Gazebo Designs

Has anyone ever built a wooden gazebo?

I'm thinking of building a gazebo for my parents 25th. Wondering if anyone knows of any good plans, about what it would cost, or has any suggestions. Any help would be appreciated!

Public Comments

1. Home Depot and Lowes have book sections at the front of the stores that are all plan and tip books. The ones at home depot are actually pretty good for the most part.
2. Cool idea--I bet they'd love it. There are two ways to approach this: building one from scratch according to a set of plans, or putting one together from a kit of pre-cut parts. You'll need some pretty good carpentry skills to build one from scratch but it won't be as tough as, say, building a storage shed of the same size because you don't have to mess with windows and doors. Assembling a kit will be easier but probably more expensive. Here's an article from This Old House magazine explaining what you need to know, including sources for plans and kits: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,322701,00.html?xid=yahoo-answers&partner=yes