You may have thought that buying an outdoor bench would be an extremely simple task, but there are actually quite a few things that you may want to consider before taking the plunge and buying yourself an outdoor bench for your lawn, patio, or garden.

For one thing, you want to make sure that any outdoor benches that you buy are suited to the place you are going to be putting them. For instance, if you are planning on placing your outdoor bench in a place where it will get wet (not under an overhang, but in the line of a sprinkler, etc), then you want to make sure that it will not stay wet.

It is not very pleasant to sit down in a puddle! So, ideally, the seat of such an outdoor bench will have a slight slope toward the backrest which will allow water to run off while keeping your bench comfortable.

Also, while you are checking out the seats, be sure to sit in them! You will likely find that bench with slats that are close together is more comfortable than one that has them far apart. Also, you will notice that a concrete bench is going to feel much cooler on your posterior than a wooden one in the morning, and a metal one will likely feel much hotter on a summer afternoon.

While you are giving outdoor benches a