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Pergola, cantera stone columns, part 2

I found these hand carved Roman Tuscan style natural stone columns on Craig’s list real cheap. The guy delivered them from Mexico to my house. Cantera sandstone is made of volcanic ash and pumice that has solidified into rock. It is softer and lighter than most stone and is easily shaped. The stone did not look very good at this point and I was thinking I may have just wasted 00. Look at the later videos to see how well they turned out! I eventually used TileLab Matte acrlyic stone sealer. I also have video of this stuff on slate youtu.be Recorded on November 14, 2009.

Beautiful Pergola

This gorgeous pergola surrounds a nice landscaped plant area. It creates a great place to relax and get back to shopping

Pergola Completed, Part 7

The 2″x2″ top slats were spaced at 6″. I made a 22.5 degree cut on each end. The top slats were attached to the rafters with deck screws at every rafter. The redwood was stained with Canyon Brown oil based stain and sealer. Recorded on January 2, 2010.

How to Build a Deck

A 10 step process describing how to build a pressure treated deck. This is a 2 level deck with benches, a bbq island, and a pergola. The bbq island contains plenty of counter space, a cold water sink, a portable bbq, and a mini fridge. Pressure treated wood and cement boards were used to build the bbq island while stone effects was used for the finishing. The backside of the deck has a door of storage and access to the plumbing. This is a great place to store fire-burning wood and extra propane tanks. No rails were used in the building process, benches and stairs protect the perimeter of the deck. The stair treads were overhung by 2 inches so that rope lighting could be installed under it. This provides ample lighting for each step and warmth to the overall ambiance. The pergola was made with 4×4 posts instead of the usual 2×6’s or 2×8’s. Adding notches to the pergola beams allowed me to place my posts on an angle to give it a diamond shape look. The fibreglass columns add beauty to the architecture. The two tone stains add a unique perspective to the deck. Use semi-transparent stain instead of a solid stain. With semi-transparent the stain just fades over time; solid stains will chip like paint and has to be sanded. For new wood fresh from the mill remember to remove the mill glaze before staining. This allows the stain to penetrate deeper into the wood allowing for a longer life span. The funrniture was bought from Gracious Living and the furnishings (plants and candles …

Pergola Garden Structures by Finehouse

www.finehouse.net Finehouse designs and crafts distinctive garden structures in modular kits.