You can turn an unused and unloved corner into a wonderful place to sit and enjoy your garden. It’s landscape design at its DIY best.
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You don’t need to be a mason to build a stone bench. Using sandstone capping and blocks, you can install a classic bench seat in no time. Here, it sits under the Norfolk Island pine.
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Your step-by-step guide
Gather your supplies
- Seat 100 x 300 x 900mm sandstone colonial wall capping
- Legs 100 x 200 x 600mm sandstone blocks
You’ll also need
- Spade
- Long-handled
- Round-mouth shovel
- Rake
- Tape measure
- Marker
- Spirit level
- Quick-set concrete
- High-strength landscape construction adhesive
For you to know
The legs need to be set in the ground so the finished seat is 450mm high.
Here’s how
Step 1
Clear the garden bed of all debris. Here, all the pebbles were removed and reserved for later use. Rake over soil to roughly level it.
Step 2
Choose the bench seat location in the bed, then measure 2 points about 60-70cm apart and mark the centre points for the leg positions.
Step 3
Dig holes for legs about 250mm deep.
Step 4
Position seat legs in holes and check tops are level with each other.
Step 5
Pour quick-set concrete and water into holes around legs. Leave concrete to set.
Step 6
Apply adhesive to top of legs, keeping it away from the edges.
Step 7
Carefully lower sandstone capping onto legs, making sure it is centred. Let adhesive set.
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