Our Gazebo Floor
For the past three years we have had a 12 ft octagonal gazebo kit taking up most of the room in our storage shed. It is a cedar Victorian gazebo kit that I bought at Costco as a present for my wife, Cece. Unfortunately, the past two summers have been spent on high priority projects away from the house. Last year I did get to prepare the site with compacted soil then 3/4″ minus crushed rock compacted and leveled into place.
My first job on the gazebo this year was to prepare the floor framing and the floor. Last week I was successful in completing the floor and soaking it with water seal as protection from rain and UV rays that will darken the natural cedar.
I used the plans I downloaded from the manufacturers site to construct the floor. Their plans use pressure treated 2×4s for the foundation and 5/4 x 6 cedar for the decking. The flooring is made in eight pie slices firmly attached together with the 5/4 decking following the octagonal pattern. I did not get all of the joints as tight as I had wanted, but I got an upcheck from Cece, so I am satisfied. Here is a photo of the flooring looking over the ravine that runs behind our house. If you look closely you can see the statue of St Francis peering over the top of the deck and partially hidden by the rhododendron.