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In summertime, outdoor living is easy in the pavillion they
built.
It includes seating, a barbecue, plus killer lighting and
sound systems
(which all have to be protected during the freezing, snow-filled
months).
Nighttime in the summer.
The following pics detail some of the steps in creating
their cover.
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In
these pics:
Helpers on this project, Suzanne and Mark, laying out each
of the constructed side pieces on a large, flat surface
(the only place big enough was the parking lot across the
street).
At
this point we have already constructed all four basic sides
of the pavillion cover.
Each side is made from three pieces of 60" wide Sunbrella
fabric, stitched together,
making each side more than ten
feet high and 14 feet wide!
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Our
quick design sketch of the cover's four sides, their shapes
and dimensions:
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In
these pics, we have already carefully flat-felled all three
pieces together and topstitched each seam to ensure durability.
Sewing
these large, 60"-wide pieces together required long
shop hours and tag-team effort.
To work with such enormous pieces, one person operates the
industrial walking-foot sewing machine
while the other person helps to guide the eleven-foot long,
rolled up pieces through, for each side's initial seams,
then again for flat-felling and top-stitching each seam.
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Careful squaring, measuring and truing all sides plus the
roofline pitch must be marked and cut
before we add casings and webbing pieces to any
edge.
We
always overcut these kinds of large, multipiece projects
by a few inches.
Then we square them up, checking all dimensions and slopes
before finishing edges or adding other components.
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Getting
ready to snap a chalk line.
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In
these pics, Mark is pressing edges under in preparation
for finishing and adding the casings and webbing components.
To work on this project, we had to temporarily set
up several adjacent tables and a sewing machine in
our shop basement.
(We hadn't yet expanded into the first-floor back
studio, which was then being used as office space
by a sign company).
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Above:
These are the webbing pieces, ready to apply to the corners.
We prefabricated each of these as a precise component.
They are designed to be stitched onto the pavillion cover's
corners.
The corners include six-inch underlapping edges to keep the
snow and weather out.
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Detail of the heavy-duty construction of these components.
The buckled sides and complementary webbing / belting pieces
are 'sandwiched'
in between a couple of Sunbrella layers and stitched for lasting
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The
pavillion needs no additional hardware, nails, screws,
hangar bolts or hooks to hold up its new custom cover.
The cover cinches together down each corner and hugs the structure
tightly.
These clients and several other friends have jokingly remarked
that this is "our largest custom corset to-date!"
A heavy-duty zippered, walk-through doorway allows easy access
to items stored during the wintertime.
For
projects such as these, please don't wait until the
last minute!
Budget and plan ahead, so your new cover can be ready before
the weather turns.
Don't let your gazebo, porch, pavillion or vehicle be damaged.
When
shopping for you fabric,
make sure it is rated for outdoor use and resistant to ultraviolet
(UV) radiation, moisture and salt. Typically, these are solution-dyed
acrylics.
Avoid cotton canvas, which can rot after several years in
the sun.
Fabric
brands to look for include Sunbrella, Dixon and others.
We can order these for you, or local vendors in the Salt Lake
area can help you, too.
For
labor and pricing info on custom outdoor
projects like this one, click here:
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