Post #605455 by newB24 on Sun, Sep 4, 2011 1:38 PM

Well I guess no information on the water fall, that's OK, my brain has moved on and trying to get the room structurally done and we shall get back to the details at a later date.....

More importantly, I got the awning up and installed this weekend, need to do some touch up work and more securing but for the most part she is up....

For those who care, I ended up hole sawing the 2.5" bamboo and inserted the 1" bamboo pieces in and then applied gorilla glue to hold it all together. I also predrilled the 2.5" bamboo and used 6" screws to secure it to the soffit 2 x 4's. I ended up making 2 panels of structural bamboo so it was kind of a pain to put together but I think in the end, it was better for my peace of mind.

Once it was up, I put some 2.5" flat trim up to keep the angle of the thatch at just the right degree!

PLEASE EXCUSE THE MESS....MAJOR CONSTRUCTION ZONE GOING ON,plus I'm only doing this a few minutes at a time when the family is asleep or eating!!!

Looks may be a bit deceiving but I still have 7' clear under the thatch, could not have turned out better in my opinion....

No worries, I plan on tightening up that thatch to conceal the ceiling a bit better. I will also be running some rope lighting up in there for some added effect.

I also whipped out the bamboo trim between the bamboo panels and the lauhala, which was a piece of cake.

I'm trying to get all the 4" bamboo up in the air this weekend but I may run out of time.

[ Edited by: newB24 2011-09-04 13:42 ]

[ Edited by: newB24 2011-09-04 13:43 ]