First he notched the 6 x 6s to hold the headers.
Spring Break at Two Holt is one of my favorite times. After hectic weeks at work, I get to escape to my most favorite place in the world. Phil and I alternate between relaxing, short drives, long walks, and ongoing projects. We started off by crossing a few of our easy projects off our to-do list like hanging the sign given to me by my staff at school on Boss's Day a few months ago. And we added the paver quote Phil painted a couple of months ago to the garden. Phil hung the gable trim he bought me for a Christmas present. What a job that was! I was afraid he'd fall off the slick metal roof at any moment. As you can see below, the results were worth his effort. The trim adds another cottage element to our little place. I found a plan on the Internet for building a garden arch and Phil agreed to take on that project. He bought two 10' 6x6s, two 8' 2x8s, one 10' 2x10, and wood screws at the local hardware/lumber store. First he notched the 6 x 6s to hold the headers. Then he used a bucket to help him draw an arc to cut in the end of each header. Next, Phil followed the directions found hereto cut out two arched brackets. And then the real fun began! Phil dug a hole for each post. We set a post in each hole...oh my, how fun that was (can you sense my sarcasm?)--especially when a post needed to come out of the hole to dig out an inch more dirt and Phil was aggravated that I wasn't much help in pulling that 10' 6x6 out of that deep hole...but I digress...we DID finally get those posts set and Phil added concrete to ensure those posts don't go anywhere anytime soon! Next we set one of the header boards... And then the brackets went in... Finally Phil added the other header board and here's the finished product...isn't it beautiful? We will let the pressure treated lumber dry for a couple of months and we plan to paint it in July. Until then we'll be deciding on the paint color--white or gray? Which would you choose?
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Grace Jernigan
4/2/2014 01:40:55 pm
Absolutely gorgeous!! Tell Phil I am impressed! Love the trim work too...a little piece of heaven. :)
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Sharon
4/3/2014 02:02:23 am
Thanks for reading the blog, Grace. And you know I agree...Two Holt is our little piece of heaven. I'm sad that it's already Thursday and we leave on Sunday. But we'll be back for Easter weekend. :)
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Larry Elder
4/3/2014 02:15:13 am
Wonderful additions to Two Holt!
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Sharon
4/3/2014 03:29:14 am
I know what you're saying, Larry. Phil and I are actually thinking of using the solid gray stain we used on the screen porch floor. He also wants to scrape the Adirondack chairs and stain with that same gray stain. Do you think stain would do better than the paint?
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Larry Elder
4/6/2014 12:45:21 am
Yes, I'd go for the gray stain. It would tie things together.
Sharon
4/3/2014 03:31:02 am
Another thing I'm thinking, Larry, is that the white would be so stark in the arbor's current setting. The gray might be more subtle and allow the eye to focus on the lovely lines of the arch instead of the brightness of the white. Just thinking...
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Larry Elder
4/6/2014 02:17:06 am
I agree. In my opinion, white would look a little out of place. Pure white isn't found in nature very often, at least in a wooded setting, so I'd go with the gray
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Sylvia Allen
4/10/2014 05:16:57 pm
Impressive!!! :)
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