DIY gazebos are getting very popular, the job may be hard but it is very rewarding at the end.
For the gazebo DIY enthusiast, the gazebo's size and location are to be decided in the first place. Once these two issues are decided, the rest are routine jobs such as ordering gazebo kits, gathering tools and the required materials. It is the opinion of exterior decorators that the gazebos placed near a house are more used than those placed far away from a house.
For the DIY gazebo builder, there are the three major stages:
* Assembling the gazebo's frame and its deck floor
* Assembling the gazebo's walls
* Assembling the roof with finishing touches
Before you consider buying a gazebo DIY kit, the following steps should be viewed in order to prepare the gazebo DIY builder.
Assembling the gazebo's frame and its deck floor:
Usually this part takes 20 to 48 hours- depending on the skill of the builder. For a typical type of gazebo, the following materials are needed:
* A screw gun and a few dozens of 2-1/2" screws
* A soffit stapler with 4/5 dozens of staples
* Level and framing square
* A pair of circular saw and chop saw
* Ladders and building blocks
* Cable, 15" or 16" anchors and fiberglass screening
Major steps for putting together the frame and deck floor include-
1. With 3-1/2" screws, outside edges of six 2x6 rim joists are joined together. Here, the inner joists are joined at the corners. A helping hand should be used for lifting joists and sliding them into the right place.
2. Next, holes should be drilled and core block is screwed into its right place. Here, the shorter jolts should be places as well. The leveling with patio blocks is done at this stage- this begins from the top point. A block has to be placed at each of the corners and one final block goes to the center.
3. Now, the 13" anchors are to be used to bolt the base down. But it should be done only when the builder is sure that the base is level and squared. Next, deck boards are placed by putting the fiber glass screening on top of the base. The fiber glass has to be stapled down.
4. Next, deck boards are to be laid and the gazebo DIY builder is suggested to begin with the longest boards while working the way in. "Outermost" rows are to be aligned while screwing corners together. The DIY builder should walk around the frame to double check the deck to ensure the boards overhang the rim joists. They should overhang by the exact degree all the way around.
5. Next board circles should be laid consecutively while aligning them up. This alignment has to be done by fitting the angles together. Then holes are pre-drilled and later fastened by screws. This whole process has to be continued over and over.
Assembling the gazebo's walls:
This part can take 16 to 48 hours as well. The tools and materials are practically the same as the project of building gazebo's frame and decks. So, only some of the major steps are discussed:
1. Four screws are to be used to attach the 1x4 bottom brace right into the dado. It helps a lot for the gazebo DIY builder if the areas of the spindles and fillet attachment are marked.
2. 1/4" crown staples (preferably two) spindles are to be attached. A second fillet has to be added to the other end of spindles. Make it stand while keeping the spindle section on top of the 2x4 base. Lining it up and staple it down finishes this part of the job.
3. Now, spindles are to be flipped over and the builder also has to get the spindles stapled over. The builder better not forget to rail cap of the outer fillet. Upper parts of baluster sections have to be assembled at this point- it is good to use a finish nail gun as the rails are thicker.
4. Next, corner posts are to be joined to the railing section. Use screws here. For extra caution, it is good to use a screw into the bottom brace and another 2 into the top rail. This has to be done with each of the rail sections. After completing the assembling of all the wall's sections- the walls can be finally raised now. By hoisting two of the walls, one has to be joined or attached to the other with 5/6 screws around each of the corners. This has to be done from each side. This process has to be done with the other walls as well.
In fact, all forms of DIY gazebo kits come with detailed instructions. These are a simple sample of the detailed breakdown a DIY gazebo builder goes through. The job might look tedious but actually it is fun for the builder to reach up to the final stage of adding roof of the gazebo and giving it the finishing touches. Good luck for the gazebo DIY builder!
For the gazebo DIY enthusiast, the gazebo's size and location are to be decided in the first place. Once these two issues are decided, the rest are routine jobs such as ordering gazebo kits, gathering tools and the required materials. It is the opinion of exterior decorators that the gazebos placed near a house are more used than those placed far away from a house.
For the DIY gazebo builder, there are the three major stages:
* Assembling the gazebo's frame and its deck floor
* Assembling the gazebo's walls
* Assembling the roof with finishing touches
Before you consider buying a gazebo DIY kit, the following steps should be viewed in order to prepare the gazebo DIY builder.
Assembling the gazebo's frame and its deck floor:
Usually this part takes 20 to 48 hours- depending on the skill of the builder. For a typical type of gazebo, the following materials are needed:
* A screw gun and a few dozens of 2-1/2" screws
* A soffit stapler with 4/5 dozens of staples
* Level and framing square
* A pair of circular saw and chop saw
* Ladders and building blocks
* Cable, 15" or 16" anchors and fiberglass screening
Major steps for putting together the frame and deck floor include-
1. With 3-1/2" screws, outside edges of six 2x6 rim joists are joined together. Here, the inner joists are joined at the corners. A helping hand should be used for lifting joists and sliding them into the right place.
2. Next, holes should be drilled and core block is screwed into its right place. Here, the shorter jolts should be places as well. The leveling with patio blocks is done at this stage- this begins from the top point. A block has to be placed at each of the corners and one final block goes to the center.
3. Now, the 13" anchors are to be used to bolt the base down. But it should be done only when the builder is sure that the base is level and squared. Next, deck boards are placed by putting the fiber glass screening on top of the base. The fiber glass has to be stapled down.
4. Next, deck boards are to be laid and the gazebo DIY builder is suggested to begin with the longest boards while working the way in. "Outermost" rows are to be aligned while screwing corners together. The DIY builder should walk around the frame to double check the deck to ensure the boards overhang the rim joists. They should overhang by the exact degree all the way around.
5. Next board circles should be laid consecutively while aligning them up. This alignment has to be done by fitting the angles together. Then holes are pre-drilled and later fastened by screws. This whole process has to be continued over and over.
Assembling the gazebo's walls:
This part can take 16 to 48 hours as well. The tools and materials are practically the same as the project of building gazebo's frame and decks. So, only some of the major steps are discussed:
1. Four screws are to be used to attach the 1x4 bottom brace right into the dado. It helps a lot for the gazebo DIY builder if the areas of the spindles and fillet attachment are marked.
2. 1/4" crown staples (preferably two) spindles are to be attached. A second fillet has to be added to the other end of spindles. Make it stand while keeping the spindle section on top of the 2x4 base. Lining it up and staple it down finishes this part of the job.
3. Now, spindles are to be flipped over and the builder also has to get the spindles stapled over. The builder better not forget to rail cap of the outer fillet. Upper parts of baluster sections have to be assembled at this point- it is good to use a finish nail gun as the rails are thicker.
4. Next, corner posts are to be joined to the railing section. Use screws here. For extra caution, it is good to use a screw into the bottom brace and another 2 into the top rail. This has to be done with each of the rail sections. After completing the assembling of all the wall's sections- the walls can be finally raised now. By hoisting two of the walls, one has to be joined or attached to the other with 5/6 screws around each of the corners. This has to be done from each side. This process has to be done with the other walls as well.
In fact, all forms of DIY gazebo kits come with detailed instructions. These are a simple sample of the detailed breakdown a DIY gazebo builder goes through. The job might look tedious but actually it is fun for the builder to reach up to the final stage of adding roof of the gazebo and giving it the finishing touches. Good luck for the gazebo DIY builder!
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