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Very simple swinging bench.

That's a very north American thing. I've never seen anything like it in the UK or Europe.....nor Australia or Africa.
 
Mike G said:
That's a very north American thing. I've never seen anything like it in the UK or Europe.....nor Australia or Africa.
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Very robust. I think you would need to be robust as well to sit out in that weather duke!

IMG_2183.jpegYes I was puzzled what these plastic things were for, a few lengths of 2x4 and off you go. They certainly do like Porch life over here. And I think it’s something I could easily enjoy.
 
Ian, I didn't know a porch swing kit was even available. The chain and carabiner look only strong enough for young ones.
And the forecast is 35 cm snow overnight, when will it end!
 
Do they not sell bench swings in garden centres anymore? We don’t call them porch swings because we don’t have suitable porches, but I think bench swings are available in the UK. Commercial versions typically come with a frame from which to hang the bench and often a canopy attached to the frame. People put them in their gardens. There also used to be variants with bars instead of chains and the pivot much closer to the seat (possibly called a gliding bench? Or maybe requires two pivots to be a glider?)
 
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Windows said:
Do they not sell bench swings in garden centres anymore? We don’t call them porch swings because we don’t have suitable porches, but I think bench swings are available in the UK. Commercial versions typically come with a frame from which to hang the bench and often a canopy attached to the frame. People put them in their gardens. There also used to be variants with bars instead of chains and the pivot much closer to the seat (possibly called a gliding bench? Or maybe requires two pivots to be a glider?)
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Do you know, I had completely forgotten that we had one when I was growing up, padded cushions hung from a steel pole frame with springs, and the whole huge thing had its own shaped Tarpaulin “bag” that had string loops to tie it up with.
Now I thought the act of doing it up it was called roiling? But all I can find online is that it’s called Dutch lacing. Anyone know? It’s driving me nuts thanks.
 
The reason I put a roof over this deck area was primarily to block the Sun from the west. Prior to this we always had heavy curtains at the sliding door to block the heat from the Sun.
Also nice to be under cover watching storms pass through.
 
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