How To Make A Bamboo Roof Shade

I unrolled the fence and measured to 8 feet figuring that would be half of the 16 foot length and i could make two shades for my window.

How to make a bamboo roof shade.

If you re wondering how to incorporate shade into the pergola that you re building check out these 11 pergola sun shade ideas. The inner dimensions are 3m by 3m and with the overhanging roof it is. This step is only necessary if you are working with raw bamboo. Here s what to do.

Although it was a lot of work the end result is a very cool looking shelter. With 2 days cutting the bamboo almost 3 days building this shelter. Add horizontal support beams. Start at the top of your roof frame and add bamboo rafters horizontally.

Build your roof frame with bamboo poles. For a rectangular roof the simplest choice may be an a frame roof as this. I made this shelter previous primitive tools video is necessarily used. We were tired of not having any shade in the yard.

If you are using raw bamboo you will need to cut the pieces into basic poles that you will form later. So a few of us decided a tiki hut was needed. Cover the bamboo frame with palm or. Step 1 cut the bamboo.

On one side of the fogon corrugated zinc panels were installed and on the other side of the fogon the team built a bamboo truss. If you purchased the shades already cut into shape and treated you can skip to step 5. Also an 8 foot shade hanging from the roof eaves would almost reach the ground the perfect length. Pergolas are being used to help frame areas like outdoor kitchens lounges and entertainment areas.

Much cheaper than any bamboo window shades i could find.