Old Bin Transformed Into Poolside Gazebo

2017 - Volume #41, Issue #2, Page #19

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Jeb Clark turned a rusty old grain bin into a fun and funky poolside gazebo. Nicknamed Binzilla, the top ring and part of a second ring from the bin now shelters Clark’s family and friends when grilling, relaxing or enjoying the family pool.
    “I have some landscaping to do yet, but we’re extremely happy with how it turned out,” says Clark. “It rests on a concrete pad and there’s a walkway that I covered with other bin panels.”
    Clark got the bin for free from a neighbor who had just purchased the property it sat on. It was too far gone to hold grain, and Clark offered to take it down.
    In order to do so, he needed a way to lift the top ring of panels and roof. He fashioned a 16-ft. boom for his skid loader. It consisted of 4 lengths of previously salvaged, 1 1/2-in. angle iron reinforcing a center piece of 3-in. square tubing.
    Clark butt-welded the angle iron and tubing to a quick-tach plate. “I hung a cable from the boom through the hole in the top of the bin and attached it to a wheel and tire inside the bin,” says Clark. “I wasn’t sure what weight the boom could carry, but it plucked the top right off the bin.”
    Clark carried the bin top back to his yard where he set it down and marked spots for support legs. After shifting the bin out of the way, he rented a posthole auger and drilled holes for 8 support posts, placing them just inside the bin circumference.
    “I left the posts loose and lowered the bin top over them and lag-bolted them to the inside of the bin,” says Clark. “I only had to enlarge one hole before filling in the post holes.”
    In order to ensure ventilation, Clark raised the top of the bin about 2 in. above the top ring of panels and reattached them with spreaders.
    “The rain can’t make it in, but the air can,” he says. “I used wire mesh over the gaps to keep out small birds.”
    Clark fashioned a backhoe for his skid loader so he could lay electrical cable to the site.
    The rounded end of a 500-gal. propane tank made an ideal fire pit, and a tailgate from an old truck was repurposed as a glider bench.
    “Iowa summers can be pretty hot, so I added a fan,” says Clark. “It also has lights, a clock and a thermometer.”
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jeb Clark, 2582 190th St., Stanton, Iowa 51573 (ph 712 829-2827; jeb.clark@gmail.com).

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Old Bin Transformed Into Poolside Gazebo AG WORLD Jeb Clark turned a rusty old grain bin into a fun and funky poolside gazebo Nicknamed Binzilla the top ring and part of a second ring from the bin now shelters Clark’s family and friends when grilling relaxing or enjoying the family pool
    “I have some landscaping to do yet but we’re extremely happy with how it turned out ” says Clark “It rests on a concrete pad and there’s a walkway that I covered with other bin panels ”
    Clark got the bin for free from a neighbor who had just purchased the property it sat on It was too far gone to hold grain and Clark offered to take it down
    In order to do so he needed a way to lift the top ring of panels and roof He fashioned a 16-ft boom for his skid loader It consisted of 4 lengths of previously salvaged 1 1/2-in angle iron reinforcing a center piece of 3-in square tubing
    Clark butt-welded the angle iron and tubing to a quick-tach plate “I hung a cable from the boom through the hole in the top of the bin and attached it to a wheel and tire inside the bin ” says Clark “I wasn’t sure what weight the boom could carry but it plucked the top right off the bin ”
    Clark carried the bin top back to his yard where he set it down and marked spots for support legs After shifting the bin out of the way he rented a posthole auger and drilled holes for 8 support posts placing them just inside the bin circumference
    “I left the posts loose and lowered the bin top over them and lag-bolted them to the inside of the bin ” says Clark “I only had to enlarge one hole before filling in the post holes ”
    In order to ensure ventilation Clark raised the top of the bin about 2 in above the top ring of panels and reattached them with spreaders
    “The rain can’t make it in but the air can ” he says “I used wire mesh over the gaps to keep out small birds ”
    Clark fashioned a backhoe for his skid loader so he could lay electrical cable to the site
    The rounded end of a 500-gal propane tank made an ideal fire pit and a tailgate from an old truck was repurposed as a glider bench
    “Iowa summers can be pretty hot so I added a fan ” says Clark “It also has lights a clock and a thermometer ”
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jeb Clark 2582 190th St Stanton Iowa 51573 ph 712 829-2827; jeb clark@gmail com

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