• jaybone@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I’m really not sure how much of this thread is a joke. Wouldn’t you just use solid slats of wood?

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        11 months ago

        Lol. The wife wanted something decorative and liked how it looked. Caveat Emptor, and all that I suppose. I knew I was buying from a less-than-quality source

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        11 months ago

        One definitely should use solid structures, metal or wooden. The damned thing cost ~10$ and I didn’t have time to build a proper support structure at the moment. I meant to use it only as a temporary solution, which I forgot when everything was fine.

        The design of the arch itself wasn’t the problem. The interconnecting pipes were only 1-2mm thick, so there was no way it could possibly support the weight of a flourishing grape vine.

        It was marketed as a “rose arch”. I guess it could’ve handled this purpose without any problems.

        Buy wrong stuff, suffer the consequences.

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      11 months ago

      Just wanted to say we have one in our yard that has been there for almost 20-years. Previous owner left it to rot. I moved it close to some wild hops and they are covering it completely after two years. Still standing!