Sand and paint or stain the wood to get the design you.
Build a bench seat attached to wall.
To cover the two sides and the front of the bench with 1 4 x 4 t g beadboard cut each piece to fit vertically from the base of the bench to underneath the top seat overhang.
Optionally add hinges to the top instead of using screws to attach it for it to serve as the lid.
How to build a wall sitting bench step 1.
Use 2 4 wood and 3 4 thick plywood to create the bench frame.
Lay the remaining larger pieces of the lids face up on the bench.
Place four 2 x 6s from the already placed 2 x 6 to the wall equal distances apart.
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Install shelf bracket to the wall take one of the heavy duty shelf brackets and place the 8 side on the wall.
Cut the footboard in half to use the halves as armrests.
It goes under the cabinets on each.
Attaching the wood to the brackets.
Construction of a seat wall at the edge can be used in lieu of railing to create a safe barrier against people walking or falling off the edge.
Leave a 1 16 gap between the plywood pieces for the hinge.
Use a stud finder.
Measure and cut baseboard to length taking care to bevel cut the corners for a corner tight joint.
Use a tape measure to determine the spacing between the studs.
Prep the wall this title probably sounds funny but you need to get the wall ready for the bench.
Step 5 frame the bench seat.
To make the stationary piece of benchtop that will go against the wall rip a 1 7 8 piece lengthwise from each of the lid pieces and screw them face down along the wall on each side of the bench.
Measure and cut two 2 by 4 planks to 66 inches in length with a miter saw.
Glue beadboard in place before nailing image 2.
This way the bench.
Cut two additional to 18 inches in.
The bench is built with a convenient fold up design that allows you the seat to work as a wall mount bench for rest or changing shoes.
2 draw a rough schematic of the.
Mark their location on the wall with the pencil where the screws will attach the bench to the stud.
Measure and mark on the 66 inch planks a vertical line 33 inches from each end which will be the centerpoint.
I placed a 2 x 6 the length of the built in.
When the retaining wall must rise above the patio grade in order to hold a slope it can become a planter wall as well.