Build A Pergola – Install Posts
The finishing touches to building a pergola include affixing posts and making sure they…
SoftwoodsNovember 19, 2018
Home Improvement Blog
Build A Pergola – Installing Purlins and Roof Sheets
As you build a pergola and get to the part where you install purlins…
SoftwoodsNovember 6, 2018
Build A Pergola – Installing Trusses
Perhaps the most satisfying part when you build a pergola is when you install…
SoftwoodsNovember 6, 2018
Build A Pergola – Vertical and Starburst Struts
Vertical and starburst struts are features unique to gable-roofed pergolas. The video here shows…
SoftwoodsNovember 6, 2018
Build A Pergola – Barge Capping and Ridges
When you have put up the rafters your gable pergola essentially takes shape. But…
SoftwoodsNovember 6, 2018
Build A Pergola – Installing Beams
Structurally, building a pergola is pretty much suspending beams and rafters atop some posts.…
SoftwoodsNovember 6, 2018