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Gazebo Top water buildup
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Meanie
Aug 11, 2013, 9:08:55 PM8/11/13
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Some of you may remember my asking for suggestions to eliminate water
buildup/sagging on the top of our new gazebo. I said I would provide my
solution and here it is.
Considering all options, I decided to go with something quick and
easier, once I thought of it.
The top was loose and allowed water to pool on all sides. The reason was
due to a loose top (obvious). I was thinking of ways to tighten it and
after sitting under it for a few minutes, it dawned on me to try and
draw the corners in to tighten the entire top.
There is a partial opening at the top, which you'll see in the photos
(link coming) and another small square top covering that opening, I
imagine for airflow and aesthetics. Therefore, I thought about drawing
in the four corners in the small opening section, which would then pull
the four corners at the base. I used those tarp clips and bungee cords
to pull each corner diagonally and thus far, after a few rainfalls,
there hasn't been any water pooling.
You can see what I mean from these photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18223943@N06/9488823179/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18223943@N06/9488823181/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18223943@N06/9491617578/in/photostream/
It's not the smoothest appearance, but it does the trick.
buildup/sagging on the top of our new gazebo. I said I would provide my
solution and here it is.
Considering all options, I decided to go with something quick and
easier, once I thought of it.
The top was loose and allowed water to pool on all sides. The reason was
due to a loose top (obvious). I was thinking of ways to tighten it and
after sitting under it for a few minutes, it dawned on me to try and
draw the corners in to tighten the entire top.
There is a partial opening at the top, which you'll see in the photos
(link coming) and another small square top covering that opening, I
imagine for airflow and aesthetics. Therefore, I thought about drawing
in the four corners in the small opening section, which would then pull
the four corners at the base. I used those tarp clips and bungee cords
to pull each corner diagonally and thus far, after a few rainfalls,
there hasn't been any water pooling.
You can see what I mean from these photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18223943@N06/9488823179/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18223943@N06/9488823181/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18223943@N06/9491617578/in/photostream/
It's not the smoothest appearance, but it does the trick.
Tony Hwang
Aug 11, 2013, 10:18:55 PM8/11/13
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I got tired of that and now both of my gazebos are hard metal top.
No problem with rain or snow.
WW
Aug 11, 2013, 10:00:36 PM8/11/13
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"Meanie" wrote in message news:ku9cjb$foi$1...@dont-email.me...
Oren
Aug 12, 2013, 12:51:08 PM8/12/13
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On Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:08:55 -0400, Meanie <meani...@gmail.com>
wrote:
It sure beats the plywood solution you thought about :) It looks
fine. Thanks for the update.
wrote:
fine. Thanks for the update.
Meanie
Aug 12, 2013, 8:13:01 PM8/12/13
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On 8/12/2013 12:51 PM, Oren wrote:
>
> It sure beats the plywood solution you thought about :) It looks
> fine. Thanks for the update.
>
Agreed. The plywood would have looked hideous.
>
> It sure beats the plywood solution you thought about :) It looks
> fine. Thanks for the update.
>
honey...@gmail.com
Apr 29, 2016, 4:56:40 PM4/29/16
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I know this is an old post, but do you have the pics you could put up again.
bes...@gmail.com
Jul 25, 2016, 2:43:11 PM7/25/16
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lori...@gmail.com
Jul 28, 2016, 10:07:34 PM7/28/16
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I used pool noodles wedged between the frame and canvas, just bend 'em in half, stops the rain pooling
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