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Structures: pergolas, screens, gates and outdoor kitchens

Posts and footings that survive a Perth storm, span tables, screening that gives privacy without becoming a wall, and the services planning that has to happen before an outdoor kitchen is built.

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Not planted yet — but the plan for it is final

The practical task and the checklist below are exactly what this lesson will teach. What is missing is the written explanation and the curated links, each one fetched and verified before it ships.

In the meantime the checklist is genuinely usable on its own. Take it outside.

Checklist

  • Post footings sized for wind loading, not just weight
  • Spans checked against a span table for the timber or steel used
  • Any required building permit obtained before starting
  • Services roughed in before surfaces and cladding go on