I wanted to get a two-seat park bench for my yard, but I don't want the legs to sink into the ground, and I want it to last a long time.
1) I don't have patio space to put it and don't want to make more, so I want to put it right on the grass or in the bush/ivy bed. In either place won't it sink fairly quickly (an inch or two a year) into the dirt?How about if I put a brick under each leg? Do they make bricks with square cut-outs, like 1/2" deep, that might keep the leg from wandering until it falls off the brick? If they don't, could I chisel out a piece of the brick myself to have this? It would also keep the whole bench from moving.
2) IIRC only ACE Hardware had benches to try out. If you want to look:Must I buy an all-metal bench? Most are not as comfortable. Should I make my own somehow out of treated 2x4's, that will weigh a ton?
And oh yeah, I don't want to spend more than 200 dollars, although maybe I would, but surely not the 700 I've seen for some.
Thanks a lot.
Micky
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