How to make outdoor concrete and wood bench

My parents wanted a bench to go with the concrete fire pit I made for them. I decided to reuse the wooden forms from that project to make a bench. The bench consists of 2 blocks of concrete made from Quikrete 5000 and three 8-foot long 4x6s that I got from home depot. Four 4x4s would have worked just as well. I did this project in southern California so frost heave isn’t a problem, which is why I was able to do it without digging deeper. The wood isn’t actually attached to the concrete but rather sits within recesses in the concrete blocks. I am thinking about making the bench L-shaped in the future so I wanted to be able to disassemble it if needed.
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[@GetCraftyCrafty]

I love your time lapses and projects! If only I had the workspace, I'd do more of your projects!!

[@MakeSomething]

Once again good stuff. Great tip on keeping the weight down.

[@geoffsgarageworkshop9467]

I love this. I like the idea of lightening the blocks up with wood.

[@bulltastik]

Most impressed...original, functional & purposeful! Nicely done

[@DYLANTRIES]

Glad to see ryobi has stepped up there game in quality! Cheap tools that are high quality! LOVE IT!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Cool project, nice design, I liked the notches!

[@New24Age]

Its been too long since your last concrete project. Please do more, they are amazing and really inspiring.

[@georgerosado5194]

the 4x6 was a much better look for the bench.excellent video. thanks for sharing

[@mcremona]

Awesome bench. I like the idea of adding wood to the concrete to keep the weight down.

[@dynocompe]

use styrofoam, wont break down

[@anakraftisme]

this is once again such a beautiful project, i hope your channel will get more attention this year! thank you for making your amazing videos! p.s. the chickens were so cute ;)

[@cherylnelson9113]

Omg!!!Well Done. Awesomenessest!! Love the Inspectors too🐓😀🤗

[@benclarke3880]

An onsite pour would have helped you, but you overcame the problem, awesome vid, good to see the onsite foremen pecking around the Job, 10/10 mate.

[@thebarbiewithmuscle]

love how the chickens come to "inspect" your handy work...mine does the same 😊

[@SuperArmydog]

Nice job and the chickens are awesome!!

[@Greywuylf]

This is awesome. This is gonna be my next project. Thanks for the idea.

[@edub90]

I like the inlaid tie from a 2x2. Great addition to the fire pit.

[@JustTrying-ub9lq]

The chickens stole the show lol

[@Senseiryan]

This is great! Thanks for sharing. Love your videos.

[@3dstream]

This was really beautiful

[@vantarinitel]

The best part of that had to be your adordabibble chickens! :D So cutie!

[@TheManWhoSawTomorrow]

the chickens...lol

[@lucknighton1568]

supo adeyeye their so cute!

[@cynthiastandley5742]

Great videos; like how fast they go!

[@Mindspectrum]

Very good video. Thx! :) And the chicken are so cute. :D

[@giseliapereira777]

lol Very entertaining! I'm glad you found your shoes and the chickens....priceless. Great job on the bench too.

[@persebra]

looks great, love the chickens!

[@paulgarcia9631]

You my friend are amazing!

[@Jastzu]

Each time things get tedious, with the saw, chickens appeared. Great vid. Beautiful bench Sir.

[@anthonyschembri7617]

Brilliant Idea, fairly simple to make, and looks awesome. Well done mate ;)

[@HomeMadeModern]

+Anthony Stroid thanks for watching!

[@metusbatmanv4569]

Awesome project!

[@BrainToMush]

Really great video. Thanks!

[@abelnieto432ify]

Love it,beautiful work,looks perfect for the fam,and of coarse the chickens aswell,lol!

[@Eastern67]

U R an Artist ..Thanks for sharing this

[@MinisterKeith.L.Adkins]

Great job!

[@CathyAnnDavies]

Awesome as always! P.S. love your curious chickens

[@americanpatriot2789]

GREAT WORK BROTHER!

[@nilediam]

ESPECTACULAR. BUENÍSIMO. VOY POR EL!!!

[@doloresseguinot7831]

Very nice! I like it! Thank you!

[@patriciagautomuller7394]

muy lindo trabajo los felicito me encantó!!!??

[@MT-tu8qd]

Looks nice and simple. I would undoubtedly f it up...

[@Dan-qk4ns]

Very Nice, I will incorporate some of these ideas when I get to my project this fall, thanks!

[@sanjgunetileke8836]

That is fantastic!

[@valarie9280]

Great job...Enjoyed the chickens...fresh eggs every a.m....way cool!

[@oaklumberjack5608]

Nice job! I made a similar pit but I rounded off the edges for safety. If you have kids you dont want blunt corners.. Thanks for sharing

[@robmason8649]

great looking bench

[@fabriquecarlos7]

excellent work!

[@goldfishking5465]

Cool set up

[@paulosoniasantos6831]

Ideias maravilhosas.

