Arch-Top Arbor

Getting Started

• Posthole digger
• Measuring tape
• Carpenter's square
• Level
• 2x4s for temporary supports
• Hammer
• Circular saw or power miter saw
• Drill
• Router or table saw
• Jigsaw

Note: The 4x4, 2x4, 2x12, 1x4, and 1x2 lumber may be pressure-treated pine, cedar, or redwood, as desired.

• Crushed rock (enough for 6 inches in the bottom of each posthole)
• Four bags of concrete mix
• Four 4x4s, 8 feet long, for posts (A)
• Two 4x4s, 28 inches long, for crossbeams (B)
• Two 2x4s, 24 inches long, for crossbraces (C)
• Two 2x12s, 8 feet long, for arches (D)
• Two 1x4s, 7 inches long, for arch caps (E)
• Fourteen 1x2s, 28 inches long, for roof braces (F)
• Four 1/8 x 1-1/2-inch laths, 8 feet long, for roof slats (G)
• Two 1x4s, 8 feet long, for fasciae (H)
• 1-inch cove molding, 16 feet long
• 3/4-inch cove molding, 16 feet long
• 3-inch-long deck screws
• 1-1/4-inch-long deck screws
• 4d galvanized finishing nails
• One tube of silicone caulk
• Four 5-inch-long lag screws

• Four 1x2s, 12 feet long, for stringers (I)
• Two 1x2s, 14 feet long, for lattice slats (J)
• 1-1/4-inch-long deck screws
• 6d galvanized finishing nails

• One 1x3, 8 feet long, for gate rails (K)
• One 1x3, 11 feet long, for gate stiles (L)
• Four 1x2s, 10 feet long, for pickets (M)
• 3-1/2-inch-long deck screws or 16d finishing nails
• Exterior-grade wood glue
• 1-1/4-inch-long deck screws
• 3x3-inch butt hinges with screws