Best Choice Products 2-in-1 Transforming Interchangeable Outdoor Wooden Picnic Table Garden Bench for Backyard, Porch, Patio, Deck w/Umbrella Hole - Natural

Easy to put together. Love it. Sturdy

This picnic table we had for one season so far. I used Minwax Helsman. And I love the color. It is a very good sealant and protector. You can’t sand the table due to the fact it will remove the stain color. So I just sanded lightly the bad areas which were very minimal. I put 3 coats on the top of horizontal parts that will be mostly hit by UV and where standing water would lie. All other parts I put two. Using steel wool in between coats. Perfect sheen!Assembly instructions were ok. But a few pointers. The tops of benches must be flush to the outer (L & R) edges of the bench seat frames! Make sure you pay attention how bolts go in and I keep it uniform. I used a countersink bit before putting the wood screws in. Took only an extra couple minutes to do that and I recommend doin this.One issue I had was the handles I noticed other reviewers stating the handles breaking. Well they might need adjusting. I found out when moving to the ‘bench’ that the wood handles would be squeezed too much allowing the legs to be raised about 1/2” off of ground so when one would sit on bench it would put too much pressure on the bolt in the handle and basically split it two. So pay attention to what needs to be sanded down. I took off about 1/8” with a belt sander in the right area of both handles. The legs were now able to touch the ground so when I sat on it, not too much pressure on the bolt that is holding the handle.I recommend this table!!

This is a great little picnic table for 4 adults - 6 if you put chairs at each end. It was not too hard to put together (with two people). We have used it over a very busy weekend with lots of family. What we like about it is that is transforms from bench to table easily. Only a four star because the width of the benches is narrow when in the picnic table mode. But it isn't uncomfortable to sit on as a picnic table. We like it in the bench configuration - it looks great on our deck and is comfortable to sit on. - looks cute with outdoor cushions on it too.

This picnic table / bench is super useful and easy to assemble. It's not the biggest but it can seat 4 adults at a table and it's fairly sturdy for its size. I've had it outside all summer and though it says the wood is weather treated, I'm a bit concerned with outside wear and tear on this thing. I have it under a sunshade but the rain and hot sun still get to it and it's starting to look a little rough. The table is still holding together and stable but some of the boards look a little warped and possibly cracking. I should have treated it when I first got it so if you do get this great table, treat it right from the beginning and it should last you.

Quite a high quality product for the price. Instructions were not the most clear but it’s good enough to get you through. I would take my time putting this together so the conversion mechanism works correctly. After assembling it I applied a varnish/sealant to protect it from the elements.

The shipping from across the country was speedy. The quality is superb. We originally purchased two and added two more. My husband put a clear varnish on them and they are beautiful. We are using them at our mountain property.

It gets a five because of quality. Nice and very solid! What customers should know is that...In addition to the ratchet and Phillips head screwdriver? You also need a drill. The reason for this is that some of the holes were not previously started by the company and you had to drill into the wood where you thought was the right place. The directions were kind of vague, so they left some "figuring out" to the customer.

I had many issues when building this table due to improper fasteners being included, and had to spend extra time and money finding the right ones to put it together. I would not recommend this product for anyone looking, and I hope someone one the seller end can compensate me for the extra time and money I spent to get this somewhat put together. If you’re thinking about buying this, please see below for all the issues we had:1. The table came with the wrong length machine screws so we had to run out to purchase both 2 1/2 inch and 3 inch screws (4 trips to home depot to get the proper screws) in addition to purchasing different nuts to fit the new screws to properly.2. There weren’t enough washers included, so multiple screws are missing them on the finished table.3. The two bench pieces are different lengths, so none of the screw holes on bench 2 matched up and we had to drill our own (which doesn’t look great).4. The table doesn’t properly fold into a bench. Not sure if that’s due to the wrong sized pieces or what, but a shame we can’t use that feature.5. The table in general is pretty unstable once fully built. It wobbles and shifts on the ground, and tries to fold itself up vs. staying as a table. I am worried about sitting on it as I don’t want it to fold up on me.I’m not one to typically write reviews, let alone a negative one, but I am pretty disappointed that I spent $160 on this given all the issues I had.