Finally some shade for my eggs!!! (pics)

lilwooty

Since we moved to this house two years ago, my egg table has been out in the merciless sun and rain.  I finally got around to doing something about it.

Posts up, then beams, rafters, roof panels and wind/privacy screen.  Viola!

 

 

Only took me six months to finish.  Now some new patio furniture and we will be good to go.

Tjcoley

That's gorgeous.

HDumptyEsq

That's beautiful. I want one.

FearlessTheEggNoob

I love seeing the under construction photos.

DoofusOfTheDay

Fabulous!

caliking

Very nice! That's a beautiful spot to be egging. 

Was the concrete patio already in place? Did you have to dig holes through it to erect the posts?

henapple

Does it have a cover? It's awesome.

Aquacop

If you don't mind me asking, what was the final price tag - looks fantastic! What kind of wood did you use?

Little Steven

Very pretty!

hapster

Wow... You should be very proud of yourself... That is a beautiful egging and entertaining space

lilwooty

@caliking: Yes the concrete patio was there when we bought the house.  Nice selling point as far as I was concerned.  10 inch diameter holes were cut in the concrete with a diamond core driller for the post locations.

@henapple: Yes it is rain proof.  I used Suntuf roofing panels to cover the structure.  Chose hunter green panels to match the eggs.  They only let in about 5 percent of the sunlight.

@Aquacop: All together around 5,000 bucks.  It is Con Heart Redwood with SuperDeck redwood stain applied everywhere.  My wife did most of the staining, bless her heart!

Little Steven

Do you get much snow where you live?

lilwooty

@Little Steven: We don't get any snow here at all.

Letz4wheel

Kinda makes the pricetag of the egg look cheap It looks great!

Loosemoose

lilwooty said:

@Little Steven: We don't get any snow here at all.

I CALL NO FAIR!

Awesome looking addition to your home.

Little Steven

lilwooty said:

@Little Steven: We don't get any snow here at all.

Your house looks very similar to mine. We had to rebuild after a fire and I kept the upper windows short so I could throw a roof down overtop. The architect messed up and we needed the house done but I still have designs on doing it.

My deck is stamped concrete and I have pex tube run in it so it would be heated by the boiler. The plan was to make a greenhouse area with screened windows for the summer.

Justacookin

Very nice but I would appreciate it everyone would not post pictures with no snow or below zero until Thursday when the temp here is 20. Thanks in advance.

daffy1909

Great job!!! Looks good! Have fun egging!

tybeelucy2

Beautiful.

stevesails

It'minus 10 in Detroit area. I never complain about heat. My rule is. You can only complain about one. Hot or cold. I complain about col

Eggcelsior

Quite nice.

DMW

Very nice setup. A roof for my eggs is at the top of my wish list this year.

midwestsmoker

Very nice

tjosborne

stevesails said:

It'minus 10 in Detroit area. I never complain about heat. My rule is. You can only complain about one. Hot or cold. I complain about col

Yes for sure. I hate the cold

@lilwooty

Looks nice, your handywork? Great taste in grills and tools, I see the Bostitch there.

SmokinDAWG82

Beautiful space, nice job!

lilwooty

@tjosborne Yes  we did it ourselves.  My wife helped me set the posts and did most of the staining and some detail work with the router.  I did the rest.  For a while I didn't think it was ever going to be finished.  We started it back in August and we finished it last week.  Later on I want to install some LED lighting and we need new patio furniture too.  Overall it was fun to do though.  This was the fourth one I have built and at my age, it just may be my last!

caliking

@lilwooty - thanks for the info. I had a flagstone patio put in over the summer, but held off on building a pergola or cover since we have nice shade from trees over the patio. But that doesn't provide shelter from rain. I may thing about adding cover later on. 

That's a reeaaalllly nice egging spot. The Big Green Envy is kicking in

lousubcap

@lilwooty - a skill-set I don't have.  Congrats on the project-most eggcellent.  Time for some serious BGE time to reap your just rewards!

Browninggold

Wow @lilwooty that's a great setup! What part of Michigan are you located in?

lilwooty

@Browninggold Michigan?  I am a Northern California boy.  No snow for me.  And the way it has been going since last year, no rain either!  Salmon fishing is going to be pathetic this year.

tcampbell

That's so nice.I got a set up not near that nice going to try and post pics later.