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Pergola
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Use the 4 ft deep soffit to cover outside kitchen.
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Compact and practical use of space off back of house.
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Option for white low cost pergola off the back of the house.
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Lattice panels to support flowering vines.
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Note that notches of cross beams hold them in place at bottom and strips secure the top.
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Add arm supports at each beam.
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Note metal trim protecting the tops of each exposed wood component. Also metal trim at bottom of pillars.
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Note height of pillars, color and trim of pillars and natural cedar canopy.
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Use similar wood trim at top and bottom of pillars. Add support arms from pillar to perimeter beam. I like the hanging baskets and placing pots at base of pillars.
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I think best relative scale of pergola structural materials appears to be 6x6 pillars joined around top .perimeter with 2x12 support beams and topped by 2x8 cross beams placed at 2 foot intervals with 2x2 furring strips running cross wise on top.
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This pergola is the approximate size and scale of our 14x24 patio with pillars placed about 8 feet apart.
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Appears to be 6x6 cedar posts with 2x12 cedar beams
Use the 4 ft deep soffit to cover outside kitchen.
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