With M.Mann's help we built the tiny arbor with mostly reclaimed wood (meaning its fairly warped and asymmetrical). The structure is simple with 2 x 4 posts, lattice up the sides, and 2 x 6 lintels sculpted with the jig-saw. I noticed that a friend had some OLD redwood stain, and with 2-3 coats the streakiness fades. The footers are actually sections of a PT 4 x 4, sunk into a hole filled with rocks and a small amount of ready-mix quickcrete. We get a fair amount of wind up through the floodplain and didn't want to find a demolished structure amidst the raspberry bushes. The arbor will serve dual purposes - a beautiful entry to what will be the Japanese garden, and supports for the raspberries wires which will run along the beds on either side.
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