Building a football goal.

Hey,
Me and some friends were planning on building a football (soccer) goal out of pvc pipe, and I was just wondering has anyone on here undertook a project similar to this and would have any idea roughly how much it would cost?
We are not going to make it the size of a full goal because it would be too big for what we use it for.
Any advice is welcome.
Thanks

 

I have built 3 PVC goals and would think twice before building another one because it is a complex project. The ones I built were 8' tall X 12' wide with a 6' base. If I built one again I would make it smaller (more like 6' tall X 8' wide) because anything larger is really a 2-man job. The problems are that the cuts must be precise, you must carefully plan the cuts and order of assembly and the glue sets up very quickly. Also, once it is finished it may only last a few years because the joints and elbows tend to crack (The larger the goal, the more likely they are to break). Two Tips: If you build one, consider using the plastic piping they use for irrigation systems; it is more expensive but I am told it lasts longer. Also, buy 2 rolls of heavy duty white duct tape and triple wrap all joint and elbows every year or two. Doing so helps spread the stress and should help the goal last for 2 or 3 years before you start to have problems (the amount of problems you have will depend on the size and how much you move the goals around).

Not sure how much it will cost, but a nice project to take on.

 

Well there would be about 4 of us actually building the goal, would you recommend glue over the elbows that you can slot the pipe into? Because we will have to move it alot and if it would last even a year we would be happy :laugh:

 

I really don't know.
It depends on alot of things.

 

Do it the old school traditional way. Grab 2 rocks and set them far apart from each other. Theres your goal.

 

One last question if you don't mind, what did you do for the net? Like how did you attach it and where did you purchase it.

 

Not sure,
but I know I attached with some black tape.

Haha.

 

Oh okay thank's for the help!

 

Anytime.

 

It will probably be cheaper to buy one?

 

No. Plus it's a fun project anyway.