Tommy Walsh eat yer heart out!

[Gary M]

very very nice Mailee, quality yet again,
wouldnt mind a wee dip in the tub either !! :lol:

 

[mailee]

Well rain stopped play again today I am afraid. I did manage to get all the roof covered in shingles although it still needs the ridge shingles fitting. I also have the facia board to cut and fit along with the windows and the trellis work but this will be next week or the week after. In between the showers I managed to take this picture of the almost completed roof:

We will see what weather next week brings. :roll:

 

[9fingers]

Excellent work Mailee.

Swmbo and I have been trying to work out what the dark green cylindrical thing is to the right of your creation.

Maybe a custom cover for forcing rhubarb?

Bob

 

[mailee]

Ha ha, No the green cover conceals a patio heater, nothing as elaborate as rhubarb growing. :lol: I originally thought it was a carouselle of some sort. :lol:

 

[9fingers]

Thanks for clearing that one up Mailee.

I can only assume that your client does not suffer from 'green' tendecies.

Patio heaters and open air hot tubs are not exactly low carbon footprint items.

Bob

 

[mailee]

Oh I don't know about that Bob, he does drive a BMW 5 series diesel. :lol:

 

[Paul Chapman]

Looking really good, Mailee. Are they going to let you have a long soak in the hot tub when you've finished it? :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[mailee]

At last a break in the weather meant I could get back on the gazebo job. I managed to get all the facia fitted and the hip shingles sorted. I also got two of the trellis panels fitted too. We are just waiting for the loglap to be delivered and the roof windows to be installed and then it is about finished. Hopefully that should be by the end of this week.

 

[DomValente]

Lovely job Mailee

Are those the roof tiles from Wickes?
Any drawbacks?
Tricks or tips.

Dom

 

[mailee]

Hi Dom, yes they are the ones I mentioned in your post. No problem to fit really Once they are fitted just run a heat gun over them to seal the bitumen strip with the shingle below or wait until the sun comes out to heat them up. (Could be waiting a long time though) :lol: They cover about 2.3 sq mtrs and cost around £16 a pack (19 strips) :wink:

 

[Woody Alan]

Very nice Mailee, I have a question about your trellis. What wood is it? redwood or whitewood. Presumably you made that too, what size strips did you use and how have you fixed them at crossovers. I ask because I have a similar project to tackle this week but without the roof.
As an aside although you've made a great job of the roof and it's what the customer wants, I wouldn't recommend anyone to enclose their hot tub, unless privacy is an absolute neccessity. The best experience is on a frosty clear still night laying back and looking at the stars. I think your original sketch, if I remember correctly, would have fitted the bill better.

Alan

 

[Gary M]

=D> =D>

Mailee, i have to ask, you don't have to answer,
what sort of costs are involved with a project like this ??
materials,
labour,
how did you work out your hrs labour or do you get paid by the day

if i am not allowed to ask these questions, i humbly apologize but i find the whole job, design and build quality fascinating!!

 

[mailee]

And almost finally the penultimate piece of trellis has gone up:

Thanks for the comments Alan. All of the timber is treated Redwood as far as I know as the customer got this himself after I gave him the cutting list. The slats are 1" X 1/4" and are held together at the junctions with galv brads. I nailed them with brads that were a little long but by placing a piece of steel behind each one and firing at an angle they bend over giving a fixing more like a staple. Should hold it for a few years I hope. All that remains for me to do now is make yet another trellis for the lower part of the side behind the spindles?? Customer has asked for this after seeing the trellis up. And then we are waiting for delivery of some log lap to board the back and right side. Once the window fitter has been I may have some more shingles to fit around them and then it is finally complete.

 

[DomValente]

Thanks Mailee, showed my friend your pictures and he's going with those,
if there are any problems I will of course be blaming you, already got some great words lined up. :lol:

Dom

 

[mailee]

Oh Dear Dom, me and my big mouth. :lol: No seriously though they are great to fit very easy. i just run a line of clout nails along the top and sides and then they are covered with the next set of shingles. There is a band of bitumen halfway down the strips and once fitted can be 'cemented' together with a hot air gun. At the ssides it is just a matter of bonding them down with something, I used black silicone just to stop them lifting in a wind. Got to admit I have fitted a few sheds with these and Will use them on my own workshop when I eventually get around to it.

 

[DomValente]

Thanks Mailee, very useful, relax though won't be cursing until next saturday.

Dom

 

[mailee]

Sorry Gary i missed your post for some reason. (must be my age) Well to try and answer your questions I don't actually charge by the hour on a job like this although I should but I worked out the charge at £75 per day for the build. I am afraid it didn't end up this way as I am running over days on the job. Still I do enjoy the work and it is not my normal job so I don't mind. I have priced my next gazebo job accordingly though to make sure in case it does run over. I have got more work from the cutomer and a couple of gates to build for him too. He also asked me if later on in the year if weather permits if I could extend his decking too. As for the costs involved are as follows: Treated timber for the build cost around £550 my labour charge came to £600 mind you there is a little more work so it has gone up a bit. The shingles and felt came to around £200 and I am not sure about the windows as he has organised those through a friend of his. Of course not pricing too high means that I will no doubt get repeat work too. His neighbour has expressed a desire for me to build her a new gate too. Another guy has seent he pictures of the gazebo and has booked me to build one for him in mid August so looks like I will be busy. I have made a start on his gates as I have another four sets to build so as I am tooled up for one may as well make five I guess. Of course if I were doing this for a living then I would be a very poor man if you take into account the time spent on the computer designing, time taken running around for fittings and such not to mention trips to the timber merchant for the odds and ends. Still it is an enjoyment for me and pays for my holidays and new 'toys' Now I have to think about another design for the next gazebo too, of course it must be individual and it is a larger structure too! Can't wait. :roll:

 

[mailee]

Oh I almost forgot Alan, Yes I did like the original design too but after my customer spoke to his window fitter he suggested the windows in the slope of the roof as he said the flat roof window would soon get moss and water lying on it which would spoil it. It was then decided to go for two 3' square roof windows on the front and side.

 

[Woody Alan]

Ahh I see. My interpretation of your design was a sort of Roman take on it, where the centre is open ,to my mind there is no advantage in having the tub completely covered except on the "unusually (hmmm)" rare occasions when it's raining at the same time. The pleasure of the open sky for the rest of the time more than makes up for it, but as I said each to their own, I assume from the decking the client has had enough time to make up his own mind so fair enough. Either way you've done a cracking job conceptually to completion, and are clearly not charging enough you love what you are doing that's what's important.

Alan

I'll post some pics of my efforts hopefully completed this week, won't be on your scale though.

 

[DomValente]

Hi Mailee, one more question, did you get the ridge shingles from Wickes, or did you cut those out yourself.


Dom