Great product

This is a great product. It is relatively light weight and it folds nicely for storage. It's better than a plain kneeling pad because you're off the ground just a bit and the side handles make it easier to get up and down (my wife and I are both in our late 60's and getting up and down ain't that easy any more :-). When you turn it over it is a great seat so you can use if for kneeling when you're planting and then turn it over to use as a seat when pruning or if you just want to rest. It is very well constructed and very sturdy.More detail ...

Love it!

I was a bit wary of ordering this without a photo -- but I'm so glad I went ahead and took the plunge! It's similar in design to the other Strathmore wood benches on Amazon -- horizontal slats across the back and seat with wood arms and legs. Assembly was simple and the delivery was fast. We plan on giving the bench a coat of water sealer before sitting it outside in order to protect the color (which is a very pretty brownish/red). The bench is comfortable without a cushion though you certainly could add one if you wanted. It's a "true" three-seater bench -- even if the three "seats" are big ones however I'd be hesitant to put three really large people on it as there is no center support brace on the bottom (I'd put the lightest person in the middle). All in all this seems to be a great bench and the price is fantastic especially considering that the shipping is free (or was when I got it). Not having to pick it up at a store and struggle to get it in and out of a car was wonderful.More detail ...

Great price and style quality not high

For $99 it is a great deal BUT it came with a crack in the wood in the arm and splintered wood on the inside of both arms. The box looked like it had been drop kicked from the factory & the foam they used to pack it was so low in quality that it was frittering from the impact of the damage and "snowed" all over our front porch when opened. It seems reasonably sturdy to sit on and was not hard to assemble. It sits low without the cushion so keep that in mind if you plan to go without the cushion. Attractive for the price but not nearly as nice as our $350 bench. More detail ...

worked well

I needed two ten foot benches to fill an area on my patio. I purchased 3 sets of bench ends and used 3 bench ends per bench 1 on each end and 1 in the middle. It worked really well. The product specifies to use 2 x 4's for bench seat back and supports but I used 5/4" cedar decking for the seat and back and used 2 x 4's for the supports. This is a very reasonable cost way to have a lot of seating.More detail ...

Very Sturdy Well Made

These are great as benches. I would not suggest making them more than five feet long however. The instructions say you can make them up to eight feet long but as a bench this would only work if no one ever sat in the middle and I can't imagine why anyone would want an eight foot long table that was 15-inches wide. I made four benches each four feet long. I used pressure treated lumber and the hardware provided. Assembly was easy and the finished product looked and worked just as I expected. Be advised the finished furniture is quite heavy.More detail ...

Not too shabby

Not a bad product quite sturdy for being made of plastic and all the pieces simply snapping together. DON'T ASSEMBLE IT IF THE PIECES ARE COLD I shattered two pieces trying after the shipping box was in single digit weather overnight. Let it warm up first!



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Cedar Garden Bench

This product comes as a kit so you need a little carpentry skill to assemble it. It was not particularly hard to put together but I wouldn't attempt it if I had little or no prior experience with building wood items. The pieces were well made and fit well but the instructions were poorly copied and hard to read and the illustrations were not the best. I suggest you use a power screwdriver for the assembly. After assembly however it is very nice looking although lightweight (the wind blew it over once or twice).More detail ...