Guy Builds Amazing DIY Garden Arbor Trellis In His Backyard
This guy built a DIY garden arbour trellis in his backyard. At first, he marked out the center points for the trellis using spray paint before drilling a hole in the soil on all of the marked points to place wooden posts into them. They placed four ten foot long posts on all four corners and assembled them together with the decorative top stingers. Afterwards, they built an eight-foot wired top to be placed on the surface of the wooden structure, thereby creating an incredible garden arbour trellis for plants to climb and grow on them.
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00:00Good afternoon, welcome back to our homestead.
00:02Today we've got a cool new project for you.
00:04That is a grape and kiwi arbor slash trellis
00:08for our garden area,
00:09and we're gonna show you how to build it.
00:11Let's go.
00:12So right behind us is where we are gonna place our trellis.
00:15We are gonna measure out on the ground and mark it off
00:18using the three, four, five method
00:19to keep our corners square.
00:21If you're unfamiliar with that method,
00:23we actually did that on a previous video.
00:25It's the video where we built our garden fencing.
00:27It's a great way to get your corners perfectly square,
00:30especially when setting fence posts.
00:32All right, let's get this marked out.
00:37Now at each one of these points,
00:38we have the center point of our post.
00:40Now that we have our center points
00:42for our posts marked out,
00:43it's time to use this tractor auger to dig those holes.
01:16For this project, you can use either square or round posts,
01:19and we are actually gonna use both in this project,
01:22and here's why.
01:24The reason why is we try to reuse everything
01:27on our homestead.
01:28We try to be frugal and sustainable.
01:31We have some square posts and we have some round posts,
01:34but for this project,
01:35we don't have enough of either for the entire project.
01:39So we're gonna use both.
01:40For this design, we're gonna use 10 foot posts
01:42because we want eight feet of the post
01:44sticking out of the ground.
01:46So the lumber you're going to need for this project
02:01are your four posts,
02:03whether they are four by fours or four inch rounds,
02:06five inch rounds, six inch rounds, it doesn't matter.
02:08You want four of them that are 10 feet tall.
02:12Additionally, we're going to need two treated two by fours,
02:15eight feet long,
02:16and four treated two by eights, also eight feet long.
02:21So the first cut we are going to make
02:23is going to be five inches down on the end of our posts.
02:29What that's gonna do for us
02:31is give us the area to notch in
02:36where our two by eight is gonna sit right on the top.
02:40We're gonna set our blade depth
02:42on our circular saw for an inch and a half
02:44to receive the thickness of our two by eight.
02:50Next, we're going to use a hammer and chisel
02:52and notch out the end.
03:00Our next step is to work on the decorative portion
03:03of our two by eights.
03:04We're gonna do that by measuring up five inches
03:07from one corner, five inches from the other corner,
03:13like that, and we're gonna take a pencil
03:19and we're gonna connect the dots.
03:21If you don't have a protractor,
03:22this is a perfect way to do it.
03:25We're gonna measure on the side here,
03:27get that pencil set, put our string point at the corner
03:33and draw our arc.
03:34Now, we can cut this out with our jigsaw.
03:46Now that we have our post completed and notched out
03:49and we have our top stringer cut on the end,
03:52the decorative radius, we're gonna measure
03:55three and a quarter inches in from each side
03:59on the bottom of the stringer.
04:01That's gonna give us our center point to place our posts.
04:05We are going to come in an inch and three quarters,
04:09which is the center of a three and a half inch post
04:11and line those two up.
04:13Now, what we're gonna do is we're gonna drill two holes
04:16for these three inch lag screws.
04:19We are going to use a three sixteenths inch drill bit
04:23and pre-drill our holes for our lag screws
04:28along this line right here that we've lined up
04:32with our post.
04:33We are then going to use a seven eighths inch Forstner bit
04:36to countersink that head, the lag screw head,
04:40down into the wood for a nice look.
04:51Two and a half to three inches is perfect
04:53between your lag screws.
04:55I misspoke slightly earlier.
04:56You actually need four two by fours
04:59that are eight foot long for this project.
05:02You're also going to need about 20 lag screws
05:05to complete the project.
05:06And as always, I will have a full list of materials
05:09that I've used on this project in the description below.
05:12Now I like to pre-assemble certain pieces
05:14before I go out and set the posts in the concrete.
05:17That gives me a little bit more stability
05:20and a little bit more squareness on those posts
05:23that I'm putting in the ground.
05:24I'll undo them when I'm setting the posts
05:26and then just lightly connect them back together
05:29to keep things stable.
05:31Now that we have all of our posts done,
05:37we are going to set them in our holes.
05:39Now you may need to do some adjustments
05:41in the bottom of the holes by adding some dirt
05:43or taking some away.
05:44We're on a slight slope here.
05:45So the posts on the front are going to need
05:47to come up a little bit to keep it level
05:49with the post in the back.
05:50So it's going to be much easier for us
05:52to attach these top stringers or beams
05:58so that we can maintain a flat and level structure
06:03when we pour the concrete in our holes.
06:06So that's going to give us a brace at the top
06:08in case it moves in this direction.
06:10We're going to do this cross bracing at the bottom
06:12in case it moves in the other direction.
06:21Now that we've done this,
06:22it's time to use this bad boy over here.
06:27Okay, now that we have our basic structure up,
06:44it's time to cut a few more of the cross supports
06:47and the supports for the cattle panel,
06:50which goes up the sides and along the top.
06:53Additionally, we are going to show you
06:55how to cut the cool brackets that we've designed for it.
06:59So on our two remaining two by eights,
07:02we are going to measure up 51 inches and make a cut.
07:05The remaining portions,
07:07we're going to divide equally into four.
