Planning a solar shelter

[Radian]

Our South facing deck is knackered and die Gazebo ist kaput:

 

 

That little square of plywood is there so you don't put your feet though the deck when climbing from the lawn onto the gazebo area. I built the deck a long time ago and extended it with the hexagonal bit for the gazebo. The whole deck is just over 10m long and 3.3m wide and is as rotten as a peach. I'm thinking of rebuilding it and putting something like this on top:

 

The roof can then support a few solar PV modules. The other end of the deck already has a structure on it so this would only take up half of it. If I use 150mm posts for the uprights and three 4.8m x 0.2m x 0.05m joists for the roof laterals (front, rear and ridge) that should be strong enough, shouldn't it? Can you buy these kind of 'logs' with the rounded ends and slots pre-cut?

[SteamyTea]

24 minutes ago, Radian said:

Can you buy these kind of 'logs' with the rounded ends and slots pre-cut

We used to make saunas similar to that.

May be worth looking up Log/Garden Saunas.

 

They were generally easier to make than panel saunas and only sold at a higher price because of the perceived added value.