Storm Demolishes Gazebo

Aug 16th, 2008 | By Bock | Category: Home, My life

This was our little gazebo last night.  Cosy, isn’t it?

Well, I’m afraid I have bad news for you.  The little gazebo is no more, because the wind made shit of it.  I came home today to find it collapsed like a bag of knuckles, but I’m not deterred.  I’ll treat this as yet another valuable learning experience.  I’ve already stripped off the covering, and on Monday I’ll go to the timber yard where I’ll purchase sufficient material to build a fine strong wooden framework instead of the kind of flimsy little legs that do this when the wind blows:

That’s not good.

But on Monday, I’ll build a timber frame to exactly the same dimensions, and I will then re-cover it with the very same cloth.  It will be strong and it will be honest.

I’ll report again when I have it finished.

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UPDATE TUESDAY

The bad weather got in the way, but I have it finished.

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  1. B'dum B'dum B'dum August 16th, 2008 9:57 pm

    If you go down to Stradbally on the Monday after EP, you should be able to get yourself several perfectly fine gazebos… we did last year.

  2. fuckwit August 16th, 2008 11:17 pm

    i’m in west wales bok…I’ll see if i can chuck ya
    some oak over the irish sea ,, you may hav to pick it up in wexford

  3. ferdia2010 August 17th, 2008 12:01 am

    Its as well to buy the proper stuff in the beginning as the cheap stuff isn’t up to it and ends up costing more. I had a experience with satellite dish with the dish and the box had to be replaced in no time.

  4. Never mind the bollix August 17th, 2008 9:51 am

    Reinforce it with the thin metal rods they use on every building site, Bock. They will strengthen it and will hardly be noticable if you cover them with matching fabric. The cost will be minimal and it should be strong enough to withstand gale force winds.

    I have a dozen or so spare ones in my van… here.. catch!

  5. Bock August 17th, 2008 2:09 pm

    BBB: EP?

    Fuckwit: Thanks. The Royal Navy chopped all ours down to build ships.

    Ferdia: I’ll treat it as an opportunity to build something better.I was going to do that anyway.

    Bollix: I have a cunning bracing scheme devised already.

  6. B'dum B'dum B'dum August 17th, 2008 11:50 pm

    Eh Leck Trick Pick Nick

    edit-don’t know why I typed it like that

  7. KM August 18th, 2008 2:19 pm

    I love the benches, very Zen.
    No construction advice at all. I’m a duct-tape everything kinda person

  8. Bock August 18th, 2008 3:54 pm

    KM–

    Thanks. I’m ok with the construction thing. Very good with my hands.

  9. KM August 19th, 2008 10:07 pm

    I am equally good with the duct tape ;)

  10. Bock August 20th, 2008 12:32 am

    Thanks, but the duct tape won’t be necessary this time. The job is done.

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