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Material & Tool list
Ft and inch version: (metric version below)
Materials needed to construct a rustic 8ft diameter octagonal gazebo
| Description | Material / size | Length | Quantity |
| Footings | |||
| cement | 1 bag | ||
| gravel and sand mix | 1/3 cubic yard | ||
| Template | 1×4 sawn | 85″ | 4 of |
| Fillets | 1×2 sawn | 44″ | 8 of |
| Posts | 4×4 sawn treated lumber | 10ft | 8 of |
| Framing | |||
| Hub | 4×4 sawn treated lumber | 24″ | 1 of |
| Head beam | 4×4 sawn treated lumber | 40″ | 8 of |
| Rafters | 2×4 sawn treated lumber | 74″ | 8 of |
| Beam and post brace | 4×4 sawn treated lumber | 20″ | 16 of |
| Handrail | |||
| Rails | 2×4 sawn treated lumber | 36″ | 14 of |
| vertical boards | 1×6 sawn treated lumber | random | 130ft |
| Roofing | 1×6 sawn treated lumber | random | 220ft |
| Hardware | |||
| Metal straps | 12″ strap plate | 8 of | |
| Angle clips | 2″ | 16 of | |
| Screws | 2″ exterior | 1 lb | |
| Nails | 4″ galvanized | 10 lb | |
| 2″ galvanized flat head | 5 lb |
Tool list
Tools needed to construct a rustic 8ft diameter octagonal gazebo
 set squarepencilhammerchisel (3/4″)clamps (8 of)measuring tapelevelladder |
circular sawhandsawwheelbarrowspade or shovelelectric drillscaffold plank (9ft long)saw stool |
Metric version:
Materials needed to construct a rustic 2400mm octagonal gazebo
| Description | Material / size | Length | Quantity |
| Footings | cement | 1 40 kg bag | |
| builders mix | .25 cubic meters | ||
| Template | 100×25 sawn | 2200mm | 4 of |
| Fillets | 50×25 sawn | 1200mm | 8 of |
| Posts | 100×100 sawn treated pine | 3000mm | 8 of |
| Framing | |||
| Hub | 100×100 sawn treated pine | 600mm | 1 of |
| Head beam | 100×100 sawn treated pine | 1000mm | 8 of |
| Rafters | 100×50 sawn treated pine | 2000mm | 8 of |
| Beam and post brace | 100×100 sawn treated pine | 500mm | 16 of |
| Handrail | |||
| Railings | 100×50 sawn treated pine | 1000mm | 14 of |
| Palings | 150×25 sawn treated pine | random | 40 meters |
| Roofing | 150×25 sawn treated pine | random | 65 meters |
| Hardware | |||
| Metal straps | 300mm plate strap | 8 of | |
| Angle clips | 50mm | 16 of | |
| Screws | 50mm exterior | 0.5 kg | |
| Nails | 90mm galv jolt hd | 5 kg | |
| 50mm galv flat hd | 2 kg |
Tool list
Tools needed to construct a rustic 2400mm octagonal gazebo
| set squarepencilhammerchisel (20mm)clamps (8 of)measuring tapelevelladder |
circular sawhandsawwheelbarrowspade or shovelelectric drillscaffold plank (2700mm long)saw stool |
Dear BuildEazy,
I used your simple but excellent Gazebo plans in metric (also in imperial) this Spring 2010 and was able to complete the project with not too much hassle, the greatest weapon by far was the electric planer and I have bought another one as a result to finish a door project – well done to all with your BuildEazy site.
Here is my Gazebo – done by me and the missus in Livno, Western Bosnia…
best regards Brian Eager
Hi, Thanks for the plans! Here is a photo of the Gazebo. My son, father-in-law, and I built this Gazebo for his Eagle Scout Service Project! We really enjoyed it and the plans were easy to follow. The roof was the most challenging part!
-Brian McKenna
Hi. Just a photo of the garden gazebo that I made from your plans , really easy to make.
Simon Rowley