6″ boards (or any was previously in place).

Footstep 6

Once the tiptop and seats are replaced, cutting a two two×iv″ boards for the braces underneath. We tilted the table upward on its finish to get a practiced bending. This step is far easier with an extra pair of hands to make certain the table doesn't fall on you lot.

Footstep SEVEN

Next, even up all those edges on i side. If needed, use an extra board or long level every bit a guide for the circular saw, and rip the side of the tabletop and benches that was uneven.

We used this astonishing new Ridgid OCTANETM 18V 7-1/4 in. Circular Saw and loved it! Totally worth the purchase for slap-up power, non besides heavy of a tool, lots of cutting time, and piece of cake to change the blades in and out.

STEP Eight

Finish by sanding the tabletop and any other areas that need to be sanded.

Most pressure level treated wood needs to dry out before any stain or paint is added to information technology. Then for at present, enjoy your tabular array, and then side by side summer be sure to apply an exterior grade stain or sealer to the table to make sure it will continue to wait beautiful for years to come.

ENJOY!