• CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    Any gotchas or tips? I have a plan to eventually build one at the end of my patio, but haven’t decided where to start.

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      Well, I originally wanted to buy 6m rhombus slats, so I wouldn’t have a gap between them on the longer side. Sadly the company I wanted to buy them from no longer had any and no one else sold this length so I had to use 4m instead.

      I underestimated how much these slats like to twist and should have used 4 posts on the longer side to keep them straight.

  • i_need_your_bones@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    What are the large posts and pieces strutting out for? I kinda assumed they were for decoration but do they have a purpose?

    Edit: Looks like such a nice place to sit by the way

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      The pergola part is mostly decorative, since it looks better then just leaving them end above the screen. Although it also helps stiffening the whole build.

      I have bought a few Climatis flowers and will plant them so they grow on her it and have them bloom all over along with a chain light for atmospheric lighting