MODULAR! DIY Outdoor Patio Furniture | Patio Makeover Part 3

[@oldphilosopher9143]

What a Craftsman! Loved many of your videos. Very Creative. Kudos all around!

[@hurtadoaviles]

Absolutely awesome. Simple, easy, excellent! Great video. Thank you very much!

[@kh8122]

Love the simplicity and versatility. A second foot stool is a must but you may want to add a slope to follow the contour of the your legs [similar to a chaise lounge - or you could just build a modular chaise lounge for the other corner] when you are chillin' out. I would also add both a flip up table for the arm rests and some modular tables between the chairs for food, drinks or anything you might want to rest on a table while watching the super bowl 🙂. Something else you might add, and something I will definitely add to mine are drawers for kids toys and other stuff you want to find a home for...especially when you are space constrained as I am at my cottage. What I like about your design is that I can manufacture as much or as little as I need based on my space limitations on my deck sand it will not break the bank ...! I am new to your channel and watched the building of your covered deck and love your attention to detail. I myself am someone that does a lot of work on his own as well but do appreciate the value of having a helper to move the heavy stuff or support the many aspects of building. I probably would have used clear stone around the posts to promote water seepage and reduce early rot (even though the specs say it will last for years) ... Great job sharing and explaining your rationale and thought process as you are doing your projects.

[@slunk007]

Really like the modular approach. You mention that they're relatively easy to move around, but one thing you or others might want to consider is to add a pair of wheels to the back of the base so that you could tip the chairs back and easily roll them around.

[@EleventhOfADozen]

I’m the 1000th like 👍🏻 and there’s sure to be 1,000s more

[@markkempton4579]

You've been teasing with photos on social media lately. Finally! Well worth the wait. These look beautiful! Amazing job! Thank you for sharing your experience. We still do not have the patio, so these are down the road for us, but they look better than anything I've seen retail near me and you've described it so well. The one lesson I've taken from this is to just put a table in the corner. 😀 Congrats!

[@xthaking]

Absolutely loved the explanation at the end about the decisions you made and why! I knew the cost was going to be high bc i love cedar, how its naturally resistant, and the look of it but it can be priceyyy! Love the build and design!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@Jonathan_Grider]

Great job with the video! These chairs/patio furniture are a great addition to any back yard seating area!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Every hardware store should have this furniture on display as an inspiration project 👍 I like the look - has a good outdoorsy campground look. 🏕️

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thank you very much!

[@VampireOnline]

This is 100% what I want to do on my front porch. Not that I sit out there a lot, but they just look so nice.

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Hahaha awesome!

[@StevenHibbs]

You never disappoint! Great project. Also, backyard is looking good. Trees coming in nice along that fence line.

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks I appreciate it, planted twice as many as were in the last video and replaced a few dead ones. I like that you noticed!

[@colinettema8445]

I like that you could easily make matching chairs for this as well! Great project!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Yeah good point, thanks!

[@malikdigger4544]

Fantastic Patio Furniture Outdoor Build The Tech Teacher U Even Explain Right Screws & Seat Fabric.

[@LutherBuilds]

If someone wanted to save some money building this, you could make couches or loveseats. That would cut down a little bit on the material cost. But obviously you'd miss some of the modularity of it. I say that only because the likelihood of someone just using one or multiple chairs without arm rests is pretty slim. I do love the joinery and the overall design of these. Great job!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Good idea, thanks!

[@PRSINPSCA]

Excellent job! Looks awesome!

[@TheAlgro144]

You could add a rubber spacer or something similar to the arm rests to get a bit of a press fitting when you drop them into the brackets if you wanted to reduce how much they moved.

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Good idea

[@JBBBBBBBB250]

What a great project!

[@Pallidus_Rider]

I could see some modular side tables ...

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

I like that! The options are endless...

[@dustinlerch9272]

10:18 Hell yeah man; that’s laser tight Makes me feel good just watching it

[@Qwiv]

Note, use SS staples in Cedar. The oils in the Cedar will react with Galv. Staples and create black streaks. Might be ok under a cushion. This applies to the pocket screws and deck screws as well. A cheaper alternative is the epoxy coated deck screws. If you don’t burn the coating off installing them, they hold up for a long time as well.

