@twochicks - Pls try framing like I have done here. It is 1.8m bench for my dining table and is able to fit 3 adults with no bowing. https://www.works ...

@jarko - I followed the manual that came with the strut and installed like this - https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/t5/Living-and-Bedroom/Ottomon-w ...

@aleisha8099 - would a third leg in the middle help (if optics is not a problem)

To me this looks perfectly fine. Merbau (I assume) has varying colors in its natural setting. You would have stain to get a darker look but still will ...

@akv these are designed to completely out in sun. But yours is in a much better spot. I would leave it that way it is

You would have to mow to seocnd lowest setting, dethatch, apply top soil and a good dose of season. It should grow back in few weeks

Not sure if this would require a services of a plumber (I will let you do that call). The inlet is bottom type that directly screws on to inlet. You n ...

Thanks @Jamespeter100 . Let me try several thick layers of paint that @EricL suggested for name plate background that I am doing right now. (Lazy to b ...