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Custom Pergola Plans
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03/19/10 09:06 PM
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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
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/19/10 10:41 PM
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Jim Rogers
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I'd be happy to help you with drawings....
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/19/10 11:00 PM
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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
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/20/10 02:13 AM
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mo
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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.
Last edited by mo; 03/20/10 02:22 AM.
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/20/10 03:58 AM
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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.
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/20/10 04:39 PM
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Jim Rogers
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Shay: Send me an email via regular email system and we can begin discussing your project.
Jim Rogers
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/20/10 08:07 PM
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mo
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Shay, you are in good hands with Jim.
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/22/10 09:41 PM
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Jim Rogers
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Thanks Mo.... I just put together this design as a sample of what I think he wants:
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/24/10 09:46 PM
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I'm currently building this cargola of western red cedar. finished shots available soon. (this is Sketchup)
I think, therefore I am (I think).. Chris Koehn TimberGuides Design • Build
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Re: Custom Pergola Plans
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03/27/10 03:28 AM
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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.
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