Phase one garden arch replacement
This we are replacing as it is old rotten and about to fall down.
So this afternoon the new arch came ( all in sections) and strapped together so this is how it has gone so far.
Remove the strap ties that were hilti in hard with a gun and seperate the seperate parts. Next was to get the actual trellis middle bit onto the workbench (already cleared) with the upright supports.
Onto the diagrams to study and measure lengths so many times, not to double check but multi check, and mark with a pencil
You can just see above the knot in the wood a pencil line. all 4 support marked the same on each side
Then screwing the trellis fretwork to the supports from the inside so no screws showed,and what a sod that was. Used 2 diffferent size drills one into the trellis recess and a smaller one into the upright so it is easier to srew together.
Again marking everything by temp put the screws in to mark the upright with holes first then seperating and drill the uprights.
at last both sides now ready, just got to wait for some angle iron to use as supports on each of the 4 uprights
then onto phase 2 in a few days time
that will involve taking down the old arch and supporting the rose bushes and assembling the arch in position more or less. Driving into the ground the angle iron I will have pre drilled for fixing . Then screw down remaining sections together and re tying back the rose bushes
should end up something like this
and is it heavy or what
Estimated Weight (kg)
66.22