Build A Gazebo The Right Way

I have great childhood memories of my grandma's gazebo. It was a beautiful building, taking pride of place in her garden, which was itself a wonderful part of her home. I used to play in and around it with my friends (my brother and sister were far too old for that sort of thing!), and it was at times a fort or a castle or the Sheriff of Nottingham's forward base against Robin Hood.

I have never forgotten that gazebo, and one day I will have my own. In the meantime I have managed to help one or two others to find and build their own dream gazebos, so I thought I would share some of the basic steps with anyone thinking about building a gazebo for themselves.

Making one is not difficult, but it does require great attention to measuring and cutting accurately to plan, otherwise the finished building will look homemade and far from professional. That would be a shame, since the gazebo should be a thing of beauty.

I have outlined the basic steps for building a gazebo on our website, where you will also find details of our favorite planning kit.