07:09That gives us one foot 11 for each one.
07:13On this one, we've sketched our bracket.
07:14We're going to use that as a template for the rest of them.
07:17So here we go.
07:18We're going to start two and a quarter inches
07:19in from this edge and draw a 45 degree angle
07:22up to this side of the board.
07:25That's going to give us three inches
07:27to start our bracket piece right here.
07:31From there, we're going to go 45 degrees
07:33all the way through the board this way.
07:34That's going to give you seven inches on this side.
07:37And then we're going to draw 45 degrees back down this way,
07:40another three inches.
07:41That is your top piece right here.
07:43This rectangle three by three by seven by seven.
07:47From there, we're going to come all the way over
07:50to this edge.
07:51We are going to start one and three quarter inches
07:54in from this edge and draw a 45 degree angle
07:57up until it comes to this side of the board.
08:00That's going to give us two and a half inches right here.
08:03From there, 45 degrees this way,
08:07three and a half inches.
08:08And then at the bottom, 45 degrees this way,
08:12an inch and a half.
08:13That's going to give you this open ended rectangle here
08:16to start our arcs from.
08:18So our arcs are free-handed.
08:22They're not any specific diameter.
08:23We free-handed them and that works just fine.
08:26And I'll give you the dimensions on this.
08:28This arc is about three and a quarter inches
08:31up to the center point right here.
08:33And then the next arc, six and a quarter inches.
08:36So we're going to connect the three and a half inch point
08:40with the other portion of the top of the bracket here
08:44where that other three inches came to this point right here,
08:49swing an arc, then come down to our inch and a half
08:52off this side and all the way over to our corner
08:56right here where we started.
08:58We're going to swing that arc
09:00and hit that three and a quarter inches on this top arc,
09:03hit that six and a quarter inches.
09:04That's going to give us our decorative bracket.
09:08Now make sure that the angle of this top portion
09:11and the angle at the bottom are the exact same, all 45s.
09:19Now, of course, once we've got our first bracket cut out,
09:36use it as a template for all the others.
09:38Once we have our brackets all cut out,
09:41we're going to come to this bottom portion of the bracket
09:43and we're going to pre-drill for our lag screw.
09:46That's going to go straight into our post.
09:51Pre-drill for the lag and we're going to countersink it
09:53with that Forstner bit.
09:57Now it's time for a little table saw work.
09:59These are the cross braces that hold in the cattle panels
10:02on the side.
10:03What we need to do is notch these out
10:06as well as the two by eights at the top.
10:08We'll notch them the same way,
10:09but we're going to notch them out
10:10an inch and a quarter by three eighths inch deep.
10:14Three eighths inch is the depth of both pieces of wire
10:18on that cattle panel.
10:19So those are three eighths inch
10:21and we're going to sink them in an inch and a half
10:24just to be safe so it holds it on there.
10:26We're going to cut out this portion right here
10:28an inch and a half by three eighths.
10:34Now, essentially we have a rabbit cut on each of our pieces.
10:38Do these to the two by eights
10:39also to receive that cattle panel.
10:42On the ends here,
10:43we're going to pre-drill and countersink again
10:46with our drill and our Forstner bit
10:48to receive those lag bolts.
10:50So on the end of the two by four,
10:51we're going to measure in one and an eighth inches,
10:54score a line, that's where we're going to put our lag bolt.
10:57Our lag bolt on these two by fours,
10:59we're only going to get one down here
11:01because this top portion is where we,
11:05the cattle panel comes into.
11:07So on the two by eights,
11:09you're going to have two lag bolts.
11:13So each cattle panel that you get
11:16is usually 50 inches tall by 16 feet wide.
11:20And the first section we want for the top
11:23is going to be an eight foot section.
11:25So let's cut that off.
11:26Best tool for the job is an angle grinder.
11:39All right, we've got the rest of our parts
11:40and pieces cut out and ready to go.
11:43Now let's show you how to assemble them.
11:45So first things first,
11:46we need our side support pieces and our top cross brace
11:50that hold our cattle panel trellis on the top.
11:54We're going to center that cross brace
11:56and it is going to be placed two and a half inches down
11:59off of our end beams here.
12:01That is going to give the panel the ability
12:03to sit inside of this whole top structure
12:07and not be seen from the top.
12:08Likewise, these support braces
12:11are going to come two and a half inches down,
12:13one on each end.
12:14They're only a foot long just to give some support
12:16to that top piece of cattle panel.
12:22Now that that's done,
12:23it's time to get our top cattle panel piece into place.
12:29Now we're going to secure those cattle panel pieces
12:31with some fencing staples.
12:32Next thing is to add our decorative brackets.
12:35We are going to take that flat three and a half inch portion
12:38of it on the back here,
12:40opposite of where we drilled or pre-drilled
12:42for our leg screw, right here.
12:44We're going to set it right on our post
12:46and make sure that this top square portion,
12:51that's just for screwing.
12:52That hides behind your top beam here.
12:56That's what it's for.
12:57All right, we're just going to secure that in place.
13:01Making sure we stay flat on this right here.
13:05And we're going to secure that with two deck screws.
13:14Here's the last step in the process.
13:15It's attaching the remaining cattle panel pieces
13:17to the sides,
13:19bolting them to the outside columns
13:22with the cross braces and the fencing staples.
13:26Now, we're going to take our top cattle panel piece
13:29the cross brace here that I rabbeted out.
13:32That's just going to slip over the bottom portion
13:34of the wire here and we're going to bolt it.
13:47Well, there you go.
13:48There's the finished project.
13:49We hope you like it.
13:50Now it's time to plant this cool grape
13:53that we got from Malta, from a buddy of ours.