This arbor is a derivative work of the
Wingartner Project.
The columns were kept at a height complimentary to the
arbor's breadth by setting them on cubic bases of concrete with a flagstone
veneer.
The arches were given a radius concentric with the
window's arch. The rear arch was terminated without supporting columns
because of its close proximity to the wall and the beams were run into the
wall for the support.
Those heavy-duty lath pieces are actually 4x5's on-edge
with chamfered ends. They are cantilevered 42 inches out beyond the front
arch.
The canopy was given truncated wings to have them
terminate at gutters' edge.
The stub-beams set atop the columns, or intersected with
the major beams where the columns are absent, support the arches and
counter-balance the weight of the arches with the wings. Actually, the
weight of the wings are much less than the weight the arches are supporting,
so "balance" is not meant to mean "equal". To counter the inequality,
30-inch long bolts were run through the stub beams. Yet not one bolt or
fastener is visible from anywhere beneath the arbor.
What has been added here that was not
included in the Wingartner project is a canopy cover made from
bronze-colored transparent triple-wall acrylic plastic sheeting. That was
needed to reduce the sunlight encountered coming out the door and to protect
the doors from becoming weathered by rain.
