rjmayes34
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So when the weather got nice a month or so ago it inspired me! I made a canopy finally. I could not bring my self to pay $300 for a small one and upwards of $700+ on a nice one. So i built one.
It took me about 4 hours one day to make it. An hour to put on the crown molding and the time to paint it. I need to take it off sand it down and put a final coat of paint on. I LOVE IT, and so does my wife. She said if i built one i could buy on of the Golden torches from ABC a month or so ago with the money we'd save on building. Here it is.
Simple with two doors on the front.
Then a week later we were gonna buy a new grill but have no nice even/level place to put it so i built a deck. It took me about 4 days, a couple hours each day. Now i gotta wait for it to dry out a few months so i can stain it. Nothing to dark. I plan on each year doing a section until it wraps around the house. It is 13'6"x12' so far. I am going to add railings later in the summer. It needs a few touch ups still but here it is.
And finally at the end of summer/mid fall last year we planted some thuja giants. They are a hybrid arborvitae that grow 3-5 foot a year once established. Deer, bug, drought, freeze resistant. I planted them in front of my house and they have grown a foot or so in their first 6 months!! I cant wait till their fully grown. We hope within 5 yrs you cant see our house from the road!!!
Stupid me measured wrong and i need 3 more. So i think im going to try to propagate them myself. Ive read they are one of the easier ones to do that so well see. It hard to justify buying 3 more with the shipping costs. Buts thats just me being my cheap self
Just wanted to share some of my DIY projects with everyone.
Enjoy, and i hope ive inspired someone else to do something! :thumbsup:
So when the weather got nice a month or so ago it inspired me! I made a canopy finally. I could not bring my self to pay $300 for a small one and upwards of $700+ on a nice one. So i built one.
It took me about 4 hours one day to make it. An hour to put on the crown molding and the time to paint it. I need to take it off sand it down and put a final coat of paint on. I LOVE IT, and so does my wife. She said if i built one i could buy on of the Golden torches from ABC a month or so ago with the money we'd save on building. Here it is.
Simple with two doors on the front.
Then a week later we were gonna buy a new grill but have no nice even/level place to put it so i built a deck. It took me about 4 days, a couple hours each day. Now i gotta wait for it to dry out a few months so i can stain it. Nothing to dark. I plan on each year doing a section until it wraps around the house. It is 13'6"x12' so far. I am going to add railings later in the summer. It needs a few touch ups still but here it is.
And finally at the end of summer/mid fall last year we planted some thuja giants. They are a hybrid arborvitae that grow 3-5 foot a year once established. Deer, bug, drought, freeze resistant. I planted them in front of my house and they have grown a foot or so in their first 6 months!! I cant wait till their fully grown. We hope within 5 yrs you cant see our house from the road!!!
Stupid me measured wrong and i need 3 more. So i think im going to try to propagate them myself. Ive read they are one of the easier ones to do that so well see. It hard to justify buying 3 more with the shipping costs. Buts thats just me being my cheap self
Just wanted to share some of my DIY projects with everyone.
Enjoy, and i hope ive inspired someone else to do something! :thumbsup:
