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Cost and demographic location will be the determining factor when deciding which hardware to use when ordering your adirondack chairs. With our standard orders, we supply galvanized coated deck screws, but, if your budget allows, stainless steel or brass can be used.

Galvanized Deck Screws - For as long as we've been building our chairs we've used high quality wood deck screws. In climates without salt air these screws have stood up the challenge in all of our chairs. Considered among the strongest of screws, the galvanized deck screws keep the cost of the chair the lowest possible.

Stainless Steel Screws - If your main location is within 25 miles of the ocean's coast, then stainless steel is the screw to use. Although it's the highest in cost, it will withstand the salt elements in both the air and the rain it comes in contact with. Stainless steel is the surest option for guaranteeing the longevity of the hardware and the wood to match.

Brass Screws - Brass is more of a mid cost and focal attribute when deciding which hardware to use. The brass is more expensive than the galvanized screws, but less expensive than stainless steel. Brass also has the bright gold look effect in the beginning then turns to dark copper. The brass screw is the choice to go one step further than deck screws, but not as high in cost as stainless steel.

adirondack chairs with galvanized hardware

The galvanized deck screw is the screw of choice in our pine chairs. This screw has proven to withstand all weather elements not near the outlying coast.

 

adirondack chairs with stainless steel hardware

Stainless Steel is the screw of choice when the location of the chairs is going to be near the coast. The stainless steel will withstand the salt elements and hold up long after the rest of the chair has deteriorated.

 

adirondack chairs with brass wood screws

Brass fasteners are used when more detail is warranted. The brass stands out as a superior product with it's bright golden tone. Brass also can withstand many of the elements of living near the coastal waters.

 

adirondack chairs with galvanized carriage bolts

We use carriage bolts for the front legs and the arm paddles where they attach to the back support. Carriage bolts do not catch on clothes or kids as they're passing the chairs. When ordering the chairs in stainless or brass, your carriage bolts will be upgraded also.

adirondack chairs with galvanized lag bolts

Lag bolts are used where the back meets the bottom legs of the chairs. By standard we use a 5/16th" x 3" lag bolt in all our chairs except the economy chair. This chair only gets screws in that are.
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Putting Your Chair Together

You will need a philips head screwdriver or #2 square tip driver if you order stainless hardware, a 7/16 box wrench, and a 9/16 box wrench and a small hammer. A combination wrench will work instead of these last two tools

DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN ANY OF THE SCREWS.

Your chair is going to arrive with 6 parts and the hardware to assemble them. 10 bolts and 8 screws later and you'll be finished.

Parts:
1 Seat ( #1 in above picture)
1 Back ( #2 in above picture)
2 Arms ( #3 in above picture)
2 Legs ( #4 in above picture)
Hardware:
4 3 1/2" x 5/16ths" Bolts and Nuts for front legs to seat
4 3" x 1/4" Bolts and Nuts for armrests to back
2 3" x 5/16ths" Lag Bolts for bottom of back to seat
8 Wood Screws

Assemble the 2 legs ( #4 ) to the front of the seat ( #1 ) by putting the 4 large bolts thru the front leg and into the seat. A 9/16" wrench, socket or adjustable wrench will tighten these bolts. You may need to tap them in with a small hammer.

The front leg bolts should not be fully tightened until the
assembly is complete, then tip the chair over and snug them down fairly well.

* DO NOT TIGHTEN THESE BOLTS ALL THE WAY UNTIL CHAIR IS FULLY ASSEMBLED *

Assemble the arms ( #3 ) to the legs ( #4 ) using the 8 wood screws given.

The back ( #2 ) will slide below the arms paddles and into the pre-drilled holes on the legs. ( #4 ) ( 3" x 1/4" ) bolts with nuts will attach the arm paddles to the back. (2) 5/16" lag bolts with washers will screw the back down to the legs.

The bottom bolts for the back that attach the back to the seat legs are the full threaded lag bolts that do not take a nut. Start these bolts in the holes on the back bottom before slipping the back into the waiting chair.

Put these bolts in with a 9/16 wrench and do not tighten them too much, just snug them down. Please have patience, these bolts have been in the holes already and are long for a reason. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THEM, THERE IS NO REASON TO!

This is how your chair should look.

 

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