DaveTTC 22nd October 2016, 02:10 PM It was complicated or was it a case of simplicity? This week I had the pleasure to work with two forumites on a neat little job. Neat as in I liked it and there were lots of angles and little issues to deal with. And the two forum members were complicated aka James and simplicity aka Matt. Oh then there was DaveTTC aka Dave
Complicated might be so good as to post a before pic as I forgot to take one.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161022/c636893f38ab1a29ae814b1a5b942955.jpg
That was after much of the demolition. It was a six sided gazebo over a spa with perimeter decking. The decking was all that could be saved and this was fixed to the posts that were on stirups.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161022/939f22dba4a9ce8d566ae81311c74c82.jpg
The six sided shape had uneven angles side to end. All the posts had a space of about 1380mm though one side was 37mm wider
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161022/4e467e269fc6f22e88533718c031cc48.jpg
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Simplicity 22nd October 2016, 03:21 PM This will be interesting to see were and what Dave says on this one.
The simple one [emoji56]
DaveTTC 23rd October 2016, 09:02 PM The posts seen in the pic above run parallel to the side they are on and the pair on the other side. As such the beam could be measured at the base and allowance made for where the angles bicept.
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FenceFurniture 23rd October 2016, 11:54 PM ....where the angles bicept.Angles or muscles?
Looking to see where this one goes chaps. Could be very interesting. :2tsup:
DaveTTC 24th October 2016, 05:08 AM Angles or muscles?
Looking to see where this one goes chaps. Could be very interesting. :2tsup:
Bisect. Yes angles 😉
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Simplicity 24th October 2016, 06:55 AM Angles or muscles?
Looking to see where this one goes chaps. Could be very interesting. :2tsup:
This Job was explained to me by James
Quote "Matt can I borrow you and Dave for a few hours one morning to just replace a few bits on a pergola" Ye sure usual deal" yep
9 hours latter three very sore traddies
One very happy client
Yep very sore biceps and other muscles
Quoting can be interesting sometimes lol
crowie 24th October 2016, 08:16 PM Less blokes would have walked away or taken days...TOP JOB GENTS
DaveTTC 24th October 2016, 08:36 PM First up I was told the posts are all one length and level. That is the posts we pulled out. So therefore the new posts could all be cut the same. Wrong
First beam went up cut as I described earlier. Then the second beam but the joint was open at the top. This could mean one of two things
1) bisected angle on beam one and or two had been cut out of square (not plumb)
2) the beams are not level.
It turned out to be option 2
Next job was to unbolt 7 of 8 posts and pack them all to match the highest post. Sone only a few mm. One was over 30 mm.
Now we were moving along nicely. Did you notice in previous post the pic shows how we aligned the posts?
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Simplicity 24th October 2016, 08:37 PM Less blokes would have walked away or taken days...TOP JOB GENTS
Lol we all would have loved to have taken days
One day was it lol
DaveTTC 25th October 2016, 12:28 PM To align the posts I measured the gap at the bottom between the posts then put a spacer in at the top
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161025/027f680f8df1d24a3fd0af481dd44b77.jpg
A strap around the posts and a stick thrru the middle a little like you would on an old bow saw does the trick. Everything held in place till the beam is measured, cut and fixed
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161025/da359fd2b7082fdcf44d68113a43f1ca.jpg
The spacer was cut to the shortest measurement and used a spacer where the pairs of posts were further apart
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Simplicity 25th October 2016, 12:45 PM Cough cough [emoji849]
I know nothing lol
DaveTTC 27th October 2016, 08:52 PM We did it in a day and its tsken me a week to finish the thread ... go figure
So beams all done and rafters in
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161027/ba8d8586f44e29a15bd0e746d5658053.jpg
Ready for a roof
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161027/a263560f47c157a496ea963478b24201.jpg
And thenroof plumber has been and quoted so I'm told
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161027/bb9fb4beca865521de1a238b2e998d94.jpg
I may have to do one at home
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161027/23b3315b8fb07a3dd055cdfa5ae40ed6.jpg
Quite a pleasing little structure
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161027/d99a7c7e728d6e7e33cddd677fb86b84.jpg
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Simplicity 27th October 2016, 09:09 PM Any minor issues [emoji849]
DaveTTC 27th October 2016, 09:26 PM Didnt I cover that?
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Simplicity 27th October 2016, 09:30 PM Didnt I cover that?
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Noooo
The one about your tape measure being wrong lol
DaveTTC 27th October 2016, 09:33 PM Don't think my tape measure was wrong. What was that about
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Simplicity 27th October 2016, 09:40 PM Don't think my tape measure was wrong. What was that about
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Did we not have to move some posts up and down twice [emoji12]
DaveTTC 27th October 2016, 09:59 PM Did we not have to move some posts up and down twice [emoji12]
I thought I covered that, anyway it'd complicated
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DaveTTC 27th October 2016, 10:00 PM First up I was told the posts are all one length and level. That is the posts we pulled out. So therefore the new posts could all be cut the same. Wrong
First beam went up cut as I described earlier. Then the second beam but the joint was open at the top. This could mean one of two things
1) bisected angle on beam one and or two had been cut out of square (not plumb)
2) the beams are not level.
It turned out to be option 2
Next job was to unbolt 7 of 8 posts and pack them all to match the highest post. Sone only a few mm. One was over 30 mm.
Now we were moving along nicely. Did you notice in previous post the pic shows how we aligned the posts?
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Post 8 covered it i think
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