Arbors

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Need

The summer sun comes beaming into the kitchen and dining room, making things a lot hotter than they need to be.

Description

At first, I was thinking of an awning, but an awning that automatically rolls up in the winter and provides us with tasty fruit is much better!

Goal or deliverable

A new trellis over the patio area of the french doors in the dining room, the kitchen window, and possibly the main washroom.

Timeline, schedule, or end date

Do this winter, ready for grape starts in the spring.

Plan

  • Take and root cuttings of existing grapes.
  • Measure and design.
  • Buy materials.
  • Put in foundations and build it.

Financial budget

Guesstimate: about $200 in materials.

Labor budget

  • Jan: 20 hours measuring, planning, and design.
  • Jan + others: 20 hours construction.
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