HowardH
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When we moved into our current home last year, the LOML likes to look out a window while standing at the cook top. The house didn't originally have a window in that spot so we had one cut in. The view was of the neighbors fence so that wasn't exactly what she had in mind. She wanted a bit of a garden with a fountain and foliage. That means I needed to do something first. This is the result.
I used western red cedar for all of it. The lattice panels are pre-made. I had to spray them with the stain prior to assembly.
It's a long beast! 32 feet. It originally was eight feet high but that was too much and stuck over the neighbor's fence to much. This is where having the Carvex accessory kit helped. I used the guide rail attachment and clamped a short rail horizontally about 8" below the tops of the posts and ran the Carvex down the guide rail to cut the tops off. Worked like a champ!
These post bases are really strong! The city doesn't allow us to set raw wood posts into the ground anymore. They rot and fall over and hit stuff. [scared] [scared] I set footings about 2 feet down and leveled them at the surface. Drilled some holes and used expansion bolts to hold down the bases. I had my doubts but they are really sturdy.
I used western red cedar for all of it. The lattice panels are pre-made. I had to spray them with the stain prior to assembly.
It's a long beast! 32 feet. It originally was eight feet high but that was too much and stuck over the neighbor's fence to much. This is where having the Carvex accessory kit helped. I used the guide rail attachment and clamped a short rail horizontally about 8" below the tops of the posts and ran the Carvex down the guide rail to cut the tops off. Worked like a champ!
These post bases are really strong! The city doesn't allow us to set raw wood posts into the ground anymore. They rot and fall over and hit stuff. [scared] [scared] I set footings about 2 feet down and leveled them at the surface. Drilled some holes and used expansion bolts to hold down the bases. I had my doubts but they are really sturdy.
