DIY Outdoor Slat Top Table

Making your own outdoor slat top table will give you a useful piece of furniture for when you find yourself entertaining on the patio or in the garden. With just a little knowledge and helpful instructions, you can build a slat top table that will last for several years. The slat table will be a four feet wide by eight feet long table that stands four feet off the ground. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Assemble a 4-by-8-foor rectangle of the 2-by-4s on the ground by placing the 4-foot 2-by-4s on the end of the 8-foot 2-by-4s. Turn all of the boards on their 2-inch sides to where the sides of the rectangle will be four inches high on all sides. Drive screws through the 2-inch thick sides of the 4-foot 2-by-4s and into each end of the 8-foot 2-by-4s to make the boards of the rectangle tight.

2

Fasten a 4-foot 4-by-4 into each corner of the rectangle by standing the 4-by-4s up on end in each corner and driving screws through the 2-inch thick sides of the rectangle and into the 4-by-4.

3

Flip the table over onto its legs. Then lay the 2-by-6 slats lengthwise from one 4-foot wide side of the rectangle frame to the other and parallel to the 8-foot sides of the rectangle frame. Fasten the 2-by-6s to the table by screwing screws through their 2-inch thick sides and into the rectangle frame of the table. This creates the slat table top of the table.

4

Sand the top of the table using the sandpaper mounted on the sanding block. Get the top of the table as smooth as possible.

5

Apply paint to the table on all sides, the top and underneath using the paintbrush to make the table able withstand weather.