Do-It-Yourself Trellis
Posted by Jayme on March 8, 2008
I finally have pictures of the steel cable trellis I completed over the holidays. The trellis supports climbing Star Jasmine, which is not a true jasmine by the way. I used 1/8″ galvanized steel cable for the supports.
TIP: measure the length of your future trellis and have a store associate cut the cable to length.
If you try to cut it at home, you’ll just end up mashing the cable and the ends will fray. I pre-drilled holes for the eye hooks (pic #2). First, I looped the cable through the top hooks, secured it with the recommended hardware, then pulled it taut with some pliers before looping through the bottom hooks. As you can see (pic #3), the vines cover up the hardware and hooks once they are attached back to the cable. I loosely attached the vines with bread ties, otherwise the heavier, mature vines slide down the cable. >>How-to Instructions
Good luck to all you do-it-yourselfers this season!
March 20, 2008 at 5:13 pm
I love this trellis. You make it seem so easy…maybe I could actually manage this?!
March 20, 2008 at 5:29 pm
It really is super easy. I am a total do-it-yourselfer but anyone can do this. I saw it on some HGTV show one day. Do you think I should be more detailed? If so, I will write a follow up with more detailed instructions. Thanks for the visit!
March 24, 2008 at 6:19 pm
well done, man