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Pergola Arbor

• Color: Natural Cedar
• Size: 84″H x 36″W x 18″D

Cedar Pergola Arbor has an adjustable opening. SAVE! Landscaping accent! Beautify any yard with this gorgeous all-wood Pergola Arbor. It’s made of genuine cedar, that naturally resists the elements. Unlike others, the opening of this beauty is fully adjustable from 36, 42 or 48″ wide to meet your needs. Perfect for sidewalks, gates or yard entryways. Assembly required. Weighs 55 lbs. Order Now! Please Note: This is a Heavy / Bulky item. .00 for heavy / bulky shipping and handling will be char

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Redwood Garden Pergola 10X12

• Solid Redwood Pergola
• 100% Sustainable Forestry, Made in the USA
• 10X12 Pergola, 4×4 and 2×6 Construction
• Easy to assemble, paint, stain or leave in its natural state.

Garden Craft LLC’s beautiful, natural, solid Redwood Garden Pergola is a wonderful addition to your patio or deck. Bring your living area outdoors to create an outdoor oasis, this solid Redwood Pergola is strong and sturdy enough for hanging plants and heavy vines. 10′x12′ footprint easily assembles with pre drilled holes and galvanized carriage bolts. Low maintenance; stain, paint or leave in it’s natural state. Made in the USA. Redwood is from 100% sustainable wood.

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Do it Best Impt Umbr GBX8729-940 Pergola

11′ x 11′ aluminum pergola with retractable canopy. Canopy is made of tan polyester. Frame is made from brown aluminum. Overall size of pergola is 11.5′ x 11.5′. Gazebo height at entrance: 7.41′. Gazebo height at center is 7.74′.

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Pergolas can easily be built with the help of simple pergola plans even without previous carpentry experience, as I did for my patio pergola. Wood is a warm, cozy, yet pliable material that makes the perfect choice for an outdoor pergola. Whether you choose to build your pergola in the garden or over the patio, this beautiful structure can be achieved by following a plan that can help you save money over ready made kits.

It is important to choose the location first, as the final product will have a dramatic effect on the whole landscape. Once done that, it is just a matter of purchasing the materials and tools, or borrowing some of them if too expensive. Nails, a hammer, nuts and bolts, sandpaper and a hand saw are always at hand in a household, but you may need to borrow electric tools such as an electric saw, an angle grinder or a drill.

Woodworking can be one of the most satisfactory activities even if a novice, providing a good plan of action is met. In order to build a diy pergola I followed some simple yet accurate instruction in a design of my choice from a range of pergola plans. The project was laid out step by step, from post foundations, to post rigging and alignment, height, width, size and shape for all joists, rails and posts. It did require some work, sawing, cutting and sand blasting before all the pieces could be assembled together.

Over all it took me one long weekend and the help of a friend to build my diy pergola. The project went smoothly except for few minor mistakes that were easily corrected thanks to the wood pliability. In my specific case the pergola was attached to a pre existing first floor front deck, so as to extend the shady area over the ground floor front patio. The results have been impressive to me. I was even more impressed with the money saved in the process, as a ready made pergola kit can easily range from $2000 to $5000.

What I would not save money on though, is wood. I chose a very tough and beautiful red wood, but it could have easily have been cedar or any other quality construction wood. These woods are naturally weather resistant, though they may gray and darken with time.

To avoid that, I stained my pergola with a UVA and rain resistant resin paint that additionally brought out all the natural wood texture and beauty, giving it a glossy and gorgeous look. I was actually surprised how good it looked in the end, considering that I was at first hesitant while browsing for pergola plans. The design of my choice was deliberately rugged and with a tight rail span, to provide extra hold for climbing plants or hanging flowers. No much sun is coming through at all, providing a cool relaxing area to share with family and friends.

Other styles may offer different shapes, like circular or triangular, come in different sizes, or be designed to be build on their own in the garden or attached to the house, say over a patio, as it is in my case. I was so happy with the results that I set up a simple web page with pictures of my pergola to share my experience and give the reader the opportunity to find a variety of pergola plans, should he be looking for one.

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Pergola Designs are there just for the simple reason to save a great deal of money in one of the most overcharged home and garden features. I know this for a fact because I built my own pergola in a long weekend holiday from scratch, using just a few basic tools like hammer, nails, saw, sandpaper, special wood stain and a pergola plan. A ready made kit would have set me back few thousand dollars, while my patio pergola construction only set me back few hundred dollars in materials, a carpenter friend help, a case of beer and a pergola design.

Pergolas come in different size and shape, from rectangular or square, to circular or triangular, depending on location and use. They very much enhance the coziness of a garden or a patio, providing shade and a pleasant resting area. The only drawback to such an appealing piece of home and garden feature is the cost normally associated with ready made kits, or the technical difficulties in building one, should you lack carpeting skills. I am no carpenter, but with a bit of help and following a laid out pergola design I managed to set up a beautiful 2 levels patio pergola in the front of my house overlooking the garden.

It is important to decide where to build your custom made pergola to begin with, so as to re-landscape the garden in necessary. Gardens, patios, and backyards are the locations of common choice, but it is also possible to build pergolas over walkways to draw the eye and give sun protection in a visually appealing way. Then size and shape can be decided, and finally the materials.

Pergolas can be built with aluminium, vinyl, but most commonly wood. Wood is not only a very flexible and easy to build material, but it is also visually appealing, warm, and cozy. Cedar wood or red wood are excellent choices for their durability. It is better to stain and treat them against rot, though. I stained my red wood pergola with an outdoor resin based wood stain for protection against UVA and rain, which even increased the wood natural beauty by bringing out all the texture and patterns.

Should you decide to build a wood deck underneath, then you should stain that with an oil based special deck paint for extreme protection to wear and tear as well as sun and rain. Pergola plans can vary a lot depending on size, style, and materials chosen, with some being inadequate, inaccurate, or too simplistic for proper construction. However it is still possible to find simple to follow but accurate designs, as I found myself. I built mine in a rugged style with uncut posts and tight joists to provide extra shade and support to the plants above, but you can make a stylish one with looser rail span or any style you like.

There is also one more positive element in addition to the money saved while doing it, and it is the satisfaction of having made a DIY structure with your own hands. Just this will give you extra pleasure while chilling out with family and friends in your pergola shade. After the construction, you can further enhance the appeal of your pergola with climbing plants and flowers for extra shade and beauty, as I did. Having no experience in carpentry what so ever, I still managed to build in 3 days a DIY patio pergola that will offer shade and comfort for years to come while having saved a lot of money as a icing on the cake.