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. . .close pattern gardern trellises.
Jim,
Do it yourself, it doesn't take long, it's stronger, longer lasting and it's less than a third of the price in garden centres etc. Assume you use 19 X 38 mm pretreated batten and that the holes between it are 75 mm square (3 inches sq). Each "unit" of trellis is therefore 75 + 38 = 113mm. You want trellis to be 600 mm X 1800 mm i.e 600/113 X 1800/113 "units" which is about 5.3 by 15.9 units Now, Let's say the trellis is 5 units by 16 units + 38 mm both ways i.e. 603 mm = 23.7 inches by 72.7 inches. Not the 2 by 6 feet you wanted, but close enough I would think.. So how is it made? 1. Cut 8 pieces of batten 75 mm long - spacers the size of the "holes". Try to get them all the same length even if only close to 75 mm.. 2. Place 6 lengths of batten (as long as they come?) on the ground and place 6 spacers between each at one end of the lengths. Try to ensure no gaps and that the ends are level with each other. Lay the lengths approximately parallel 4. Measure the height of what is to become the first piece of trellis at the spacers. It should be 603 mm as explained but the tolerance on the batten and your spacers . . . . . 5. Cut a piece of batten at the length measured in 4 (603 mm?) 6. Using 40 mm galvanised flat headed nails, fix the 603 mm batten to the long lengths of batten. (At the spaced end of course!) Ensure that the vertical and horizontals are near perpendicular to each other. BEWARE the nails will protrude slightly on the other side of the trellis. If you really want to go to town, use longer nails and clinch them over when you've made the trellis. 7. Transfer the spacers to the approx length of trellis. If horizontals are bent, make the distance less to start with and straighten them up later (Brute force!). Nail some batten to the top and bottom rails of the trellis to ensure spacers remain in place. A couple of concrete building blocks instead will also prevent movement. 8. Cut more 603 mm (?) batten to complete the length required. 9. Use the three spacers to position the next vertical from the fixed batten and nail as before. 10 If the length required has not been reached repeat 9! 10. Move spacers along length as required. Continue ad infinitum if needed and possible! I made 7 metres of trellis with 15 mm holes and 9 units high in one morning. I need a plastic kneeler to help me too. If anybody decides to use tall trellis as a fence (I've made over thirty metres of it and some of the support posts are 3 metres apart.) it is adviseable to put a length of gravel board (that comes treated too) along the bottom to support the trellis. It is possible to use up odd bits of batten by having them butted together at a horizontal. It will not be noticed. Lastly, painting the trellis is a bind and I found that puting the batten on the gravel board enabled me to paint severel strips in one go plus most ot the gravel board but it meant I had to wait for the Cuprinol to dry before I could make any trellis. So what?! Regards Geoff |
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. . .close pattern gardern trellises.
I made 7 metres of trellis with 15 mm holes and 9 units high in one morning. !!!!!!!! 150 mm holes I should have writ. !!!!!!! Geoff P.S. You can also do reverse calculations to get exact langths of trellis but the "holes" will not be quite 75 mm square. |
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