Building grape arbor w/artifical wood - Rumber

[Carey]

just hoping someone has info on building a grape arbor for a grape newbie...

Just had a brilliant idea, could the artifical product like Rumber 2x4's be used for the framing of my grape arbor??? are there minuses for the grape vines?? (also are they structural?? even more ideas are brewing...)

Rob, do you carry the Rumber product on island? (I am also thinking that the sheet goods woud be interesting kitchen cabinet boxes,.... but haven't even a clue what the cost of the product, or, more important here, the availablity on island....

[Rob Tucker]

Rumber is good for a lot of things but it is not a structural framing member. Best to think of it as a deck material. It is used mostly in livestock applications. Stalls for example. It also makes good ramps and walkways.

I no longer stock the material on island. We need to order it in. Freight cost is a big problem. When we order a small quantity, if timing is not critical, I try to put it on one of our containers leaving the coast and piggyback it in.

Rumber is a great product and is nearly indestructible. I have been attempting over time to bring it into manufacture here in Hawaii. It is amazing how much resistance and inertia there is to overcome on such a logical product. Shipping in from Texas makes it pricey. If we could produce it locally it would be inexpensive. It is an ideal material for marine environments. Now where do we have a marine environment around here?????

By my calculation there is sufficient waste stream material here in Hawaii to produce about $12M in Rumber product locally.


I did use Rumber sheeting in my cabinetwork. Placed it in cabinet backs, sink base floors and used it for drawer bottoms. Once again, it is rather indestructible and immune from water problems.

[StillHope]

OK -laughing time (or not?):
If a rumber can be used as a ramp and pretty much indestructible,can it also be used as a driveway?