Building a bench with a stone seat?

[Dexter]

Has anyone built a bench with a big piece of stone/slate?
That's what I envision making, but I have no idea how to attach legs.
Any ideas?? Thanks!

[wy_white_wolf]

Masonary bit to drill the holes then epoxy bolts or anchors in them to attach the legs.

[texican]

I just use large boulders as benches...

Of course, it takes a trackhoe to move them. I've got a dozen or so in """Permanent""" places, a dozen or stockpiled. Still trying to figure out the engineering for moving them, with just my hired help... me, myself, and my front-end loader tractor.

[Dexter]

Masonry bit, sounds about right. Thanks!
Yes it's for inside, lots of boulders placed outside already. They'd scratch the floor indoors!

[bugstabber]

I'd ask my husband to weld a stout stand for it.

[Jan Doling]

I saw an article that used 3 stacks of patio squares (12X12 or 16X16) and just laid the stone seat across them. The following sites used wood for the seat:

http://www.ehow.com/how_6023454_buil...io-blocks.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_5759922_easi...io-blocks.html

[Pigeon Lady]

Here's a picture I found. Kind of a modern design, but nice, I think.

http://www.studentmarket.com/Butler-...5-BTL1620.html

Pauline

[babysteps]

Dexter,

When we lived in S. Indiana native sandstone was everywhere! We had 20 ac. of hardwoods with sandstone outcroppings everywhere. My DH took and sunk two large sandstone rocks upright for the legs of a bench and the put a large sandstone rock across for the seat. I beleive he just used plain old cement to secure the seat to the legs.

[highlands]

***Hard way:
Sink the legs into the ground a fair ways,
get them completely even and level,
drill holes in the top of the legs with a masonry bit on hammer drill 5/8" x ≥4" deep,
Measure the holes exact location.

In the seat drill holes from the bottom to match the now secured holes in the legs.

Make 1/2" rebar pins.

Use 2 part epoxy to fill holes in both legs and seat,
Place pins in leg holes,
Place seat on legs so pins go into seat holes.

Advice: Do this with someone else and do not get hurt. Lots of potential.


***Easy way:
Take a big rock and plop it down where you want to sit.


I've done both.
I like the easy way best.

Cheers

-Walter
Sugar Mountain Farm
Pastured Pigs, Sheep & Kids
in the mountains of Vermont
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