How Do You Install Outdoor Porch Swings?
A porch swing can be a great way to enjoy the warmer months and add a living space to the front of your home. Installing one correctly takes only a few hours and little know how. This article will be written on how to properly install a ceiling mounted porch swing. The first step to mounting a porch swing is determining it future location. There must be enough room between the back of the swing and the edge of the house, or railing, that the swing does not come into contact with either when in use. An easy way to measure this is to tie a rope to the top of a plastic chair, hold it into the air so that the seat of the chair is at sitting level. Then push the chair back to the point that anyone sitting on it would slide off. If it touches anything before this point then it needs to be moved further out. Make a pencil mark on the ceiling of the porch when you have found the perfect distance. If you are mounting your swing parallel to the house go to the next step. If you are mounting your
