good call, i've actually got a landscaping client wanting a pergola and what plans i've found tend to reflect the kind of HGTV "get them the invoice before the whole thing falls apart" design that gets under my skin. yeah, a pergola would be just the thing...course if i'm not as good at this as i hope to be...& the misses gets a wonky pergola! still would like to do a mini- high ost cape though just to go through the process...i don't want to have to explain why somebody's pergola has a pitched roof on it.