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TechnoTV - 2x4basics Picnic Table Kit, Sand, 17310
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List Price: $79.99
Our Price: $65.53
Your Save: $ 14.46 ( 18% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Finley Products Inc.
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Binding: Lawn & Patio
Brand: Finley Products
Color: Sand
EAN: 0619122173105
Feature: Built to Last - The all-weather frame is built of maintenance free structural resin and is built to last.
Label: Finley Products Inc.
Manufacturer: Finley Products Inc.
Model: 17310.00
Publisher: Finley Products Inc.
Release Date: 2005-09-07
Studio: Finley Products Inc.
Variation Description: Sand
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Features
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Built to Last - The all-weather frame is built of maintenance free structural resin and is built to last.
All hardware and assembly instructions included.
Requires 2x4 lumber, sold separately; all hardware included; easy-to-assemble.
Assembled table unit stands 29 inches (737 mm) tall and 30 inches (767 mm) wide. Assembled bench units (2) stand 17 inches (433 mm) tall and 15 inches (381 mm) wide. You choose the length.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Wouldn't buy it again.
Comment: This kit is horrible - when compared to other kits. With the standard kit you get 5 boards - 3 for the table and 2 for the bench seats. For this table and two benches you need to mess around with 20 boards! Clean 20 boards. Stain/paint 20 boards. Align 20 boards. And cut 4 boards to a different length then the rest. And trying to get 20 good 2x4s that are perfectly straight is a futile effort. I think the table does look nicer, but it is not worth the hassle and work compared to other picnic table kits. The reason I bought this kit was for the resin frame. The picnic table this is replacing is the standard 5 boards with the metal frame, but after around 20 years the frame has become weak and you can no longer sit on it. Otherwise the wood is still good. I guess I don't see any reason why one couldn't use a wider board with this resin frame kit - just have to measure to make sure they fit properly. If I had to do it over I would just buy the 5 board kit again. I received 2 different types of screws with this kit - one kind for the table and a different kind (regular deck screws) for the benches. You would think they would be the same, wouldn't you? I put my parent's picnic table together when I was a kid (standard 5 boards with a metal frame) and didn't have the problems I had with this setup. Messing around with all of the 2x4s just isn't worth it.
Update - a couple of more things. The deck screws that come with the bench are 2", so if you don't drive them at an angle you may come out the wood on the other side. The diagram directions do show the screws going in at a angle, but there are no written directions with the benches (the table has written directions and no diagram directions) so I just wanted to point this out so others don't put them straight through. I did not have a problem since I put them in at an angle. Also - shame on you Amazon for putting the shipping labels directly over the diagram directions - on both packages! Couldn't remove the shipping labels without tearing the diagram directions. And think about the longterm - when it comes time to re-paint/stain you are either going to have to skip doing it inbetween the boards or you are going to have to remove them. I would never buy this kit again and wish I hadn't.
8/28/08 - update. I ordered another bench to do what another person had done and suggested - put a support in the center of each bench to help supoort and firm things up. I highly recommend doing this (if you were unlucky enough to purchase this kit). My bench was only 6 ft long, but still had some wobble (probably because of the cheap deck screws). So, for 2 benches you would purchase 3 of the bench frames and split the one between the two for center supports. With this bench I received the CORRECT SCREWS! The shorter, silver, bigger head screws - they secure so much better! The 2" deck screws I received with the other two benches are just the standard ugly 2" deck screws that if you are not careful to dril at an angle you will put them all the way through the wood. The heads on them are also much smaller so they do not secure very well and in some cases are small enough to go into/through the plastic slots. It sure would have been nice to have received the correct screws with everything. I have spent $181.21 - 3 benches, 1 table, the wood, a gallon of stain and a couple of ultra cheap/disposable brushes. Not worth the money or time. I highly recommend NOT getting this kit being they can't even include the correct screws. There are much cheaper kits that are much easier to put together and come with the correct hardware.
Customer Rating:
Summary: misreprenresented
Comment: The item I purchased was misrepresented. I thought I was a whole table. I wouls send it back if I could but it will cost me more in shipping than its worth. If this is not corrected I will close my account. You have checked my credit and it is outstanding and I will buy from another consumer and I always pay on time. Thank you Terri Darnell, 2600 shelton mission road Greeneville, Tennessee 37743
Customer Rating:
Summary: Picnic Tabel System
Comment: I picked up the lumber at my local Home Depot, and in a matter of two hours or so, I had a very sturdy picnic table and two benches. This this is heavy duty, and withstands eight adults drinking, feasting, laughing, moving all over the benches, leaning on the table, and no problems or issues at all. It's a great idea, great item. Buy it.
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Summary: A large, sturdy, utilitarian picnic table
Comment: I bought this kit because I wanted a very large picnic table (and benches) for family gatherings. The kit definitely delivered.
Something to take in account with this kit is auxiliary cost. I constructed the table and benches with 8 foot long non-pressure treated 2x4's and painted the boards with exterior high gloss paint. The 2x4's at Lowes in SE Massachusetts cost $50. The gallon of exterior paint cost $25 (and I used at least ¾ of the gallon). By the way I would suggest not eating on a table constructed of pressure treated wood (it is impregnated with poison after all...)
In constructing the table, I painted the boards first before screwing them to kit provided items.
When laying out the boards for assembly to the kit items, I found that using a dozen or so kid's magic markers placed between the 2x4's lying flat on the ground provided appropriate spacing for the table/bench deck as I screwed on the kit provided items. I also found that drilling my own screw placement holes in the kit pieces for the screws was sometimes preferable to using the kit's pre-defined screw locations.
Construction of the table (minus painting) took about an hour. I would definitely suggest installing the several dozen screws using a drill. Doing them all by hand with a screwdriver would be a real chore.
After constructing the table I found that I needed to install a couple of stringers on the table and on each of the benches. The stringers are 1x3 wood strips running perpendicular to 2x4's underneath the eating or sitting surface. This was to level the table/bench surfaces given the 2x4's tendency to bow/warp as they dry. Not critical but easy enough to do and made the table look better (flatter).
All in all a good kit if you are looking for a large, sturdy, utilitarian picnic table set.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 2 x 4 basics Picnic Table
Comment: Excellent product. We love it. Purchased a bench and an addition table since the picnic
table. I recommend these for anyone. Look great, go together great. Not one problem.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Made of maintenance free structural resin. Strong, durable, and impervious to weather. Just add 2x4 lumber, cut to length, and stain or paint. Mix and match with other 2x4 Basics furniture items. Complete instructions and hardware included. Lumber not inc
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