How to Build a Patio Cabana

Summer is the season to spend more time outdoors around the backyard pool. If you need a place for your friends and family to change in and out of their swimsuits without having to use the main house, build an outdoor cabana. The project requires just a few tools and the help of a friend.

Things You'll Need

• Outdoor fabric
• Sewing machine
• Velcro tape
• 2 pair shoelaces
• 4 7-foot-long PVC pipes
• 4 5- foot-long PVC pipes
• 4 2-foot-long PVC pipes
• 4 PVC Tee socket fittings
• 1 PVC SCH 40 socket cross
• 4 rubber furniture feet

Instructions

Building The Cabana

1. Attach the 7-foot PVC pipes to the 5-foot pipes with the Tee socket fittings. Next attach the 2-foot pipes to the remaining openings on the Tee fittings and attach the ends of the pipes to the PVC SCH 40 socket fitting. Apply PVC pipe fitting tape around each fitting. Attach the rubber feet to the bottom of the 7-foot pipes.

2. Measure and cut the outdoor fabric to create panels for the front, sides and back of the cabana as well as for the top four sides. Add an additional 2 inches to the measurements so that the fabric can be folded and sewn to the Velcro tape.

3. Fold the fabric over 1 inch on all edges of the pieces and sew the Velcro tape onto the edges of the folds with a sewing machine. Cut the front panel in half and sew a strip of Velcro on both sides to create an opening for entering and exiting the cabana. Sew a shoelace to each side of the front panels, which will work as tie-backs to hold the panels open. Sew a 5/8-inch hem on the bottom of the panels so they will not hang on the ground.

4. Attach the fabric panels over the the top and sides of the cabana by overlapping the panels to each other, then pressing the Velcro strips together.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a friend to hold the PVC pipes while you assemble the cabana.

References

• www.abetterplan.com