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Patio cover
After the fabric cover blew off the portable gazebo in the winter of 2006, we decided to build a permanent cover over our spa. The entire project took about two weeks to complete.
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Here's the original portable gazebo. The fabric cover didn't last for one season due to the high winds we experience around here. |
First, you cut a hole in the patio – (oops, it’s MORE than 2 feet deep!) - It took more than 1000 lbs. of cement to fill each post hole. Then you cut another hole, after all, there are 4 posts… |
Oops! I forgot about those 4 pipes I installed last year – they had to be re-routed, and this hole needed 18 bags of cement to fill…. |
Anyway, it took a couple weeks to get all the pieces and cut, paint, and bolt them up…. Here’s the finished product. |
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View of patio cover looking from south side of yard. |
View of front of patio cover from back wall. |
The roof is comprised of SunTuf corrugated polycarbonate panels. |
The polycarbonate roofing filters the light partially without completely blocking it. |
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Heather installed the new light. |
