| Pergolas are being used in our yards and gardens a lot | | | | build you a custom pergola and in kit form and have it |
| these days. This is primarily due to their versatility and | | | | shipped to your house. Now you get the best of both |
| the simple cover they make for many of our areas. | | | | worlds in that you have a kit form of a pergola but |
| Pergolas are free standing structures that are made | | | | you also have one custom made to fit your needs. |
| of wood, metal, vinyl, fiberglass, and are just good | | | | WHAT MATERIAL TO CHOOSE FROM FOR MY |
| looking structures to have in our yards. They also | | | | PERGOLA? - This is probably going to be a function |
| provide great opportunities for landscaping and | | | | of whether you are trying to match anything in your |
| screening. | | | | yard or near your house. Most all pergolas that are |
| BUILDING PERGOLAS – Building a pergola is not | | | | purchased in kit form hold up well. Pergolas can be |
| difficult at all and the average homeowner can build a | | | | purchased that are made out of vinyl, metal, fiberglass, |
| pergola with a decent set of plans. These plans will | | | | and wood. They come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. |
| give you all of the dimensions and if you purchase the | | | | HOW DO I MOUNT MY PERGOLA? You can put |
| right plans you will also get a complete materials list | | | | your pergola on a concrete slab by using concrete |
| which makes your material shopping easy and also | | | | mounting brackets, you can set your pergola on a |
| allows you to get several bids on the materials you will | | | | gravel base and leave it free standing, you can set a |
| need. There is a lot of flexibility in the style of pergola | | | | pergola on stone pillars or posts, and you can plant |
| you can build and I am sure you can find a plan well | | | | posts in the ground and build your pergola from the |
| within your skill level. | | | | posts. |
| KIT FORMS OF PERGOLAS – There are many | | | | USES FOR PERGOLAS – The primary purpose of |
| online sources for finding kit forms of pergolas today | | | | a pergola is to provide cover to some area or |
| and they make it really easy for installation. Even if you | | | | object. Pergolas are used to cover entertainment or |
| decide to build one yourself you can now buy | | | | sitting areas, to cover spas, patios, barbeque areas or |
| concrete pillars/columns and have them shipped to | | | | outdoor kitchens. The roof of the pergola can be solid |
| your house. From there you can construct the pergola | | | | providing complete rain protection or the roof can be |
| you want depending how you set the concrete pillars. | | | | beamed or slated and therefore partially open. There |
| But with all of the choices out there today you can | | | | are many uses for pergolas including covers for areas |
| probably easily find the kit form of pergola you want | | | | in which to hold weddings or other special events or |
| for your yard. | | | | parties. Some pergolas structures have seating built |
| CUSTOM MADE PERGOLAS – You can obviously | | | | into them and some pergola structures are used for |
| have a carpenter come to your house and have a | | | | screening purposes. |
| pergola made but there are also companies that will | | | | |