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Thinking About A Gazebo? Winter’s The Best Time to Plan

January 4th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Happy New Year to all!

Now that the holidays are past, and winter has settled in, it’s time to take stock of the home and landscape improvements you’d like to see come spring and summer.  The cold weather has stripped everything down to its structural essence, and it’s just much easier to see the landscape layout and structure of your yard now and objectively evaluate exactly where you’d like to make changes and upgrades. Perhaps you’d like to add a gazebo to extend your living and entertaining space out of doors. Adding screened gazebos, hot tub or spa gazebos, decks, patios or porches to your house can enhance the beauty of your home as well as increase its value.

Planning the perfect placement of these additions plus complementary landscaping — adding trees, shrubs, planters or garden beds to accent the new gazebo and help it blend into your yard — takes time.  Don’t wait until the last minute to consider your needs and wants.  Spring will be here before you know it; and you don’t want to rush into an improvement project without a considered plan. Take the time to really look at your yard and list where you want to make changes. Check out some of the articles on our site for inspiration. Check your local library for books picturing landscape design ideas. Consult your local HOA (if applicable) and, if necessary, zoning office to know the rules concerning home additions.

Use the Gazebo Wizard at Gazebo Creations to design a gazebo kit that fits your needs. Resolve to make this the year you turn your backyard into the utopia you’ve always dreamed of.

Gazeboat: A New Trend?

July 9th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

This appealed to my sense of humor… A couple in Minnesota have built themselves a floating gazebo for their lakeside home.  It’s reported to be 18′ by 18′, motorized, with a table, deck chairs and a fish finder. A funky cross between a gazebo and a boat; pretty creative…! I think I still prefer my gazebo to be anchored and stationary.

UPDATE 03/13/2008: I found a picture of this floating gazebo.  It is quite creative.  My hat’s off to the true fisherman and gazebo fan who built it.

In the builder’s own words:

FLOATING GAZEBO
“I was going to build the Gazebo on the edge of my dock down by the lake but I thought ….I might just as well build the deck with floats on it
and I can then take it out fishing too. Has 15,000# capacity. The deck is 18ft x 18ft with 12 plastic foam filled dock floats that are 4ft x 4ft by 18 inch. high and the Gazebo is 10 ft. Hexagon with a table and chairs inside.

“Under the table is my trolling motor so I can take it out to my favorite fishing hole. The trolling motor is remote controlled wireless so I can be fishing outside and operate the motor. On the top of the table I have a LOWRANCE Fish-Finder with depth sounding sonar’s and temp gauge. I have 2 electric winches with 40# anchors. I have also built in a water pump so I can clean the fish right on the spot.

“Now I can relax and fish while my wife can sit and relax.”

Via MN Fishing Reports, and TX Fishing Forum.

We haven’t seen any floating gazebo plans yet.  If you are construction minded and handy, the description above should give you a few clues of how the floating gazebo is put together… He used a 10′ hexagon (six-sided) gazebo on the deck. You could construct your own from scratch or use a precut hexagon gazebo kit to speed your masterpiece along. Yardiac offers 10′ open sided hexagon gazebo kits with screen options and an all season enclosed gazebo kit with sliding windows and screens. The floating gazebo above appears to be enclosed with screen windows in the pic.

Gazebo Hot Tub Design Idea

May 3rd, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Isn’t this a beautiful gazebo hot tub design idea? This owner has opted to leave off the gazebo rails and floors, and set only the posts and roof over the inground hot tub as a shelter.  The outdoor lighting and hardscaping cap off this wonderful design idea.  Hot tub gazebos are becoming incredibly popular as more and more people seek to make their backyards into the ultimate private resort. 

 If you are thinking about building a gazebo hot tub, remember that the hot tub needs to be of a size and shape that will fit in your gazebo with room to walk around. You can build a open spa in your gazebo like the one pictured above.  You’ll need professional help to ensure that proper electrical supply lines, plumbing, and drainage are available.  You also want to ensure you have all the proper permits before starting construction.  

Another option, if you don’t have the yard space or don’t want to set up a permanent install, would be to set up a portable gazebo hot tub. A portable hot tub can be installed outdoors with little more than a concrete slab for support and may be run on your home’s standard 120-volt current.  Installation generally does not require permitting (please do check to make sure).  Insure that proper drainage is available;  check your hot tub manual or with your hot tub dealer for details. For maximum flexibility, you could pair a portable gazebo with your portable spa.  A few well placed large potted palms and other plants, and voila!  Near-instant backyard gazebo hot tub.

The picture above is courtesy of Gazebo Creations and is one of the many gazebo hot tub design ideas you can create using their Gazebo Wizard.

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