How to Build an Outdoor Dining Table

An outdoor dining table allows you to carry the meal outside while keeping yourself and your food off of the ground. Picnic tables can be built of nearly any material depending on your needs and preferences. A vinyl picnic table is easily built in less time and for less money than a wooden or metal table. Vinyl also has the edge when it comes to cleanup. A water hose, some soapy water and a scrub brush are all you need to maintain it. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Build a rectangle of PVC 3 feet wide by 8 feet long. Cut pipe with your hacksaw and sand the edges of the ends. Sand the inner edges of the 3-way couplings needed to form the rectangle and wipe away dust. Apply primer to the sanded surfaces, then immediately coat with PVC glue. Slide the pipes into the angled couplings to form the rectangle leaving the empty openings in the couplings facing up.

2

Build leg sections by forming squares 3 feet by 3 feet using the open ends of the couplings. Sand, prime and glue into the existing structure and use 3 way couplings at the top leaving the open ends pointing along the long axis of the original rectangle. Glue pipe into the open ends of the new couplings to complete the rectangular framing. Allow glue to cure for 30 minutes.

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Attach the 48-inch vinyl decking to your frame with galvanized screws. Place a board 12 inches from each end of the frame and one in the center by driving screws through the decking boards and into the PVC.

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Screw the 96-inch deck boards to the brace boards. Leaving 1/4 inch between decking boards with 12 inches of overhang on each end.