Trellis cost

I find the cost's of trellis or most other kinds of fencing exorbitant.

If you can do a bit of diy, then I too would recommend Wicks....use the web site, they deliver free as well if you spend over £50.:thumb:

One word of warning....you do need to check the wood as sometimes, some of it is not up to scratch...but up to now I haven't had any problems with them.:thumb:

 

There are several ways of achieving concave. However, you need to plan well in advance and require space and several cramps....in the trade the usually bend wood strips by steaming.

You can do it laboriously by hand by saw cuts, but its not easy. As an alternative, you can purchase a panel of exterior ply or similar...and then jig saw patterns out of the wood...then treat it...but they all take time.

Mind you, if you have a place to do this, as do it over the winter months when you have nothing else to do, it can be tremendously satisfying.

 

It Looks Great Bobj, And a Lot Cheaper, My hub made our first trellis Fence out of Roofers Latts, :thumb:

 

15 omg..Just want to say yours is better

 

Looks really nice :D

 

Bobj - that really impressive. Loofah, my garden is rather the same. Front two thirds a gravel area, and the back one third a summerhouse, patio and raised beds.



I bought an arch, but otherwise I just used some old timber I had of about 3" by 2". I put verticals in at about six foot intervals and laid pieces across the top. Screwed to each vertical was a small triangular trellis to give the plants something to grow up. The plants I used were Arbutilon megapodicum, Jasmine beesianum, Clematis montana (in flower - taking over!), another Clematis and a Wisteria (still very small). I have border plants growing in front, so you can hardly see through it now. I reasoned that once plants were climbing up you wouldn't be able to see the shape (or lack of shape) of the structure underneath.

 

Really beautiful Peter but then again I have a great fondness for the Montana.

Give it a go Loofah you will be really chuffed with yourself once your trellis is finished and you never know it might just spur you onwards to make other charming things for your garden.Good luck and happy building.Hel.xxx.

 

That is stunning peter,a real eyecatcher.:thumb::D 02

 

woo, you use screws.... must take an age. I normally buy in trellis from the local sawmill but for non standard jobs then its a pack of roofing batten and a paslode nail gun.