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My name is Eloy
I live in Florida
I built my patio from scratch from the ground up
it's been 3 or 4 years since I created this
since then the furniture has shown signs of damage
in Florida we get heavy sun just about all year
when there's no sun then it's heavy rain
there's a lot of punishment on furniture
and everything outside
So I feel it's time to make repairs
before the patio furniture is beyond salvation
I start with removal of boards that I can see signs
of damage on
the rot is very evidant I was hoping to remove the damaged boards
in one go
but it's not working out that way
the front skirt did come off in one piece though
I was hoping to do patch work on the boards
just replacing the sections half way down the seat planks
so I'm using the circular saw to try that
at this point I'm thinking I can get away with replacing
only the damaged sections
now that I'm pulling the back rest boards I'm starting to notice there's also rot damage
to the structure
I'm starting to think that this is going to be a bigger
job than I expected
I'm now going to replace all the boards I was wishful that I could fix them in sections
but that's not going to work
this is a lot of damage we're going to have a bit of work ahead
I'll remove the damaged boards so I can have a clean area to work with
and pick up the mess and toss it in a heavy trash bag
let's bust out the saw
I have damage to the privacy back support it's rotted between the seat and base
so it's not giving the support it needs
I need to cut through all the screws so I can tear out the vertical support and
add a new one
I have more screws on the bottom here so I'm working on those now
once the support was removed
I'm painting the exposed wood to protect it from the
elements
I'll paint the new boards with the outdoor paint
I bought at the home center
I took a sample piece of wood so they could match the color
the color ended up a bit darker than the original
but it's close at least in tone
plus I picked semi gloss this time
I think it will protect the wood more because of the sheen
This is the back support 2x4 that will stabilize the
structure
now I have to measure and cut new 2x4s and recreate the frame
I'll cut the pieces to size
and test fit
let's remove the remaining boards
I keep finding more rot damage to the frame
the back rest on the furniture has an incline
I managed to get a full piece off without breaking
I'll use it as a template to cut new pieces
so I'm drilling holes so I can attach the back boards
to the vertical support
I don't want the wood to crack or split
so it's a good idea to do it this way
now we'll assemble the base frame for the seat section
and we'll brace the seat frame to the back support
the screws that connect this seat frame are solid
I don't want to tear this one apart
so I cut out the rotted part
so I'm adding extra 2x4s and rebuliding it in this manner
I'll build up this end area the same way
though there's rot
it's pretty solid
plus the screws that I would need to remove are not going anywhere
so let's add screws and secure the new seat frame
dry testing the seat boards to see if it all fits right
this section of the back is rotted
but I don't want to remove the whole board
so I'll add a patch to it
this piece will have a long bolt running through it
and it will brace the furniture to a metal post I have
it'll give the patio furniture more stability
this is how it fits
and we'll fasten now
it's coming along
let's add the seat boards
now I'll paint my restored patio furniture
and wrap up the project
check out the finished results
I'll leave links in the discription
for the tools I used on this project
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