![]() ![]() This was all done rounding up and without factoring the gap distance between each slat, all of which will reduce the amount of boards to buy. So I needed to buy 5 boards (rounded up) for each chair. 35.43 / 8 foot board length = 4.4 boards to buy. Let's convert to feet and then get the number of boards. But I need to know how many boards to buy. ![]() This is how many linear inches of 1x 3 slats I needed. ![]() So multiply your total slats previously calculated by the width. Each slat will be cut to the width of your chair. So take the length of you chair and divide by 2.5. Note that a 1"x3" actually measures about 2-1/2" wide. I used a soft tape so I can measure the contoured length correctly. My chair measures 20-1/4" wide and 51" long. To determine how much wood to buy you will need to take some measurements and do the math as follows. Ok, if I convinced you then let's move on. That last one buys benefits well worth the $100 spent. I like the savings, the weather resistant wood and I got to paint them with my wife's favorite color. If you already have paint or stain, you can do 4 chairs for about $60. All supplies came from Home Depot and totaled about $100. 1-1/4 self drill screw, 1lb box for $5.37. If you want to do what I did, then for each chair you will need approximately (depends on your chair style and number of chairs-I have 4 chairs): 1"x3", I bought 20 for $1.92 ea. If you would rather replace with fabric slings, an Internet search will give several hits like these. After seeing what all is involved, like measuring, ordering, waiting, installing, I decided to resurface mine with wood slats. I checked out a few web sites and a great YouTube video by Sling Masters (). Or $148+ total for 4 chairs and my labor. A few web sites were around $37 for a single replacement sling (see links below). ![]()
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