Had an 20+ year old pergola falling apart on my back porch. Designed and built this 16x12’ guy over the course of 2 days.

I built the whole thing using and impact driver, and a miter saw for cuts. I used joist hangers for the cross pieces as well.

It’s designed to handle up to 1 ft of snow without sagging, which would be a record for this part of NM. So far seems to be holding up.

Really happy with how it turned out.

  • @ImFresh3x
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    21 year ago

    Awesome. What a great structure. Looks great.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      21 year ago

      Thanks! One of the keys for me is there are no screws with pure sheer loads, unless it uses a joist hanger.