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Pergolas

Swing hanging and gravel below
Jaime Taylor
Jaime Taylor
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Hanging chair, deck below

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Arbor structure on top of a half wall/raised planter under FR window

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Suspended by cables

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Over FR window: use stained wood for post and cross beam, then white for top beams

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Acacia Two Seater Swing With Curved Back,White Wash

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Right side pergola idea to leave top open and just add string lights. Would keep cost down.

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Free standing: not actually attached to house

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Doug Fir, timber frame look

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Hot tub side

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Larger 4x4 cross beams on top

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Hot tub side

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By hot tub. Table with benches?

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Over FR window

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Smaller, simple design

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Freestanding pergola on far left

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Black frame, stained slats

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Composite Pergola on Natural Stone Masonry Piers

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Composite Pergola off Pool House

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Instead of using posts?

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Freestanding design?

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Carry pergola out past the house?

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Shade sail for over table near hot tub

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Right side: use 2 posts?

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Black metal fasteners/brackets

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Bracket supports vs posts

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More simple design

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Run the main boards perpendicular to house rather than parallel

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No posts. Put support brackets on both sides of FR window?

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No posts

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Only the 4x4’s are mounted to house, with only 1 true post

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Smaller structure, more freestanding

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No decorative cuts on top. Angled supports give it detail. Verticals beams break up the horizontal runs

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Pergola just over dining table

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Chairs

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Behr black stain

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Cut style of rafters, and slats to allow them to fit over the beams rather than just sitting on top

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4 post design

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Overall design, end cuts

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No header attached to house

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Header beam not actually attached to house bc of the vertical side posts. Would just need to attach R side to porch

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Left side vertical portion, climbing vine

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Small scale, no posts

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Shallow, no posts

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Closer look

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Structure w/o posts

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Fewer beams up top. Could still put small 2x2 slats across the top in opposite direction

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White posts/black top. Cantilevered overhang. Could hang the swings from main support beam

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Pressure treated, cedartone. Pic states the lumber used

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Swing hanging and gravel below

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