Soldato
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Planning to build a wooden garden arch/arbor to replace an old metal one that is almost falling over and which is carrying a mature climbing rose.
Just wondering if anyone's made one and what timber you used.
I was originally thinking 8 ft 3x3 posts, with 1 ft concreted in the ground leaving 7 ft above. But this might not be enough. I could instead go for 10 ft 4x4 posts possibly buried 2 ft into the ground which will make an 8ft tall structure. Obviously an intermediate size could be 4x4 posts 8ft long with 1 ft buried. I can also get 4x3 posts.
I don't want to dig down more than 2 ft. Even that might be difficult hence originally planning for 1ft.
Top cross member was planning to be 6x2.
Would be built around a prefab piece of 6x2 trellis on each side. So the structure will be just over 2 ft front to back.
Just wondering if anyone's made one and what timber you used.
I was originally thinking 8 ft 3x3 posts, with 1 ft concreted in the ground leaving 7 ft above. But this might not be enough. I could instead go for 10 ft 4x4 posts possibly buried 2 ft into the ground which will make an 8ft tall structure. Obviously an intermediate size could be 4x4 posts 8ft long with 1 ft buried. I can also get 4x3 posts.
I don't want to dig down more than 2 ft. Even that might be difficult hence originally planning for 1ft.
Top cross member was planning to be 6x2.
Would be built around a prefab piece of 6x2 trellis on each side. So the structure will be just over 2 ft front to back.
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