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In the final installment of the grape arbor series, the
sides are modified for a door in the end and then covered with shade cloth.
A door I didn't want was left in the house side of this end. I attached the
shade cloth to the cement slab, and 1-1/2" galvanized pipe was welded
between the poles where the shade cloth was desired.
The door presented a problem because a pipe would be across the bottom and
could trip the unwary. The solution was to weld a stainless 1" pipe cap to
the end of one of the 1- 1/2" pipes. A 3/8" hole was drilled in the
end of the cap. A stainless molly bolt was then sunk in the slab and the pipe
cap placed over it. It was then welded to the beam above it. The 1-1/2"
pipes were cut to the various lengths. The end to be welded to the vertical 1-1/2"
pipe to make the door was flattened on the end to make welding easy.
The square pole's pipe was welded just back from the edge. The height of all
the bottom shade cloth pipes was determined by a piece of 2" x 4" stud (so, 1-1/2)".
The side pieces were only 8', so the panels had 3' cut off to make
installation easier.
The sides, top and corners were done with the heavy zip ties. The bottom was
done with smaller ones on the smaller pipe.
The upper right corner is 9' off the concrete. The slab slopes away, making
alignment a bit tricky.
The next modification will look like an arch, extending out. It may be added
to the door here to the right, and two grapes will be planted there. The
general idea is for the grapes and trumpet vines to be established well-enough
that the shade cloth can be removed, leaving the vines.
My next blog series will be about my barbecue with its rotisserie.
Editor's Note: CR4
would like to thank U V for contributing this multi-part series. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 are already on-line.
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