Now that we have completed the structure itself, all we have to do is to wrap our ribbon around the pool noodle.ġ - Tightly pass over the ribbon 3 times on the side that you have decided to start from.Ģ - Wrap the noodle with the ribbon on an angle. This will allow the garden stake to not move at all after being installed on the fence post and gives a better grip for the cable ties.ħ - Attach the 2 pool noodles together like in the previous steps and use duct tape to secure the top part. Make sure that at least 5 to 6 inches of the garden stake is stiking out at the bottom, where we will use cable ties later on (to attach it to the fence post).Ĥ - Make sure that the garden stake you have inserted is also about 2 inches inside the PVC pipe that will be between the 2 noodles.ĥ - Repeat step 3 and 4 with the other side.Ħ - Once you are happy with the result, insert the 2 remaining pieces of PVC pipe inside each side of the pool noodles. If you pierce the noodle by accident, just pull it back and continue. Do no hesitate to bend the pool noodle to insert the stake. Keep the PVC pipe inside oneģ - Carefully insert one of the garden stake inside one of the pool noodle.
We now need to combine the garden stakes and the pool noodles.ġ - Remove the pool noddles from your archway as we are going to need to separate them to insert the garden stakesĢ - Remove the duct tape from the pool noodles and separate them. We are almost done with the most challenging part of this tutorial. Make sure that they reassemble as close as possible as the pool noddle. I was lucky enough to only trash one in the previous step.ĥ - Separate the garden stakes and take each side in one hand. You will not need the all size of the garden stake, but keep in mind that you will have to leave at least 5 to 6 inches stikking out on each side to secure the arch to your fence posts. If that happens to you, cut that part out and try again by slowly applying force to curve the stakes. This step must be done very carefully : the garden stake are extremely sturdy, they are made of a hollow metallic pipe however, applying to much force will result in the stake doing a pinch ( see picture ). That will allow the arch to keep a sturdy shape when installed.
It's better if they are slightly less bent than needed. You do not need to wrap them together, you just need to make sure that you can bend them together.Ĥ - While using only the strength of your hands, carefully bend the stake to match the curvature that your pool noodle is taking. I didn't do it on mine and trying to have both stake taking the same shape was a real nightmare. I recommend having a few garden stake in spare in case you end up damaging one beyond use.ġ - While holding each side of the pool noodle against the two facing side of your gate where you walk in, choose a curvature that looks nice to you.Ģ - Use a cable tie to secure temporally the noodle to your gateģ - Using duct tape, attach together at the top, in the center and at the bottom the garden stake. You will normally not need the entire length of the stake, but keep in mine that each of them will have to fit about 2 inches inside the PVC pipe we have setup between the noodles. It's also a step that is easier to do with 2 people if the space you are creating your arch for is large.
This first step is also the most important as it is going to define how your arch looks.
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