If your family, like this one, thinks of landscaping and gardening as ways of life and expressions of creative energy, consider creating a fence and an arbor like this one.
- Paintbrush
- Posthole digger
- Measuring tape
- Pencil
- Level
- Carpenter's square
- Circular saw or table saw
- Jigsaw
- Hammer
- Cordless drill/screwdriver
- Spade bit (1/2-inch) for drill
- Pipe cutter
Skill Level: Intermediate carpentry skills Time: Two weekends Estimated Cost: $250
- Four 4x4s, 10 feet long, for posts (A)
- Six 2x4s, 30 inches long, for top rails (B), middle rails (C), and bottom rails (D)
- Eight 1x2s, 30 inches long, for middle-rail cleats (E) and bottom-rail cleats (F)
- Four 2x2s, 30 inches long, for top pipe rail (G) and bottom pipe rail (H)
- Fourteen 1x4s, 30 inches long, for slats (I)
- Two 2x6s, 34 inches long, for crosspieces (J)
- Two 2x6s, 76 inches long with ends jigsawed per template, inset, above right, for beams (K)
- Four 2x6s, 40 inches long, for rafters (L)
- One 2x6, 42 inches long, for ridge (M)
- Two 2x2s, 35 inches long, for ridge cleats (N)
- Two 2x2s, 35 inches long, for crosspiece cleats (O)
- Four 40-inch lengths of decorative molding (P)
- Crushed rock (enough for 6 inches in the bottom of each posthole)
- 8 bags concrete mix
- 2-inch galvanized or stainless-steel deck screws
- 3-inch galvanized or stainless-steel deck screws or 10d galvanized finishing nails
- Six 40-inch lengths of 1/2-inch copper pipe for roof
- Eight 42-inch lengths of 1/2-inch copper pipe for sides
- Exterior-grade stain or sealer
- Verdigris finish for copper (optional)
Continued on page 2: Open Arbor How-To
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