![]() Once the dados are put together, it's secured with an aluminum fastener, which will hold it together while curing. The cedar comes in with 15-20% moisture, which prevents warping when the fencing is installed and begins living out in the weather. In the assembly process, a bead of water-based, waterproof glue is applied in each of the dados, and the strips are spread out on the assembly table, where the measurements are already laid out. Next, the molder rips the board into three different strips. The machine has 11 blades, which cut the dados into the board all at once. In the first step of trellis production, the boards go through the custom designed dado machine. Everything is made from Western Red Cedar. Next, Bob visits Fred Goode's Brattle Works workshop to see how the fencing is manufactured. The trellis panel (with full half-dados) is used for a topper, giving the fencing its sturdiness. Sometimes an accelerant is added to speed hardening. Then ready-mix concrete is poured into the hole and the compound is mixed in place. The hole is filled about halfway with water. A steel pipe goes into the ground and the red cedar extends above ground.įred has dug an approximately two-foot deep hole. The second installation option- the one used in this project- combines the best of both worlds. All cedars have tannin in them, and tannin is a natural inhibitor of mold and bacteria. This method should offer a 15-year life expectancy in well-drained soil. In one, a wooden post is actually put right into the ground. The cedar can be stained, or allowed to weather naturally, in which case it should gray out in six to nine months. The strips are fastened with a stainless steel fastener and waterproof glue. The strips of Western Red Cedar are laid one on top of another. The bottom part of the fencing is privacy lattice with a one-inch vertical member and a one-inch opening. ![]() Blueboard Explained Part 2: Trellis and Lattice Fencing & Workshop Tour Fred Goode (from Brattle Works) joins Bob in the backyard to look at the trellis and lattice fencing that will provide screening and the backdrop for a shrub border.
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