Clematis Trellis

Mathew;

This is a great trellis and the redwood should last a long time. We have a similar situation and some scrap redwood to use.

Thanks for sharing your idea. You might consider making a similar post over on the the “Garden Tenders” site as well.

Good Luck!

-- Rick Gustafson - Lost Creek Ranch - Colorado County, Texas

Nice trellis.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

this is wonderful!
and yes, we’d love to see this at GardenTenders – as well as a photo of the clematis in full bloom.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nicely done. Can you tell me a little more about the method you used to connect it to the wall? Is there something between the wood and the wall? How long were the screws? Where did you get the screws and what kind were they? etc.

Thanks,

-- Jim

Thanks for the suggestions to post this over on Garden Tenders…I had not thought of doing that.

Jim, this is attached directly to the brick wall with special brick/concrete screws available at the borg called Tapcon. The ones I used were 3/16” and 2 3/4 long. Since the verticals were 1 1/2 thick this meant the screws penetrated the wall by 1 1/4” which is more than enough. When using these screws make sure to use the proper 5/32” dia carbide concrete drill for drilling the pilot holes. Slightly too small and you wont get the screw into the hole, too big and it wont hold.

I have a hammer drill that i used to drill the holes…it makes drilling into concrete MUCH easier. You can drill concrete with a normal drill, but make sure it is powered or you have several batteries charged cause it will take a while. The hammer drill works great and is a worthwhile investment or rental if you don’t have one.

I had my son help me hold the trellis up there while i stood on a ladder and drilled the first hole right through the center vertical at the top and drove the the first screw. That was enough to hold it there while I drilled the remaining holes and installed the rest of the screws. I used six in total.

It is mounted very solid, and I don’t anticipate needing to take it down any time soon.

-- You either think you can, or think you can't. Either way you are right. Henry Ford

Very nice! It will be interesting to see the clematis grow into it.

-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive

Thought you might be interested in seeing how the clematis has grown since I originally posted this a few weeks ago.

-- You either think you can, or think you can't. Either way you are right. Henry Ford

Sorry I’m late to your project, but just had to say I’m really drawn to the symmetry. A cross between Asian and Frank Lloyd Wright. That is fantastic design which can be used as a trellis, but it’s really more like wall art. I bet the clematis will grow especially well on your trellis.

-- david roberts, spinning Tales from Topographic Oceans, no, really.