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Positioning and Securing the Gazebo (Floating Foundation)

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What happens here

A pre-fabricated wooden gazebo frame is carefully moved and positioned over a section of the newly laid patio. The narrator re-emphasizes that, contrary to deep frost footings, the gazebo is being placed directly on the patio pavers, relying on a floating foundation. This approach allows for future adjustments and mobility of the gazebo, providing flexibility for the homeowner. Workers ensure the gazebo posts are properly aligned and resting on protective pads or blocks.

Goal: Install the gazebo using a floating foundation for flexibility.

Tools and materials

  • Level — Ensuring the gazebo frame is level
  • Pre-fabricated Wooden Gazebo Frame — The main structure of the gazebo
  • Protective Pads/Blocks — Placing under gazebo posts to protect pavers and distribute weight
  • Skid Loader Kubota — Moving the heavy gazebo frame into position

What they say

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now in this case Tim opted not to put in the 4 foot Frost footings because that would have locked this gazebo into one spot and in one spot only without putting in those Frost footings now the customer can move this thing around on their own yeah they may not have a skid loader to do it but it can still be slid over and moved around and adjusted with a frost footing in underneath each one of those posts they would have never been able to change this gazebo move this gazebo or alter dimensions in any way shape or form keep coming you got enough room to slide them Forks out I should I do you might have to block this rear yeah like throw something out of the rear if it's slow I'll check okay check now you come forward probably another foot too he still got he's got to scoop under that one so well let's get a I guess you're going to be on it now okay oh you're good up a little bit no you're on the paper you're good over here at least see if you can back up there touch here you're good you're good you're good it coming up at all coming up yeah yep good on that side good over there yeah you're up in the air we're going try what we doing we're going to tr those pieces sry all right go good good go you're good keep coming keep coming all right we got little more there more you can come forward more okay right there we want let's cut some chunks and throw it on this other side before I set it down you want some chunks of wood under there Do's your knife you got it okay her

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