How to Build a Homemade Outdoor Tennis Table

Stand two 3 1/2-by-3 1/2-by-27 3/4-inch treated posts up on their ends, parallel to each other with three feet between them. Set a treated 1 1/2-by-3 1/2-by-48-inch board perpendicular to the posts and directly on top of them to serve as the attachment board. Position the attachment board with equal amounts sticking out on each side of the two posts.

Drill down through the top of the attachment board and into the top end of each post. Repeat for two holes in each post. Set 4-inch galvanized wood screws into each hole and tighten them firmly with a drill. Complete this process a second and third time with other pairs of posts and other attachment boards.

Turn a 3/4-by-60-by-108-inch sheet of treated plywood upside down on the working surface to be the table surface. Put the three attachment boards with legs upside down on the undersurface of the tabletop, evenly spaced but leaving the very center line of the table open. Drill four holes through every attachment board and into the tabletop. Fasten the attachment boards to the tabletop with 2-inch galvanized wood screws.

Prop the tabletop up on various 6-inch blocks. Position a treated 1/2-by-6-by-60-inch board underneath the tabletop, perpendicular to it and centered to serve as the net board. Drill six holes down the center of the underside of the tabletop and into the net board. Attach the tabletop to the net board with 4-inch wood screws.