[@jjluv7008]

I love it 🤗

[@6actual911]

Very nice indeed

[@mukifejza153]

you are great,keep uploading more videos,

[@iplayoldschoolrunescape]

I cant wait until i have my own house and do a ton of diy projects 0.0

[@theadmiral460]

+VideosAreDrugs me too :)

[@oliverpeterson3524]

YES

[@johnnydavis8999]

you'll be in rehab for KZbin

[@flutterbysea]

Awww, Happy chickens! Buff orpingtons are some of my favorites! soo friendly :)

[@HomeMadeModern]

yes they are so cute and funny

[@wilsonaguirregomez3751]

Wonderful video! I have a question, what type of wood do you use for this project? Should I coat with anything? Thank you.

[@OnTheFritz602]

Have you thrown a grate over the top with a good bed of hardwood coals, and used this for cooking? This thought crossed my mind even before I saw the chickens!

[@Faithfulfarmer]

dang thats nice. well done

[@HomeMadeModern]

thanks! and thanks for watching!

[@DamicosLandscaping]

I've been trying to do this for a customer, no one wants one yet, but I'm going to make one someday.

[@snoopyy28]

really cool ideal thanks

[@denisehuey3039]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jc98103]

How hard is a concreting job? What is the work environment like? How would you prepare for a job like this?

[@BolivianSalsaholic]

Thank you for this! :) :)

[@tigerboy211]

i like how your chickens follow you

[@ronnicadavis5169]

Great job...👌👌👌

[@nefeledanae4568]

The chickens are so cute!

[@buddyboy1953]

Very nice job !! Buddyboy

[@MrKyneQ]

Hey Scott, I used your design in my backyard and it has been really good for a year and half however i noticed that there is a load of cracking pre summer. How did you combat this?

[@FrankD216indaland]

Awsome gotta do this for my backyard to except i wont be doing the notches

[@sajidullah]

The best part is when he gives something to the chickens to eat

[@starkaran8390]

I started my adventure with wood thanks to plans from the Stodoys.

[@ceerockbedstuy5088]

I see this bench on my roof deck in the near future - Questions for HomeMadeModern How high are the concrete blocks ? How would you protect this from rain - moisture?

[@FlipHybrid]

Really nice build! Ya ask me? You should align the wooden grooves with the centers of the concrete blocks! ;) Cheers!

[@StreetKingz4Life]

you have chickens as pets man these chickens are lucky to be near that neat fireside,lol...

[@keysense2909]

Homemade modern, I just want to ask one thing. Well actualy 2 things. 1, How The Hell Are You So Good At Wood Work And Concrete Molds, And 2, can you promise that you will continue to make these outstanding and amazing videos for our entertainment? Thx!

[@HomeMadeModern]

KeySense 1. i just try what seems to make sense. i am sort of a generalist that likes to mix different materials and techniques. There are a lot of people on KZbin with more specific expertise in concrete and woodworking. 2. I will be producing at least 30 videos in 2015

[@thecjmanka]

good job!

[@greekgh0st]

very nice, thank you

[@Bradyvilleboy]

Brilliant! And I lol at the chickens.

[@mascottie]

Curious chickens!

[@mrv1271]

Very nice work, he sounds like Cleveland....go the chooks

[@user-zt3xw3pk9g]

Nice idea

[@marialuisaponce18]

I love your video , specially the chickens, I won't tell the colonial where I saw them ...

[@kerrykeosodsay005]

Awww the chickens are so cute

[@rempahputri]

Beautiful Bench and Chickens...

[@robbyers7614]

I have Chickens... they are good "inspector's". The bench looks really cool.

[@misszsp]

The hens are cute!

[@Autism_Forever]

Love the chickens! :)

[@HomeMadeModern]

yes, they're the cutest!

[@FahrulFahrul]

Good videos

[@user-zk3mv9jn5o]

very good

[@ElenkaSansamilia]

exelent job

[@Trendsetic]

Great job. Love the chickens. Haha

[@florencebinder3123]

brilliant idea., but how durable is the concrete block without metal, steel in it?

[@rhinocivilservices]

ever seen a concrete fire pit explode? look into the curing moistures ratio vs rapidly applied heat. thermic lance operators use to die all the time trying to cut uncured concrete

[@peterpiper4242]

That's cool

[@theresmore2learn516]

Wow. Can you cook on this also? (I ask bc one video said concrete healthy for cooking on). What do you say?

[@jhue6337]

Those chicken really worked hard during this project. They look adorable 💁

[@gavinng5303]

Nice

[@cyxymu1]

Best

[@brazilstar2250]

need A LOT of tools for this project. seems easier to buy stone and place pre-cut wood on top. but for those of you with all this gear it looks like fun. Chickens enjoyed it.

[@1max14]

cool...thanks

[@renaislam4820]

Lovely. Are they New Hampshire or Rhode Island Red?

[@metusbatmanv4569]

Lol, those chickens thinking it was feeding time was funny as shit.

[@stettan1754]

The chicks are all into you! Great bench!