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Posted by mm on February 14, 2007, 10:27 am
As an aside, my next door neighbor's gazebo collapsed last night in
the ice storm. Metal Frame, vinyl or cloth roof. Probably cheap, but
it wasn't that heavy a storm either. If I had thought of it I would
have told him to take the roof off for the winter, but I didnt so I'm
warning you all.
>> Anyone heard of aluminum slats that can be used on gazebos or
>> pergolas? I'd like to replace the old rotten wooden ones. I originally
>> thought of using a composite like Trex or TimberTech but my pergola is
>> white (and I want to keep it that way) and those products don't come
>> in white. A friend said he'd heard of aluminum slats that can onlty be
>> professionally installed (for some unknown reason) -- i.e. they are
>> not sold at Home Depot, Lowes, or the like....
>> TIA.
>I just purchased two all aluminum pergolas kits - about 10' x 10' - at
>Costco. Have not installed it yet but the display looks pretty good. BTW,
>its white.
>If you really want to install aluminum tubings, try a place that just sell
>metal stocks. Much better pricing than Home Depot or Lowes. The disadvantage
>is you couldn't use a nail gun so the installation might go much slower.
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> pergolas? I'd like to replace the old rotten wooden ones. I originally
> thought of using a composite like Trex or TimberTech but my pergola is
> white (and I want to keep it that way) and those products don't come
> in white. A friend said he'd heard of aluminum slats that can onlty be
> professionally installed (for some unknown reason) -- i.e. they are
> not sold at Home Depot, Lowes, or the like....
> TIA.