Garden Shelving

[tataylor1]

Hello all

I'd like to make my own version of the attached image - a plant stand.

Can anyone offer any good advice before I start? I have some good wood and I was going to use butt joints and typical wood screws. A friend of mine says I need to use something like metal joist hangers to stop it falling apart. This seems a bit overkill so perhaps additional wooden batons would be sufficient?

Any advice appreciated or links to similar projects. I'm looking through the forum though.....

Cheers

 

[foxhole]

PIC?


Butt joints are fine you could add brown nylon blocks below shelf if it's to hold a lot of weight, won't wrot.

http://choicediy.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1785_2020_2021

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

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• tataylor1
• 2 May 2013
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[tataylor1]

PIC?


Butt joints are fine you could add brown nylon blocks below shelf if it's to hold a lot of weight, won't wrot.

http://choicediy.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1785_2020_2021[/QUOTE]

Cheers hadn't thought of those actually. They look a good solution.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Why don't you use the same method as the one you found?

 

[tataylor1]

just seems a bit naff the nailgunned way. but maybe im wrong. hmmm maybe i will use the image as more of a guide than inspiration... perhaps the same wood but use countersunk screws instead of nails and the addition of those nylon blocks. it will have to be pretty resilient.
thanks

 

[JohnD]

if the wood is outdoors in the rain, how will you delay rot?

 

[tataylor1]

Well wood wants to rot once chopped up, but i was just going to use an anti-sunlight water proofing treatment, i think cuprinol do a 5 star treatment that does all this in one.

do you think it would be better to use some kind of acrylic latex paint? A spot of colour might be nice on this task. But surely rot isn't too much of a concern for say the next few years?

iv read letting wood get rain soaked and then sun drying a few times helps to prolong its life so perhaps nature and mr climate is my friend here? Or do you have to follow this up with sanding and staining?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

If treated it will be fine, decking if looked after can last for decades.

 

[JohnD]

I would at least soak the end grain in Cuprinol wood preserver, and put on impervious feet.

 

[tataylor1]

i will go with the cuprinol treatment and look at sitting it on some kind of feet though I'll have to search for something suitable.
cheers again