This week’s project, new shade structure for the side yard. I had built a temp structure for last year with one inch conduit and a 40% shade cloth. It held up for the season and served it’s purpose, and we took it down last fall. Informed by that experience, I designed something more permanent… 1 ⅝ inch fence posts and fittings, with a 50% proper aluminet shade cloth. The size and placement allows easy vehicle access, and the vertical posts on one side are bolted into the ground. Though it’s not going anywhere, the other side will get sandbags for good measure.
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