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Turn PVC into outdoor furniture

By Don and Dave Runyan, Special to the Times
In print: Saturday, April 12, 2008

This sturdy and attractive twin-seater comes together in no time with some PVC and a couple of ready-made cushions.
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If you're a do-it-yourselfer, this is the year for new outdoor furniture, and the key is PVC. PVC pipe makes it fast, easy and inexpensive to fill your deck or patio with attractive, durable furniture that's also lightweight, weather-resistant and easy-to-clean.

This twin-seater project, made from 50 feet of Schedule 40 pipe, offers two comfortable seats with a table in between. A few elbow and tee joints, some canvas, a couple of ready-made cushions, a small piece of particleboard and glue round out the materials list. The only tools required are a pipe cutter or hacksaw, a hammer, a pair of scissors, a tape measure, needle and thread and sandpaper.

The project can easily be assembled in an afternoon. To build, cut the pipe to length and fit the pieces together as indicated. Cut the canvas to size, sew the seat slings and add standard-size cushions. A particleboard tabletop completes the project.

The PVC twin-seater measures about 64 inches long by 23 inches deep by 30 inches tall.

The PVC Twin-Seater plan, No. 726, is $9.95 and includes step-by-step assembly instructions with photos, construction diagrams, a shopping list and cutting schedule and a toll-free help line for project questions.

A package of PVC furniture plans, No. C25, is $24.95 and includes this project plus plans for a PVC dining set, lawn swing, chaise lounge, chair, occasional table and ottoman. A free catalog picturing dozens of do-it-yourself projects is also available. Please include $4 for postage and handling and allow about two weeks for delivery.

To order by mail, clip this article and send it with a check or money order to U-Bild Features, c/o St. Petersburg Times, 3800 Oceanic Drive, Suite 107, Oceanside, CA 92056. To order by credit card, call toll-free 1-800-828-2453. Visit U-Bild on the Web at
u-bild.com.