Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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We recently turned our side yard into a large garden area and I had plans to add some seating to this space throughout the summer to give us somewhere to hang out outside of our tiny garage house.

I still have a lot of project ideas to tackle, but I decided to build a hammock stand first.

I didn’t want to put this DIY hammock stand into the ground in case we decided to move it around to another spot in the yard or we move and want to take it with us.

So I built it with a floating deck type base to weigh it down and a pergola top to give it some extra strength and also a little bit of shade.

In this video, I'll show you how to build your own hammock stand with floating deck, pergola, and privacy screen!

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Tools & Materials Used in the Video:

Tools:
Circular saw: homedepot.sjv.io/V30dR
Jig saw: homedepot.sjv.io/Ry0jBX
Drill/Driver: homedepot.sjv.io/2G6Za
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Stapler

Materials:
(3) 4x4x8 posts (treated): homedepot.sjv.io/b33mG6
(1) 2x6x12 board (treated): homedepot.sjv.io/5bkQ9b
(8) 2x6x10 board (treated): homedepot.sjv.io/e4nMV1
(6) 5/4 x 6x10 boards (treated): homedepot.sjv.io/qnW3bg
(2) 2x2x8 boards (treated): homedepot.sjv.io/5bkQ91
(6) 1x2x8 boards (treated): homedepot.sjv.io/kj43BV
(2) Lattice Sheets: homedepot.sjv.io/kjjoav
2 7/8" timber screws: homedepot.sjv.io/a1NmqN
1 1/2", 2 1/2" x 3" exterior screws: homedepot.sjv.io/QOYroa
(2) 7" eye bolts: homedepot.sjv.io/0JG7WO
(4) washers
(2) nuts to fit eye bolts
Hammock: amzn.to/3cblAxE