[Kenbo]

Looking absolutely awesome!!!!


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[Smith Brother]

Two weeks ago YOU Steve, couldn't even SPELL carpenter, NOW YOU ARE ONE.

How much was that Home Depot lattice, anyway???? I didn't know they offered such STURDY stuff, hehehe.

Looking SOOOOOOOOOOOOO! nice.

Dale in Indy

 

[wood shavings]

Dale Not HD Lowes

All kidding aside great job

Jerry

 

[Nick Ferry]

Looks like you need to go to "AA" - angles anonymous. VERY cool build!

 

[Chaincarver Steve]

Steve, glad to see that you are back on it - your custom lattice work looks great!

Question, are most of the seats facing the lake? It looks like it from the one photo, but I wasn't sure.

More or less, yes. The opening to the gazebo is turned 90 degrees from the lake so that it faces the fire area and has a more direct path to it. Of the 5 sides having seating, 1 of them has its back to the lake.

 

[Chaincarver Steve]

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the comments :thumbsup:

I got the 'ceiling' almost done. The stain requires two coats. I've got the first done and am 3/4 through the second coat. The 1-3/4 coats on the ceiling alone has taking me three days (maybe 5-6 hours a day, I'm guessing). I sure don't envy you painters out there. That's quite a chore.

Paint would have gone on a lot quicker but I'm glad I'm using stain. The redwood stain with the greenish streaks of pressure treated 2x lumber is really looking nice so far. It's going to look great on the rest of the gazebo. The stain really has to be brushed down to a very thin coat without streaks. Failure to do so would show horribly. The construction grade plywood has rough surfaces that take some effort to really coat well. But I'm getting there.

This is the most current picture I have, as I've run out of daylight the last two days before I could get an updated shot. This picture is taken after only one partial coat of stain.

 

[Chaincarver Steve]

My current state of progress on this build is that I have the "ceiling" completely finished with 2 coats of stain. Well, almost. I still have to use an artists brush to touch up where the 16 rafters meet at the king post, as the larger brush couldn't get deeply into the crevasses. And the part of the rafters that extend beyond the decking (primarily the gargoyles) still has to be finished. But that will be approached from the outside.

This may be the last update for a week or so, we'll see. I may be out of town for a few days later this week. Also, there's forecast of lots of rain, which will definitely put a delay on staining. So I may switch gears back to seating and begin on the slats, which I'll have to postpone attaching until the rest of the gazebo is stained.

 

[johnnie52]

Nice job Steve.

My question for you is how much stain did you get on yourself painting it on over head like that?

 

[Chaincarver Steve]

Two weeks ago YOU Steve, couldn't even SPELL carpenter, NOW YOU ARE ONE.
...

Correction: Now I'm even more glad that I'm NOT one. I don't mind a little carpentry work now and then. It's a great learning experience. And life experience. But I sure couldn't handle that kind of work all the time. My hat's off to those who can and do.

I must admit though, the feeling a building a structure is pretty cool. I can't wait to start using it.

Nice job Steve.

My question for you is how much stain did you get on yourself painting it on over head like that?

Remarkably little, to my own surprise. There's only about 12-15 drops on the deck that I'll need to sand a little. But the only stain on me has been a little on some fingers, knuckles and hand. Not much at all though. My shirt(s) were ragged ones I'd resigned to ruining so I used them to wipe my fingers on a few times and to catch a few drips.

 

[Repliconics]

I must admit though, the feeling of building a structure is pretty cool. I can't wait to start using it.

I can understand how you feel Steve.
Your doing a marvels job on it.
And the view from your back yard is a pearler!

In the end I'm sure you'll be able to soak up the view as well as the timber has the stain. :thumbsup:

Cheers mate
Rep.

 

[Phaedrus]

Looking good Steve! I know I've been absent around here for a while, but I'm still coming by to watch! :yes:

 

[Carvel Loafer]

Looking so good Steve. This whole thread has been great, I still haven't shown it to my wife, she wants one of these some day.....

 

[Taylormade]

Alright, now drive 40 miles west and build me one, buddy. I don't even have a deck at the new place yet!

 

[johnnie52]

Alright, now drive 40 miles west and build me one, buddy. I don't even have a deck at the new place yet!

When you finish Taylor's, you can keep coming west for another 15 miles and build one for me too.


Oh and don't forget the dragon heads!

 

[Chaincarver Steve]

Scott and Johnnie, you are both delusional. I have neither will nor desire to ever make another gazebo.

 

[Taylormade]

Scott and Johnnie, you are both delusional. I have neither will nor desire to ever make another gazebo.

But I want gargoyles!

:laughing:

 

[Chaincarver Steve]

But I want gargoyles!

:laughing:

I will gladly send you my pattern. :yes:

 

[DaveTTC]

When you finish Taylor's, you can keep coming west for another 15 miles and build one for me too. Oh and don't forget the dragon heads!

well I am a chippie and love it ... I'll build one for you Johnnie if I can get a sponser over there

Dave The Turning Cowboy

 

[jalobev]

My wife and I have been wanting me to build a gazebo in the back yard. This will be a 10-foot octagon. I plan to build it all myself. Well, except for preparing the footing and setting up the tall corner posts (that was more than I could comfortably manage on my own). We finally got some other major projects finished up (pool re-surfacing, rock waterfall built, pavers on pool deck, paver sidewalk down to the dock, fire pit area with seating and pavered ground) so I jumped right in with the build about 2-3 weeks ago.

A week off of the project occurred between the time the concrete footers were finished and when the 8 corner posts were erected. That's right, I said erected! That was yesterday. Today, I added the center pad and the 6x6 support block on top of it, followed by the joist work that's done so far. My back definitely feels the constant bending over the gazebo vs canopy, the little bit of digging (through rock and clay), and the cutting and nailing of today's work.

During the last two weeks of the Baileigh build I was working on the footers: 8 1-foot diameter, 2 feet deep concrete-filled cardboard tubes. That was some back breaking work. Luckily a friend of mine did a majority of the hard labor. He was beyond helpful. Thanks again to him.

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I like this wooden gazebo but can't justify paying $1700 for it. Already have a fabric top gazebo and I am tired of replacing it every couple of years cause it rips. I figure I can build a similar gazebo for 1/2 the price.
If I bought the wood and built it from scratch, would it be worth it? Would be a headache of a project to complete? I know there will be a lot of cutting needed to be done, but I have built a deck and a pre fab wooden shed in the past. I would top the roof with shingles in place of the metal sheets.
Also is it necessary to use pressure treated wood to build the roof trusses? Pine is so much cheaper than pressure treated and cedar. And the trusses will be under the roof, so they wouldn't get soaked by the rain. The rest of the structure would be pressure treated or cedar. Not sure though if the wood will shrink and warp badly in a few years?