DIY Hammock Stand Plans

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.

Grab the full plans and video here: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/diy-outdoor-hammock-stand-with-floating-deck-pergola/

Materials:

(3) 4x4x8 posts (treated)

(1) 2x6x12 board (treated)

(8) 2x6x10 board (treated)

(6) 5/4 x 6×10 boards (treated)

(2) 2x2x8 boards (treated)

(6) 1x2x8 boards (treated)

(2) Lattice Sheets

2 ⅞″ timber screws

1 ½″, 2 ½″ x 3″ exterior screws

(2) 7″ eye bolts

(4) washers

(2) nuts to fit eye bolts

Hammock

Tools:

Circular saw

Jig saw

Drill/Driver

Miter saw (optional)

Stapler

Check out the full video of this build here!

First, I used exterior rated outdoor screws to assemble a frame that consisted of 4x4 posts at the corners, and 2x6s at the top and bottom to form a triangle shaped frame.

I cut to fit 5/4 x 6 decking boards on the bottom frame and 2x6s for the pergola pieces at the top.

The deck boards were screwed in place using 1 1/2" deck screws and the pergola boards were "toenailed" in place with 3" screws.

For full dimensions and plans, see: https://www.woodshopdiaries.com/diy-outdoor-hammoc...

I used some 2x2s screwed on each 4x4 post to mount the lattice and trimmed out the edges using 1x2s. The lattice is totally optional, but provides some shade and/or privacy.

This stand is designed to fit a hammock 9 ft long. I used 7" long eye bolts through the two corner 4x4 posts and hung the hammock on these eye bolts with the included clips.