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Bamboo Poles
I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo
poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John |
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On Apr 20, 1:20 pm, Teech wrote:
I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John Rattan or lampac matting would work too. Still looking for a source. Thanks. John |
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Bamboo is not really all that durable, in my experience. I guess if you
slathered on the polyurethane, it might be OK, but otherwise you could expect it to start splitting in a year or so, and then the rot would set in soon after. Teech wrote: I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John |
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On Apr 20, 7:44 pm, MT Byers wrote:
Bamboo is not really all that durable, in my experience. I guess if you slathered on the polyurethane, it might be OK, but otherwise you could expect it to start splitting in a year or so, and then the rot would set in soon after. Teech wrote: I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the info. I've started thinking more about shade cloth at this point. |
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Teech wrote:
On Apr 20, 7:44 pm, MT Byers wrote: Bamboo is not really all that durable, in my experience. I guess if you slathered on the polyurethane, it might be OK, but otherwise you could expect it to start splitting in a year or so, and then the rot would set in soon after. Teech wrote: I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the info. I've started thinking more about shade cloth at this point. Speaking of shade cloth, where in the heck do you find that stuff around here? We just put in a bunch of mesclun, and with temps flirting with summertime levels, I think I'm gonna need some. BTW, I've had a bamboo-and-deer-netting cover over my garden for about three years now, and it's still going strong. I didn't just poke the bamboo into the ground, I bought some metal spikes and stuck them in, then slid the bamboo onto them. Works great. MAC |
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On Apr 23, 9:15 pm, MAC wrote:
Teech wrote: On Apr 20, 7:44 pm, MT Byers wrote: Bamboo is not really all that durable, in my experience. I guess if you slathered on the polyurethane, it might be OK, but otherwise you could expect it to start splitting in a year or so, and then the rot would set in soon after. Teech wrote: I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the info. I've started thinking more about shade cloth at this point. Speaking of shade cloth, where in the heck do you find that stuff around here? We just put in a bunch of mesclun, and with temps flirting with summertime levels, I think I'm gonna need some. BTW, I've had a bamboo-and-deer-netting cover over my garden for about three years now, and it's still going strong. I didn't just poke the bamboo into the ground, I bought some metal spikes and stuck them in, then slid the bamboo onto them. Works great. MAC- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I did a Google search on "shade cloth" and you have lots of options. Locally? I don't know. -- John |
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Teech wrote:
On Apr 23, 9:15 pm, MAC wrote: Teech wrote: On Apr 20, 7:44 pm, MT Byers wrote: Bamboo is not really all that durable, in my experience. I guess if you slathered on the polyurethane, it might be OK, but otherwise you could expect it to start splitting in a year or so, and then the rot would set in soon after. Teech wrote: I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the info. I've started thinking more about shade cloth at this point. Speaking of shade cloth, where in the heck do you find that stuff around here? We just put in a bunch of mesclun, and with temps flirting with summertime levels, I think I'm gonna need some. BTW, I've had a bamboo-and-deer-netting cover over my garden for about three years now, and it's still going strong. I didn't just poke the bamboo into the ground, I bought some metal spikes and stuck them in, then slid the bamboo onto them. Works great. MAC- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I did a Google search on "shade cloth" and you have lots of options. Locally? I don't know. -- John Just found the motherload at the Wal-Mart in Wake Forest. They're out in the garden area and come in various sizes, shapes and colors, including green, gray and black. Didn't see a price, unfortunately. MAC |
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On Apr 28, 1:28 am, MAC wrote:
Teech wrote: On Apr 23, 9:15 pm, MAC wrote: Teech wrote: On Apr 20, 7:44 pm, MT Byers wrote: Bamboo is not really all that durable, in my experience. I guess if you slathered on the polyurethane, it might be OK, but otherwise you could expect it to start splitting in a year or so, and then the rot would set in soon after. Teech wrote: I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the info. I've started thinking more about shade cloth at this point. Speaking of shade cloth, where in the heck do you find that stuff around here? We just put in a bunch of mesclun, and with temps flirting with summertime levels, I think I'm gonna need some. BTW, I've had a bamboo-and-deer-netting cover over my garden for about three years now, and it's still going strong. I didn't just poke the bamboo into the ground, I bought some metal spikes and stuck them in, then slid the bamboo onto them. Works great. MAC- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I did a Google search on "shade cloth" and you have lots of options. Locally? I don't know. -- John Just found the motherload at the Wal-Mart in Wake Forest. They're out in the garden area and come in various sizes, shapes and colors, including green, gray and black. Didn't see a price, unfortunately. MAC- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - WF is a bit far for me. I'll look at WalMarts closer and see. However, i'm needing a single piece that is 12 x 18. Not sure if they'll carry something that large. Thanks, John |
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On 28 Apr 2007 06:47:25 -0700 in .com Teech wrote:
On Apr 28, 1:28 am, MAC wrote: Teech wrote: On Apr 23, 9:15 pm, MAC wrote: Teech wrote: On Apr 20, 7:44 pm, MT Byers wrote: Bamboo is not really all that durable, in my experience. I guess if you slathered on the polyurethane, it might be OK, but otherwise you could expect it to start splitting in a year or so, and then the rot would set in soon after. Teech wrote: I built a pergola on my back deck. I want to "roof" it with bamboo poles. I'm looking for a local source of bamboo poles. Any suggestions? -- John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the info. I've started thinking more about shade cloth at this point. Speaking of shade cloth, where in the heck do you find that stuff around here? We just put in a bunch of mesclun, and with temps flirting with summertime levels, I think I'm gonna need some. BTW, I've had a bamboo-and-deer-netting cover over my garden for about three years now, and it's still going strong. I didn't just poke the bamboo into the ground, I bought some metal spikes and stuck them in, then slid the bamboo onto them. Works great. MAC- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I did a Google search on "shade cloth" and you have lots of options. Locally? I don't know. -- John Just found the motherload at the Wal-Mart in Wake Forest. They're out in the garden area and come in various sizes, shapes and colors, including green, gray and black. Didn't see a price, unfortunately. MAC- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - WF is a bit far for me. I'll look at WalMarts closer and see. However, i'm needing a single piece that is 12 x 18. Not sure if they'll carry something that large. There's always farm tek, and charly's greenhouse supplies for mailorder. -- Chris Dukes elfick willg: you can't use dell to beat people, it wouldn't stand up to the strain... much like attacking a tank with a wiffle bat |
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