Timber Framers Guild Forums General General Forum Questions Custom Pergola Plans

I'm looking for some sources to get plans made up for a free standing Pergola. I'm building it myself but design I'd prefer to leave to a professional. I have a picture of exactly what I want and I have the width and depth measurements.

Thanks,
Shay

I'd be happy to help you with drawings....

That would be awesome! I'm thinking 12'6" from center to center of each post in width and 14' from center to center in depth. 6" timbers. Does that make sense? Here is my guess at a parts list:

4 - 6x6x10'
2 - 6x6x16'
2 - 6x8x16'
12 - 3x6x16'
4 - 4x6x8' - braces

I'll take ANY suggestions on these sizes. The wife really likes the pergola in the picture below but I have no dimensions so I'm making guesses on some of this. I've built a pergola before but it wasn't a Timber Frame. The upper pic is of course the Timber Frame and the lower pic is the one I built. The new Pergola will be at ground level.

Thanks,
Shay

howdy,

If I had to guess, I would say those posts are 8X8 and the and that carrying beam an 8X10, but it does look beefy. but then again it is hard to tell without a human

I like your timber sizes better, maybe 3X5 for braces.

p.s. that pergola could probably survive a direct hit from a meteorite.

p.p.s in my opinion it would look better to have the upper members of the pergola run all the way to the end of the carrying beam to emphasize the top. the one above looks light up there from an aesthetic point of view. my two cents.

We get a lot of meteorite's here in Minnesota so..

In your PPS do you mean something like the pergola I built on my deck? I like that too and was thinking of doing something similar.

Shay:
Send me an email via regular email system and we can begin discussing your project.

Jim Rogers

Shay, you are in good hands with Jim.

Thanks Mo....

I just put together this design as a sample of what I think he wants:

I'm currently building this cargola of western red cedar. finished shots available soon. (this is Sketchup)

i like the roofing in the top picture- it looks like suntuf or some kind of polycarbonate. the sandwiched stuff is nice. perhaps the edges should be supported with purlins.