The wood tends to be the weakness in old cast iron garden furniture.
Replacement wood for cast iron bench.
Finding replacement slats or just slats to build a new bench comes in options ranging from wood to steel the replacement bench slats can be used for both cast iron or wood benches.
If you don t have the time or equipment to make your own you can even buy kits of parts starting as little as 90.
The type of bench bought second hand may need repairs to the wooden slats because of chipping splitting or splintering of the wood.
Removal of the cast iron bolts is often complicated if the nuts have rusted but it is not impossible with some effort.
Go to a home improvement center and purchase wood strips of oak cherry or pine in the width necessary.
Count the number of slats requiring replacement.
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The pine wood is a softer wood and is not suitable for benches more than 3 feet long.
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The cast iron backed kit comes with 5 slats of the same size for the seat.
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Measure the length of the garden bench slats and the width of each with a tape measure.
Since the wood for each seat or bench is the same length they are easy to make.
Park bench replacement slats are usable on flat seat benches that.