Building wooden structures
 

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:27:51 +0100, Janet Tweedy
wrote:

Before I make a complete hash of the idea has anyone got advice or a web
site or book I could use to help me erect a pergola?

I want a walkway about 12 foot long with wooden posts and top cross
beams so that I can train climbing plants up the sides and eventually
make a covered path.


I've seen single posted rose arches and so on but looking at them ready
made they seem very flimsy and I'd hate to have to take all the plants
down in two or three years because everything had given way.

Any makes that anyone can recommend?
I've printed off the greenfingers.com site and the pergolas direct.co.uk
site The BBC site doesn't have the plans at the moment.

http://www.pavingexpert.com/featur07.htm
http://www.gardeningdata.co.uk/const...en_plans_3.htm
http://www.chillisearch.co.uk/p/e/pergolas/

Building wooden structures
 

"PK" wrote in message
...
Janet Tweedy wrote:
Any makes that anyone can recommend?
I've printed off the greenfingers.com site and the pergolas
direct.co.uk site The BBC site doesn't have the plans at the moment.


Arggh!

Don't buy one. Make one!

Tannelised (or eh safe modern equiv) timber from a timber merchant bolted
together with coach screws is just as easy and a lot cheaper!

pk


It's also a lot more attractive IMO since it introduces that lovely rustic
look, which goes so well with scrambling roses. Sometimes almost seems a
shame to cover the pergola.

As to plans, I just drew my own up, probably over-engineered but it's still
standing after a few years, 5, but still looks great, again IMO.
Duncan

Building wooden structures
 

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:27:51 +0100, Janet Tweedy
wrote:

Before I make a complete hash of the idea has anyone got advice or a web
site or book I could use to help me erect a pergola?

I want a walkway about 12 foot long with wooden posts and top cross
beams so that I can train climbing plants up the sides and eventually
make a covered path.


I've seen single posted rose arches and so on but looking at them ready
made they seem very flimsy and I'd hate to have to take all the plants
down in two or three years because everything had given way.

Any makes that anyone can recommend?
I've printed off the greenfingers.com site and the pergolas direct.co.uk
site The BBC site doesn't have the plans at the moment.

http://www.pavingexpert.com/featur07.htm
http://www.gardeningdata.co.uk/const...en_plans_3.htm
http://www.chillisearch.co.uk/p/e/pergolas/

Building wooden structures
 

In article , harry
writes
http://www.pavingexpert.com/featur07.htm
http://www.gardeningdata.co.uk/const...en_plans_3.htm
http://www.chillisearch.co.uk/p/e/pergolas/



Cormaic's site is of course awe inspiring and I didn't find it on my
search via Google!! Thanks harry the plans will come in handy, thanks
also to Cormaic for putting up the pages :)

Now all I have to do is get the 30 foot stewartia chopped and I can have
space to run the pergola through the bed.

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk