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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: 15 minutes from Barber Motorsports Park!
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Gazebo Dilemma: Take it down or let nature run its course
So we came out yesterday morning to find the gazebo looking like this:
 The top metal braces have bent and caved in under the weight of stuff in the top. The four corner sections are screwed into the deck. I tried lifting the droops with a broomstick to dump some of the stuff out of the top, but it was way too heavy, and I ended up poking a hole in the top with the broomstick. I got busy today, shoveled some clear area on the deck, and moved all the furniture out from under the gazebo & put a tarp over it. We are going to have to get a whole new gazebo at this point, not a big deal. If we could get just the top part of the frame we'd be good, we already have a spare canvas cover, but we can't get just the top so that's that. The dilemma is in what comes next... I want to slice into the droops with a knife and let that stuff fall on through, basically go ahead and take it down & clean up. Hubby, ever the minimalist, says to just let nature run its course, whatever that means (translation: he doesn't feel like messing with it). I can't even stand out back right now, just looking at it makes me nervous. It can't last forever like this, but I'm thinking it's better to have a somewhat controlled spill than to just wait until the whole thing collapses. We're expecting more precip tonight. Thoughts?
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01-11-2011, 01:06 PM
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Location: So Cal
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At least remove the danger of it collapsing while someone's underneath it. Cut it open and dump it, remove the remains of the roof.
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01-11-2011, 01:11 PM
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Take the "business end" of a pushbroom and push up to remove as much debris as possible and try and "tentpole" the center until you have nicer weather to fix it right.
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Well that was easy! Hubby went out for some afternoon refreshment (snow day!) which may have improved his attitude slightly. WHen he got back I told him I had posted here about the dilemma and he said, "If it's bothering you that much let's go take it down." So he got out a pocket knife and sliced into the deepest parts of the droops, and off he went.
After the initial gushing was done, I poked around and got all the stuff to drain out of the holes then shoveled & swept up the big mess, at least "good enough" for now. aaaahh..much better!
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2008 911 (997) C4 Carrara White The sweet old 1988 911 GP White has gone to a new owner "Keep your head in the clouds and your right foot mashed to the floorboard!" ~Village Idiot |
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01-11-2011, 01:37 PM
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My neighbor's gazebo did the exact same thing and he repaired it by bolting it together and it's looking great and lasted all summer. Give it a try...
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01-11-2011, 02:13 PM
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