Porch Swing Plans – Build the Porch Swing You Really Want

I used my set of porch swing plans to build my mom a beautiful porch swing she absolutely loves. She did not want to buy one already made because they are so expensive! She is right, I don’t blame her, the prices are absolutely outrageous.

My mom wanted a porch swing and she asked me to go look in stores with her. She did not know which model to buy with all the styles out there to choose from. She was thinking about a covered one but after thinking about it, she realised it was not necessary since it was going to be used under the porch.

The store had some nice ones made of metal with thick cushion on it. I remember that we had one of these when we were younger and the metal became all rusty. Besides we could not remove the cushion and soon they got real dirty and damp. So forget about the metal ones.

My mom saw a nice one made of Cedar wood that had cushion that you can remove and take inside. She really liked it but when she saw the price she said; never mind, I will wait. I looked at the price tag, it was almost $1200.00 dollars for that porch swing. I knew she liked it a lot but she did not expect to pay that much.

I noted the model and I found out that I could buy only the cushion if I wanted to. That gave me a good idea. I knew my mom really liked this swing so I went home and pulled out some porch swing plans from my woodwork program. I found the very same model almost immediately. I decided to build her one and offer it to her for mother’s day coming up soon.

I got the list of necessary material and went out to buy the wood. I choose Cedar because it is ideal for a porch swing, it is rot and bug resistant. I also got the necessary hardware and the total on my invoice was $176.00! I also bought the cushions separately for an other $100.00. This was so worth it I was happy to make it that way.

I just set it up in my garage and it took me about 6 hours of slow work to assemble it all together, in my spare time.

On mother’s day I bought the swing at her house while she was out with my sisters pretending I was gonna meet them later and did not say anything. When they got home, she was very surprised when she saw the swing. First she was mad because she taught we all bought it for her. This is way too much money for a gift, she said. But them I told her I made the swing myself and not to worry about it.

She was very happy and so am I because she will be able to enjoy it all summer long!

By: Tim A. Davis

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