A Garden Gate

This garden entrance is a hybrid of a few of our past projects and reflects our clients eclectic taste.

It all began with a visit to Montgomery Community College where our client saw a similar structure with a finished cedar arbor. His desire was to replicate the idea using a material for the arbor that was less formal and more rustic.

After discussing a few options and reviewing a few older projects we decided on harvested eastern red cedar with the bark intact. We have done arbors in the past where we have stripped the bark to reveal the wood.

The work began by excavating the footings to a depth of 3' to ensure there was no movement of the columns during the winter months. We then poured concrete footings. Concrete block was installed followed by stone veneer. The columns were then capped with 1-1/2" Bluestone.

The final step was to construct the pergola and fabricate the gates utilizing harvested eastern red cedar. The beams were secured to the bluestone caps and the remainder of the pergola built on the beams.

The stone veneer utilized for this project was real stone from Quarry Cut. They offer a full range of colors in square cut and irregular. Real stone veneer is much heavier than manufactured veneers making it a little more difficult to work with but the results are worth the extra effort. Stone veneers have gained in popularity over the years and can be applied to homes, walls, and fireplaces without the need for a wider foundation or the worry of all the weigh of quarried stone.