A gazebo for a windy plot

[sparkythecat]

A couple of years ago, I put up a cheap metal and canvas gazebo like this one in our garden.



I secured it to the lawn with some of those auger type ground anchors for trampolines like these



It would stand a fairly stiff breeze, but if very strong winds were forecast, I'd take the canvas roof off. In any event, the roof was put away for the winter.

Unfortunately rust weakened the thin metal frame and UV light took its toll on the canvas and one day a few weeks ago, I forgot to take the roof off and it was completely destroyed in a gale. Fabric torn to shreds and frame fractured and bent into a tangled mess.

As we had a lot of use out of it, I want to replace it before next summer and have in mind a more premanent structure, similar to this one.




I'm just wondering how it would survive on a windy plot ?

[Chris_]

How about something like this?

I know the company and the products, and they will certainly stand up to any weather. They also do them with canvas side panels to make them more usable if it's windy.

[sherman]

If you build the uprights out of 2x2 posts and leave a space/hole in the roof for the wind to escape through so presssure doesnt build up it should be fine.

[Simpo Two]

sparkythecat said:

I'm just wondering how it would survive on a windy plot ?

As it stands it's vulnerable to being pushed over like a pack of cards. But if you put some crossbracing or trellis in some of the sides it would be much stronger.

[Dogwatch]

I've got one of those green-and-white stripe pop-up gazebos which is anchored with a Focus brake disc on each leg in the summer.

As mentioned venting any pressure build up under the roof is vital.

[sparkythecat]

Chris_ said:

How about something like this?

I know the company and the products, and they will certainly stand up to any weather. They also do them with canvas side panels to make them more usable if it's windy.

Very nice though those are, they are well beyond the budget I was considering.

I've bought this and another similar book.



As I already own a 300mm radial arm saw and have a fair bit of joinery experience, I was thinking that with £500 budget, I could build something fairly durable. I take on board Simpo's observation and also the suggestion that a vented roof would be better.