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Pergola repairs?
"David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... One of the Casualties of the strong winds has been our 30' pergola, this is the second time the 4" tanalised uprights have snapped in strong wind and I have concluded its just not strong enough! How many uprights do you have? Is it possible that you just don't have enough uprights for the size of pergola? Probably! I only have 6 but don't want anymore Alternatively, do you have space for angled wooden supports to give additional strength? We have alsorts of wood cross bracing already and metal brackets reinforcing the joints Simple solution, use wood larger than 4" :-) Its getting it into the ground, I well remember the original holes which go down through 18" of rock which I sometimes refer to as "our soil" so the thought of digging out all the old concrete wasn't attractive but I was thinking that these post bases would make good foundations. Hmmmm....whereabouts did the wood break? Near the top, middle, or bottom? If the break is near the top then angled supports for the top 1/3rd might be a solution. Its always at or near ground level, first set were straight in the ground, second set were well concreted in, third set were in metal post bottoms, I just have to face up to the fact that its wet most of the time down here and even tanalised wood rots If you want to minimise the visual impact or have limited space then brick pillars may be the answer. Pretty straightforward, and if you use reclaimed bricks then you can claim any variance from true to be aimed at rustic charm :-) A man after my own heart :~) -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
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