We put tyres round the A frame legs, stood them on brick bases and filled the tyres with crushed terra cotta plant pots and dressed with pebbles.
I installed cable bracing to tension the structure using turnbuckles and tacked strips of carpet along the ridge pole to stop abrasion.
Gary and Jon and me hoisted the cover with barely a hitch...
The only problem we had was attaching the bungees with the system supplied. It killed our hands trying to fix it with those hooky things so we took it all off, got rid of them and laced it with just the bungee.
Then we had a beer to celebrate.
2 comments:
Looks very good Robin. Without Gable or Side walls you shouldn't have tooooo much trouble unless there is a v high wind. To hold the structure down pass ratchet straps round the eve purlin / leg joint to the ground where they need to be attcahed to 3 ft long steel pins driven into the ground. Angle iron would do as well.
James
You'll be okay as long as you don't get wind and rain together. It looks impressive.
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