Pergola

Since having the pool built we have put up a gazebo each year for shade and each year it has been destoyed by storms, and then rebuilt with increasing amounts of duck tape holding the metal frame together.

So this summer project number 2 was to build a wooden pergola with the idea of making a canvas roof which can be rolled up when not in use. After assembing the materials the rear uprights were set in concrete and attached with brackets to the wall: 

Then 4 concrete footing were poured for the front legs:

And magically it was all put together! In fact it only took a couple of days to make it. The old gazebo cover was used as the roof this year, amazingly it fitted perfectly.

The painting took almost as long as the construction.

 But with help from Sue, Izzie and Alan it was completed and looks the part.

Now over to the domestic department for the canvas cover…. lets see what happens next year!