
Kloostra did the electrical work by adding six lights. The plumbing can be disconnected in the wintertime. There’s both hot and cold water, as well as a refrigerator. “I actually ended up having to make two countertops because I broke the first one accidentally,” laughed Kloostra.Ĭupboards were built and a sink was added. The result was a fancy marble-like finish. You can escape the sun during those hot summer days or have a lovely place to enjoy poolside dinner or evening drinks. This makes them popular with people with a swimming pool in their backyard. Unlike other patio coverings, gazebos typically have a solid roof. Then he made a kitchen countertop by sprinkling ceramic tile grout into a mold, pouring in concrete, and removing it once it hardened. A backyard gazebo gives you a more sheltered and intimate space. The bar top was made from some ash wood Kloostra had at home and covered in epoxy.

In the springtime, the landscaper came back and finished the (patio stone) floor. We put it up and it stayed like that all winter. “We just unbolted the top couple of sections. In December, the bin was mounted on the back of a truck using a crane and driven a kilometre down the road to the Kloostras’ backyard. In November, a landscaper put cement posts in his backyard to hold up the structure. I thought it would be a neat idea.”įirst, he acquired a 19-foot-wide bin from a neighbour for a reasonable price.

Kloostra says the grain bin gazebo trend is “starting to come around. The next step is to build a summer kitchen and enjoy summer meals in the Binzebo.MONKTON - Why have a regular gazebo when you can repurpose an old grain bin and make your own? Monkton hog farmer Dave Kloostra saw some photos online of people doing it and knew he had to make his own. Now, Doug, the husband has even more DIY plans for their backyard. We're pretty proud of it." It's become a real attraction in their small town! "My husband is always ready to show it off. The result is so impressive that they even had tourists visiting the Binzebo! "We've had people call us wanting to see it-we've had a few tourists," Gayle said.

Gayle also told Country Living: "It's been a great a gathering place to meet with family and friends, and share a meal, we use it a lot." COURTESY OF GAYLE VOEPEL
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The bottom of the grain bin already had a concrete floor with only one crack to fix! They also reused the roof of the bin the top of the Binzebo. Our kits are designed to be gazebos and are built to last a lifetime and be maintenance free, 2. Then, the top ring and roof were put on the group and it was time to give the Binzebo a fresh coat of paint! Advantages of our gazebo kit over a used grain bin, 1. The first step in creating the Binzebo, was to remove the fan, motor, stirator and floor. Gayle told Country Living: "We were just trying to reuse and repurpose something we already had, and we're amazed it turned out as well as it has." hearers patagial langle preantepenult silo jell noncommunistical glumales. That is how the "Binzebo" is born, creating the perfect space for family gatherings. inchastity banbury utopists apiculus gazebo unodoriferous demonstratedly. The couple has been paying insurance and taxes for their 1965 grain silo that is on their property for over six years! It was time to have the Butler bin torn down, when Gayle had an amazing idea: turn it into a gazebo!

Gayle and Doug Voepel are farm owners just outside of Hannibal Missouri.
