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May 13^th, 2009, 11:04am

I have a "pergola" on the front of my bungalow, original build, circa 1961. It is timber, approx 150x50 in section and just over 4.6metres long. - it takes the form of a ladder structure. I would like to replace it with UPVC or PVC box section, but the only stuff I have found so far is 50x50 box section - Does anyone know where to find architectural plstics like this?

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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: PVC or UPVC Box sections Reply #1 - May 14^th, 2009, 9:36am Google suggested "posts & beams" here.. http://www.casupply.co.uk/acatalog/peak_beams_ridges.html They also have end caps and post to beam connectors Better still buy some green oak and do a bit of carpentry? No need for paint or preservative. Just let it go silver over a year or two.
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wozzer Junior Member Offline The Jurassic Spark Posts: 59 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: PVC or UPVC Box sections Reply #2 - May 14^th, 2009, 5:47pm Thanks for the info! -Nice idea with the oak...Maybe time to get the woodworking tools out again!
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Reply #3 - May 25^th, 2009, 8:21am

I'm not an experienced wood worker but I'm working a little bit of green oak at the moment. I've got an 18 foot long beam 8"x6" and some posts to go under it. Part of an outbuilding I'm constructing. This is the first time I've worked anything in green oak. It cuts very nicely even with my hand saw from Homebase. Found I could cut ultra thin shavings across the end grain with a chisel when cleaning up the shoulders on tenons. A delight compared to the softwood I've mostly worked with.

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Twobarrows GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0	Re: PVC or UPVC Box sections Reply #4 - May 25^th, 2009, 10:47am But plastic looks so much better, and it can sometimes last for months, if not years before it falls apart!
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