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This weekend I was able to totally complete the hops trellis project. I have to say, I am really pleased with how this turned out. It’s not only a fully functional trellis, it also adds some curb appeal to the house (IMO anyway).
First off, earlier this week I hung the cross supports on the 4×4 [...]
Since there is a plague in Mexico, no vacation for me. In light of that, I’m going to continue to work on my hops trellis. Last night I cut two twelve foot 1×6’s into six four foot pieces. On each piece I cut a 10″ angle from the end that left a small 2″ piece.
I’ve [...]
So this weekend I started my hops trellis project. It’s been a pretty crazy process because I changed my design once, and when I was at home Depot, I changed it back. I think for the better, but we’ll see.
Pictured below are the post markers for where my 4×4 posts went. I purchased 3 8ft [...]
Not to be out done by my toothless neighbors to the south, it’s time that I finally made a proper hops trellis. With that in mind, I’ve decided on a design. The picture above is a concept that I am going to use in my design, tonight I am going to make some measurements and [...]