Eight nuts and bolts; 52 lag screws and cut washers; 52 screws; four column bases and heavy angle brackets; 40' of 6"x6" doug fir; 48' of 6"x8" doug fir; 144' of 4"x4" doug fir; 34' of 4"x6" doug fir; 10 bags of concrete; and one gallon of weatherproofer chocolate semitransparent stain.Yesterday my dad and I finished building the new patio cover after three days of construction and about a month of prep (see posts below). It's damn good, and damn-near indestructible — which is pretty much the only way dad builds. We lucked out with the weather Wednesday. Clouds and the weather-person threatened, but we felt little more than a few sprinkles while we worked. As we slammed the last nail home, the rain fell hard and the last of the daylight winked out.
All that's left is cleanup and planting the red/green grapes that will grow along the beams and provide shade when set, as well as the Dutch clover at the base of the posts — and this remodel project will be done and done.
Just in time, too, since we leave for our honeymoon in less than three weeks!
Jason
1 comment:
Looks fabulous, Jason.
I once helped my Dad build a patio...we had the learning experience of not letting the post footings cure long enough and the whole thing came tumbling down (just the 4x4's). Unfortunately, I tried to catch one. Have a lovely scar to prove it.
Many years of joy to you and yours under that patio cover, eh?
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