I have three 12 slat garden benches with cast iron ends.
The slats are hardwood but the screw anchors have come out of end of slats due to age, I am thinking of renewing all of the slats so it raises two questions really, do I renew with hardwood or a treated softwood which would require retreating when necessary and how do I anchor the slats to the cast iron ends which have 12 holes in each side.
Thought about just screwing brass screws into each slat end or is there some sort of anchor that is fitted in the slat end as on the original benches?
Any ideas anyone?
The slats are hardwood but the screw anchors have come out of end of slats due to age, I am thinking of renewing all of the slats so it raises two questions really, do I renew with hardwood or a treated softwood which would require retreating when necessary and how do I anchor the slats to the cast iron ends which have 12 holes in each side.
Thought about just screwing brass screws into each slat end or is there some sort of anchor that is fitted in the slat end as on the original benches?
Any ideas anyone?