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Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:23 pm
by BruceS
Well I've been a bit preoccupied the last few weeks due to doing some renovations to the patio area at the back of our home.
It was originally constructed by the previous owner about 20 years ago & was a shocking job. Treated pine posts with wood rails & galvanised roofing iron nailed on which they some time later added some wooden trellis above with green shadecloth tacked over. They then used 20 X 40mm pine to attach it to the verandah roof & one again cover with shade cloth that the rain came through. The moisture that came through caused the pavers inside to have green mould/fungus growing on them.
Have a guess how many times in the last 18 years I've been asked to "fix it"??? Now double it!!!
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to be continued..........

Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:15 pm
by BruceS
After a big demolishing derby I concreted in Galv fenceposts 1200 apart & connected them to the facia with the galv fence rail.
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Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:20 pm
by BruceS
Colorbond bottoms & plastic trellis tops (1200 X 2400 sheets).
Alsynite roofing above.
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Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:25 pm
by BruceS
Look from inside.
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Couple of gates & some pavers will finish it off.

Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:39 pm
by Dot
That is one great difference Bruce, great improvement, well done.. Must show someone else might get him motivated, after the bus, after the van, after the trees, after the salt damp thingy, after the new bigger bird cage, after the etc etc etc etc :roll: :roll: should make a good gathering point one day ;) ;)

Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:02 pm
by Ros20549
Well done Bruce... After the shed and after the gates and after the 8 months away next year THE BOSS will be doing our patio area as well... Now all you have to do is get out and enjoy it.

Chers Ros.

Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:03 pm
by RussellB[SA]
Dot wrote:That is one great difference Bruce, great improvement, well done.. Must show someone else might get him motivated, after the bus, after the van, after the trees, after the salt damp thingy, after the new bigger bird cage, after the etc etc etc etc :roll: :roll: should make a good gathering point one day ;) ;)

Bruce I suppose you know what you have done now, I suggest you keep out of Dots Pilot's way for some time now. :cry:

Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:54 pm
by BruceS
Yep.......... Now we can use all the freedom parking areas while George bangs the nails in & Dot holds them.........
Not sure if you know or not Russell but Dot won't let George even sit in the pilot's seat!!!

Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:37 pm
by Dot
I let him take the seats out today ready for the nice man to lay the flooring does that count?

Re: Patio Reno......

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:55 am
by Coolabah1au
Love the lattice work would like to do some thing like that at our place was thing of shade cloth as we get the western sun very hot some times