A Pergola fixed to the house. In this video Mark works through the process of building a simple pergola construction that is fixed to the back of a house.
just about to do something similar but with a poly carb roof - and was unsure about fixing to patio slabs but seems its okay unless its not recommended with a plastic roof? some instruction on getting it all square would be good!
Putting a roof on could stress to much in high winds. Need solid foundations. Make sure you have a good size square to work with. Run plumb lines if needed.
Hiya love this pergola. I am building one with my dad soon. Do you think the posts holder a re strong enough to just screw to 2 inch thick concrete slabs or do you think it would be worth concreted into the ground instead we do get high wind at times here. Thank you
If the slabs are secured well to the ground it would be ok if loose then I would look to secure them properly into the ground. Thanks for watching, wish you well with your build. Mark
Hi, what fixings do you use for going into the patio slabs? And what dimensions of wood have you used for your rafters here please? Looking great by the way
great video I'm thinking of building a 20 ft pergola at side of my house right up to the boundary and 10 ft down past the house if I keep it under 2.5 m do I need planning permission
hi mate, the two posts you bracketed in, i presume your patio is sloping down, so does that mean they were not plumb? and if they are not, does it matter? i guess the wood connecting them will squeeze them all into frame?? thanks!
To be honest I can’t remember all the details of this job. Patios in general will have a slight run off one way . Being plumb and square is important but less critical if it’s just a pergola. I think also the customer talked about putting a roof on it in the future so I may have intentionally sloped it slightly but I can’t honestly remember.
Great job, I think you used what is called a notch joint for the rafter as opposed to a birds mouth. Any reason for not using a birds mouth? I trying to decided what to use on a pergola that I'm building.
I watched the vid and thought you did a good job. Then i thoyght to myself, whats its purpose. I was thinking of having the shelter for my bikes but its not a shelter. So ly question is, what does it actually do or what is ot for.
It's a decorative way to section an area - almost a 'room' with no walls or ceiling. I always find decking a no-no as it's slippery as fk and rots like billyo buuuuut looks really nice
Most jobs I film for most of the day. This would as I’m sure you agree be a crazy length of video. I have to edit a lot out and also use time lapse and speeding up the frames. Some of my videos are more a how to and others are just giving a build perspective in a short amount of time. Thanks Peter
Notch is stronger I'd still mechanical fix the notch by toe nailing the top but yeah this is stronger than a hanger not by much though. If the hanger is fitted with the correct nails then no problem. Depends on the look you want
You are correct any decking or pergola structures have a life expectancy of about 10 years. I do encourage people to treat it every year which will help look after it but as we know that mostly doesn’t happen.
I have never understood why one would want a pergola. It provides no protection from sun or rain. I suppose it is purely decorative. Maybe a place to string some lights for a party. Nicely done, especially by yourself!
