8x8 pergola plans, free PDF download.

8×8 Pergola Plans

8×8 pergola plans, DIY project. These plans include a free PDF download (link at bottom of blog post), drawings, measurements, cutting list, and a shopping list.

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8×8 Pergola Plans | Overview

8x8 pergola plans, front view.
front view
8x8 pergola plans, side view.
side view

8×8 Pergola Plans | Material List

Shopping List

  • 4 – 6×6 – 8 ft.
  • 13 – 2×6 – 10 ft.
  • 4 – 2×6 – 8 ft.
  • 11 – 2×2 – 10 ft.

hardware

Cutting List

  • 4 – 6×6 – 8 ft.
  • 13 – 2×6 – 10 ft.
  • 4 – 2×6 – 48 in.
  • 4 – 2×6 – 40-5/16 in.
  • 11 – 2×2 – 10 ft.
pergola 6x6 post
  • 4 – 6×6 – 8 ft.

Cut four 6×6 post to 8 ft. long. Install to a 8 ft.x8 ft. area as shown in drawing above, measure and make sure area is squared. Secure post to the floor with 6×6 post base.


pergola rafter end details
  • 8 – 2×6 – 10 ft.

Cut eight 2×6 boards to 10 ft. long. Cut the ends of the boards as shown on drawing above.

8x8 pergola plans, front, back, 2x6 boards installation details.

Install four 10 ft. 2×6 boards to the front and back of the pergola 6×6 posts, as shown on drawing above.

Use clamps to hold the 2×6 boards in place, drill holes through 2×6 boars and posts, secure boards with 9 in. carriage bolts.


8x8 pergola plans, 2x6 side board installation details,

Install four 10 ft. 2×6 boards to the sides of the pergola, as shown on drawing above.

Use clamps to hold the 2×6 boards in place, drill holes through boards and post, and secure with 9 in. carriage bolts.


2x6 roof boards end details
  • 5 – 2×6 – 10 ft.

Cut five 2×6 boards to 10 ft. long. Cut the ends of the boards as shown on drawing above.

8x8 pergola plans, 2x6 roof boards installation details.

Install the five 10 ft. 2×6 boards as shown on drawing above.

Pre-drill holes and screw 3 in. deck screws through the side of the top board and into the bottom board.


front back brace
  • 4 – 2×6 – 48 in.

Front and back corner brace. Cut four 2×6 boards to 48 in. long for the front and back brace. Cut boards as shown on drawing above.

side brace
  • 4 – 2×6 – 40-5/16 in.

Cut four 2×6 boards to 40-5/16 in. long for the corner side brace. Cut boards as shown on drawing above.

8x8 pergola plans, 2x6 front and side brace installed.

Pre-drill holes and install the 2×6 corner brace using 3 in. deck screws.


8x8 pergola plans, 2x2 top boards.
  • 11 – 2×2 – 10 ft.

Cut eleven 2×2 boards to 10 ft. long. Space out boards 1 ft.

Pre-drill all holes and screw 3 in. deck screws through the top of the 2×2 boards and into the 2×6 bottom boards.


7 comments

  1. Thank you I love your designs 💛

  2. This may be the project I was looking for!

  3. I’m looking for help with building a patio cover in a slight L shape attached to 3 walls

  4. Looking at the 8’X8′ and 10’X10′ pergola designs. They call for 9″ carriage bolts that fasten two 2″X6″ boards to either side of a 6″X6″ post. Wouldn’t the bolts have to be at least 11″ to clear through the 10″ of wood to be fastened on the other side with a nut and washer? Or am I looking at it all wrong? Also, can the bolts be standard? Do they have to be carriage bolts?

    • after dressing (planing) 6×6 posts are about 5 1/2 inches and 2xs are about 1 1/2 inches. so the bolt just has to clear 8.5 inches.

  5. The pergola plans don’t show sufficient detail with regard tg the braces. It isn’t clear where or how the top of the brace is attached. The bottom looks to be attached to the 6×6 uprights, but how? You’d need mighty long screws or long countersunk holes to attach the 45 degree cut to the upright. The plants don’t address this.

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