I was excited when our Polywood patio furniture arrived today. We dragged our rusty “rust resistent” metal furniture out to the curb last night in anticipation of today’s delivery.
Polywood furniture is made from recycled plastic and comes with a twenty-year guarantee.
I was in the garage when the big Fedex truck stopped in front of our house. When the driver hopped out, I asked, “Can you put it in the garage?” He replied, “It will tear up your screen tracks.”
I asked, “How about in front of the garage?”
“I’ll corner it right there.”
After he set a double-sized pallet in place, I said, “You know how it goes: the wife orders and the husband assembles.” He told me his wife left to visit her family in Arizona, leaving him 4 IKEA dressers and 8 end tables to assemble. I chuckled as he drove away.
I unpacked all the cushions first. Next came the chairs, which were mostly assembled. The heaviest piece was the tabletop, which I dragged on the cardboard box onto the backyard patio.
I attached a few chair arms and parts of the table legs. A few of the table leg supports were attached with an Allen wrench-headed screw, which immediately stripped even though I used the correct tool.
It wasn’t a huge problem. I had to run some errands, so I would stop by Home Depot to get some replacement screws.
It took a few minutes, but I found some lag bolts that looked the same. Back home, they fit perfectly, and the new table and chair set looks great.
I can’t be the first to have that issue, but I sent an email to Polywood anyway. I’m kind of an expert on assembling furniture, so I know the issues and what can be improved.
Waite for it... 