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Good info I actually used a mixture of stainless steel and galvanized staples on the webbing (I ran out the SS and they were more expensive) but I am curious to see a difference over time. I did not think about the pocket hole screws. Wonder if the Blue coated screws from Kreg work well. Thanks

[@Qwiv]

@@ThatTechTeacher427 yah, the blue coated ones work much better. Kreg makes SS ones as well. If the stain is well hidden, it’s not so bad, but it runs under the stain and will follow the grain and bleed out from there. Keeping them dry helps. It’s worth swapping them out and just reusing your original screws. The Kreg screws do well being removed and reused.

[@JessHem-o7c]

Very nice

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@lancepadgett]

Great build!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Appreciate it!

[@robertnash2446]

I like everything you are doing.....but your fingers are way to close to that table saw blade while you are ripping those boards to get a nice edge.

[@jus.me.tanzks5834]

Did the webbing make them more comfortable?

[@Bazzzinga1]

Impressive!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Appreciate it!

[@Cale0610]

Love the video

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thanks!

[@MrDge704]

Great build. 1 Suggestion... have the ottoman convert to end tables. The cushions could have a tray on the other side. Thoughts?

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

I like that! There may be a part 2 to this... Thanks

[@aaaron19]

do you feel like you need a little bit of velcro for the cushions to prevent sliding off? Especially for the foot rest? Awesome build!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Great point! My wife brought that up but we couldnt make up our mind in case we want to flip the cushions over to use the other side.

[@Mattlikesbeer]

Really great build! One thought that popped in was if you wanted to make it 100% modular couldn't you have switched which brackets you put on the the left arm rest and left chair so as to make assembling it a little less convenient by having to slide the arm rest up into the chair bracket (or drop chair into the left arm rest bracket)? But in that case all brackets would be in the same direction and you'd be able to put both arm rests on any chair rather than only on the one single left chair?

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

I believe if I am reading this correct the armrest would fall straight down as the brackets dont lock together.

[@CaptainBlueTech]

@@ThatTechTeacher427 I know you posted this a month ago so sorry to necro this a bit. I believe if you added those same feet to the bottom of the arm rests it would push and hold it up and lock it UP into the standard bracket keeping it from falling, and adding an extra washer or two could let it sit high enough to lock into the chair its on so it would never fall off unless you picked up the chair. Additionally while its nice to have the seats fully modular I would personally have inset a T nut on the arm rests and had a hole through the chairs to put 2-3 bolts with a bought or 3D printed head on it to get them finger tight and keep them on the chair better and help prevent movement or damage to the brackets from people (especially kids) leaning on them. The end cap chairs are going to stay end caps 95% of the time you move or reconfigure them so Its worth the 5 extra min to unbolt them in my opinion; you would need to drill 2-3 holes in all of the chairs (that are hidden once assembled) but those holes would have the added benefit of being a hidden storm tie system if you threaded steel cable through them and looped the extra cable under the end seats out of view when not in use and you can uncoil it and strap it to weights or a pole or something. One last benefit is you can keep the same design if you want to have both a big sofa with the chairs or if you want to have more individual chairs that you want arm rests on.

[@justinphelps3433]

Thank you for being honest with us haha

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Ya I have to work on how much I say that... umm

[@justinphelps3433]

@@ThatTechTeacher427 all good man, just giving you a hard time. Great video!

[@ntindle]

What’s the long board’s length here? I like the idea but have a ton of pre cut 4’ segments

[@chrisgreen1525]

Two upgrade suggestions: 1. add a board parallel to the base on the top of the seat back and cut a cup holder into it. 2. add cupholders to the arm rests.

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Man who appreciates a cup holder! Good idea!

[@ryanjoseph7064]

LETS GOOOO

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

YES!!!

[@stevebincolo]

Chair wedding or chair webbing? 😂

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Webbing

[@WeMe83]

I have found similar modular sets for less than $800.

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Thats a deal

[@mikemetheny1086]

I know what your son is going to do: he's going to learn not to jump into the furniture. Nice build!

[@ThatTechTeacher427]

Hahaha Thanks

[@imaginitivity7853]

I get that it's modular, so easier if everything is the same dimensions, but you've custom made furniture that only suits your body shape. Seems like you missed an opportunity to tailor it to other family members. My wife hates having dangling feet, and the distance from front to back of those cushions I think even I as an average sized guy would find too big.

[@xthaking]

You use videos like these for inspiration for when YOU make YOUR couch. HES making the couch for HIS family, not yours 🤡

[@imaginitivity7853]

​@@xthaking it's a common oversight in design. Just highlighting the issue. 😂