How to Construct Your Own Gazebo

For those of you who have been considering adding a gazebo to your back garden, think no more! Not do gazebos provide you with that extra living space but it will also add value to your home as well as giving you the pleasure of enjoying the garden all year round.

It may be more cost effective to construct your own gazebo rather than employing the services of a professional. Having your own plan in place will make the job of building your gazebo easier. There are many websites which allow you to create your own gazebo plan free of charge and this plan will provide you with a step by step guide on how to construct your gazebo. These websites which provide the plans often offer support and advice for the erection of the gazebo.

Gazebo plans offer alternative ways to construct your gazebo. Some gazebos have posts which are cemented into the ground, while others are connected to a concrete slab or a wooden floor. If you choose to have your gazebo bolted to a wooden floor or concrete slab, this will reduce the need for separate flooring. The other styles of flooring normally chosen for gazebos are tiles or slate.

The first step when constructing your gazebo is to mix the concrete and put the posts into position. It would be prudent to have someone assist you at this stage as it will require at least two people to erect the posts. You will need one person to hold the post in position in the hole and the other to place the cement into the hole. Make sure that whoever is holding the posts has them straight to avoid any problems at a later stage. It would be devastating to realize once the cement had dried and one of the posts had ended up crooked!

The cement will usually take about 24 hours to set, but once the posts are securely in place the next step will be to make sure they are at the required length. Therefore they can be trimmed to size if required. After this has been done the top beams can be nailed in place.