• h0rnman@lemmy.world
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    I know this is a meme /c, but for real, I bought this exact same product a while back. If this is your photo, just be careful about what you put on it. Mine lasted 2 months with a grape vine on it before it collapsed.

    Source: Arch user

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      1 year ago

      I can’t think of a more appropriate time for

      You had one job…

      When a grape trellis collapses due to the weight of… checks notes grapes.

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        I’m really not sure how much of this thread is a joke. Wouldn’t you just use solid slats of wood?

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          Lol. The wife wanted something decorative and liked how it looked. Caveat Emptor, and all that I suppose. I knew I was buying from a less-than-quality source

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          One definitely should use solid structures, metal or wooden. The damned thing cost ~10$ and I didn’t have time to build a proper support structure at the moment. I meant to use it only as a temporary solution, which I forgot when everything was fine.

          The design of the arch itself wasn’t the problem. The interconnecting pipes were only 1-2mm thick, so there was no way it could possibly support the weight of a flourishing grape vine.

          It was marketed as a “rose arch”. I guess it could’ve handled this purpose without any problems.

          Buy wrong stuff, suffer the consequences.

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        Just wanted to say we have one in our yard that has been there for almost 20-years. Previous owner left it to rot. I moved it close to some wild hops and they are covering it completely after two years. Still standing!