Wedding Pavilion that I'm building.

[Ridgewalker]

Great work Eddie! I would have screwed that inlaid floor up six ways from Sunday. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[scgargoyle]

Geez, Eddie, you do some nice work! Really! I'd like to build something sorta like that (without the pergolas) for an outdoor kitchen. Mine would have to be on a concrete slab due to fire hazard, and I'd vent the roof through the cupola to give the smoke someplace to go. If mine was half as nice as that, I'd be quite proud.

 

[EddieWalker]

Thank you everyone for your kind words.

I normally don't post threads on work projects, but this one is really kind of special to me. It's never happened before where I've been able to do so many extra things to really build something as nice as I possibly can.

Eddie

 

[Western]

Turned out nice, heck of a job!

Now you need one to put your hot tub in..Not that the one you have is not nice but..just say'n...

 

[dcyrilc]

Every now and then I get to build something kind of unique. This started out as one of those projects, and has evolved into something more. While I always come up with wild ideas to push a project, most of the time it's too expensive to actually do them. This is one of those rare times when they say do it. Make it as nice as possible. Make it something special.

This client owns a Bed & Breakfast. I'm the guy they call when they need something fixed or installed. Sometime over the summer, the wife got the idea that she could make money holding weddings there. They have ten acres, horses and a real nice house.

We spent months going over ideas, working on what they could afford, but that would sell itself. They wanted something that would improve the value of their place if they ever sold it, and be so nice that couples would want to pay them to get married there.

I ordered the materials the week before I started and had them staged where I wanted them. The first picture shows the location it will go with orange flags marking my corners. Then the PT 6x6 posts went into the ground. We considered using cedar, but the price for cedar was three times what pressure treated is. While staining will add to the cost of the pressure treated, it's still not even close in comparison.

Eddie

OK Eddie, I see the first problem here...
There are no cows trying to rub on the posts before they setup. LOL That was the biggest problem I had when I was rebuilding my barn. As I was trying to get them straight and plum, the cows kept wanting to come up and rub on them. Really makes it a challange to get them where you want them when they are done.

 

[EddieWalker]

Good tip on the cows. Probably something I wouldn't have thought of.

I've been building up my posts so the look nice. It's a pretty simple design, but there is allot of cutting and fitting. Oddly enough, the 6x6 posts vary in width by as much an 1/8 of an inch.

With stain, the panels should really pop out.

Eddie

 

[dcyrilc]

Good tip on the cows. Probably something I wouldn't have thought of.

I've been building up my posts so the look nice. It's a pretty simple design, but there is allot of cutting and fitting. Oddly enough, the 6x6 posts vary in width by as much an 1/8 of an inch.

With stain, the panels should really pop out.

Eddie

I had that part figured out by the end of installing the first post.

You did a beautiful job on it. Thank you for sharing it with us. I read your post on Obed's thread and became curious what projects you have been working on lately. I had to do a search and now I'm glad I did. Absolutely beautiful!

As I get further along, I may see if you have any suggestions for the barn.

 

[czechsonofagun]

Good tip on the cows. Probably something I wouldn't have thought of.

I've been building up my posts so the look nice. It's a pretty simple design, but there is allot of cutting and fitting. Oddly enough, the 6x6 posts vary in width by as much an 1/8 of an inch.

With stain, the panels should really pop out.

Eddie

rather well looking! Is it temporary structure or are they gonna keep it?

 

[EddieWalker]

I think it will be around for awhile. LOL

The wife was telling me yesterday that they have had six brides come out to look at it over the weeked. The high temperature over the weekend was in the 30's, which tells me that they are serious about finding a place to get married. I have it far enough along that it's pretty easy to imagine what it will look like when done. So far, they have one wedding booked, but with the respons so far, it looks encouraging.

Eddie

 

[jayste]

Good tip on the cows

Cow tipping? All sorts of things are covered on TBN!

I like the finish work on the posts, Eddie. Gives it style like the upper part of the structure. I really think that this thing will get you some serious lookers.