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| 428.1 | Here's what I use. | GRECO::FRYDMAN | wherever you go...you're there | Mon Jan 25 1988 11:00 | 12 |
| We use a pre-fab metal pole and canvas sukkah. I can put it up
myself using a small Allen wrench in 1/2 an hour; however, my children
want to help so it takes a bit longer. I have the largest size
(10x14) and the canvas walls fit into a large trash bag for the
year. I store the bamboo in my garage.
They are now making bamboo shade-like coverings for the top which
roll up like the ones you can get in Pier 1.
Come by next year...
Av
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| 428.2 | | EINSTN::FEINBERG | Don Feinberg | Mon Jan 25 1988 12:41 | 28 |
| re: .0
We built ours from 2x4's and aspenite (a kind of pressed wood).
The (three) walls detach from one another; they are held together
with "hooks and eyes" (of industrial strength hardware;
the metal is 1/4" thick!).
The whole thing stands on the driveway, attached to the garage.
I set up an eruv between the house and the Sukkah/garage combination
so we can carry/serve in the sukkah on the chag. Some people beat
this problem by erecting the sukkah abutting a door to their
house, or a window of the house...
We do use the "roll-up" bamboo roll "s'chach". Careful! There are some
halachic problems there! If the bamboo roll was not made
specifically l'shaim hachag, it's pasul for the chag (at least
this is the majority opinion). It's really convenient, but
you should check if you're going to use such.
I have a center light, which is waterproof, hooked to my
Shabbat computer light-conrol system, so on the chag we get
light in the Sukkah when we need it!
You're invited!
/don feinberg
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| 428.3 | Keep 'em coming... | CADSYS::RICHARDSON | | Mon Jan 25 1988 15:01 | 9 |
| The canvas sukkah sounds much more like something we would actually
manage to be able to store at our house - the wood one is like what
my brother-in-law's family uses, but I sure don't know where they
keep it the rest of the year. We will put the sukkah right outside
the kitchen door, both so that we don't have to carry things to
it and so that we can use part of the house as one wall so the thing
has less chance of blowing over - we live on top of a windy hill.
Keep those suggestions coming!!
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| 428.4 | Vent the canvas!!!! | IAGO::SCHOELLER | Dick (Gavriel ben Avraham) Schoeller | Mon Jan 25 1988 17:39 | 40 |
| If you are preparing the canvas yourself, you will want to vent it.
This means to make semi-circular cuts in it at regular intervals.
These will let some air through and reduce the strain on the system.
They should be cut so that there are flaps over the opening (see below).
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I have seen sukkot with the "roof" made of prefab lattice (from
Grossman's?) and fir cuttings.
Gavriel
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| 428.5 | hardly for the wind, I think... | CURIE::FEINBERG | Don Feinberg | Mon Jan 25 1988 22:04 | 24 |
| reply to: < Note 428.4 by IAGO::SCHOELLER "Dick (Gavriel ben Avraham) Schoeller" >
> -< Vent the canvas!!!! >-
> If you are preparing the canvas yourself, you will want to vent it.
No, Dick, I think you have it completely wrong.
(the reason for the vents, that is).
The reason REALLY is ...
To let more bees in faster
:-) :-)
(OK, I know you people in TAV-land don't understand, but
think about it...)
/don feinberg
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| 428.6 | and a small amount of egg... | CURIE::FEINBERG | Don Feinberg | Tue Jan 26 1988 09:11 | 19 |
| OOOPS!
In .2, I said ...
> I set up an eruv between the house and the Sukkah/garage combination
> so we can carry/serve in the sukkah on the chag. Some people beat
> this problem by erecting the sukkah abutting a door to their
> house, or a window of the house...
Well -- I know what I was thinking, but it was (properly)
pointed out to me that what I was thinking was not what I typed!!!
You can, of course carry l'shaym hachag, so on the chag you can
carry food, etc., to/from the Sukkah without benefit of the
eruv. The eruv is for _Shabbat_ of the chag!
Sorry if there was any misunderstanding...
/don feinberg
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| 428.7 | Another Plan from Plan Land | CURIE::GOLD | Jack E. Gold, MRO3 | Wed Jan 27 1988 18:12 | 27 |
| Our Sukkah was built from a plan we got at a Sukkah building workshop
we attended at our synagogue a few years back. It is very easy
to build, and total material cost was under $50. It is constructed
using 2x3 or 2x4 lumber for the four corner uprights. These are
held in place by putting them in three stacked up cinder blocks
at each corner.
Cross pieces are then placed between the four uprights at the top,
and half way up each, and are held together with nuts and bolts
(for easy assembly/disassembly). The sides consist of heavy duty
8x10 tarps (the blue variety available at hardware and paint stores for
about $5-6 each). These are furnished with eyelets. We tie the
tarps to the top cross pieces. We leave the front open for a door.
For the roof, we bought some lattice material used for porches and
decks (the single most expensive part). We throw this on the roof,
and then throw branches, and maybe some corn stalks over it.
This design is extremely simple to build. We put it up every year
in only a few hours. It stores easily in our (very messy and
overcrowded) garage. Even the kids could put this up (if they were
tall enough).
For anyone who is interested, I am sure I can dig up the plans.
Send me mail, and I'll forward a copy of the plans.
Jack
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| 428.8 | Only 6 weeks to go | DECSIM::GROSS | I brake for A.K.s | Fri Aug 19 1988 18:33 | 9 |
| Well, it's summer and I just found this note. I thought I'd do those
procrastinators who read Bagels a service by drawing attention here while
there is _still_ time to assemble the parts for a Sukka.
What about me? Oh yeah! I got the 2x4s last winter. If I remember to go out
and purchase the nuts, bolts, and plastic parts it will be the first sukka
in my family ever.
Dave
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| 428.9 | Not much time left | CURIE::GOLD | Jack E. Gold, MRO3 | Wed Sep 14 1988 17:19 | 11 |
| Tradition has it that you are to start building the Succah as soon
as Yom Kippur has ended. That doesn't give you much time!
I still have some plans for a simple Succah available, if anyone
would like a copy. Send me some e-mail, and I'll forward it to
you.
Of course, you're all welcome to come over and use ours, but if
everyone shows up, it might be a bit crowded!
Jack
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| 428.10 | Yes, we ARE building a sukkah this year | CADSYS::RICHARDSON | | Thu Sep 15 1988 11:33 | 22 |
| A bunch of lumber and stuff for our new sukkah is supposed to be
delivered sometime today (you can't put 8' pieces in Paul's Toyota...),
so it looks like we really WILL have a sukkah this year! We will
probably actually start assembling it on Sunday (given decent weather);
I'm not usually up for much more than eating some aspirin and going
to bed after Yom Kippur is finally over - certainly not carpentry
work, especially in the dark. I think the only real requirement
is that you can't FINISH building the thing until after Yom Kippur
is over, since some people leave most of it up all year. It will
go on the deck just outside the kitchen door, and will be big enough
to enclose the picnic table, so it should be relatively cosy. We
got a waterproof floodlight mount that will be attached to the center
support for the roof, so it should be reasonably well lit even if
it is too wet out to move a lamp out there. If you're in the
neighborhood of HLO during the holiday, you are welcome to come
and eat in the sukkah, even if we're not around (send mail for
directions).
Thanks, Jack, for sending the plans several months ago - they made
a good starting point.
/Charlotte
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