We think we made a awesome purchase , the bench is more then we were expecting and the picture on the listing DOES NOT DO THIS PRODUCT JUTICE ! One thing we did do ,may sound nuts but we added/glued 13 inch oak pieces under the bench for more weight support cause we have some big buddies; safety rather then be sorry ;after we added them it gave us more peace of mind knowing we would be safer if we added the planks! Did we really have to reinforce the bench; don't think so but again rather take safe approach!! We love the look and the idea of repurposed material we do it whenever we can ...and truthful the decor looks great! We could not have made a smarter purchase! We look at the cost where we purchase our table from and the bench would of cost us 3x’s more then the cost of this bench we are very happy we took the chance and order this bench first !!! A++++++++++++ great buy !