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Build your own pergola with these simple to follow DIY pergola plans. Plans include step-by-step illustrations, shopping list, and cutting list.
Building a pergola is a great project if you want to add a focal point to your backyard. Add lattice and grow some climbing plants or vines to form your special retreat.
Pergola End Rafter Tails | Rafter Tail Designs
Here are several designs for cutting the ends on the rafter ends of the pergola.
DIY 8×8 Pergola
DIY small simple to build 8 feet by 8 feet pergola.
Great focal point for any small area.
10×10 Pergola Plans
This DIY pergola measures 10 ft. x 10 ft. This pergola is not so big and not so small, can be the perfect fit for your area.
10×12 Pergola Plans
Rectangular design DIY pergola measure 10 ft. x 12 ft.
12×12 Pergola Plans
DIY pergola measures 12 ft. x 12 ft. Plans include drawings, measurements, and PDF.
12×16 Pergola Plans
Build it yourself rectangular 12×16 pergola. This large pergola provides plenty of space for benches and tables.
Just finished a major “Clean up” of my back yard and while several complimentary remarks were welcome after many weeks of hard graft {work} something was still missing to give it the Wow factor…not any more…those Pergola plans will finish the Job just nicely…while on the subject…I have a Timber Gate leading onto a side Road from the back yard but would love to replace it with a “Covered Arch” type Gate {the kind you would often see leading up the path to a Country Church}…Hopefully you might consider including plans for that at a future Date….Many Thanks
I bought one which stood up to rain but a late snowstorm brought it down. Son said we will build one mom. Ok son. This is for you.
Thank you for the plans.
Can we build a 12 x 16 pergola with the post sitting on top of concrete post that you can buy at the hardware store and not dig a post hole. It is like I want to build a free standing floating pergola with not much rafter but putting canvas canopy cover on top of the structure.
I’m using this plan as a base the one I’m making in my garden. The back will be joining on to an existing garden fence spread across 3 4×4 posts set in heavy concrete (about 10′ length)
My question is, would it be ok to have 2 4×4 posts at the front? Was thinking about the weight of the 2×6 beams on them more than anything.
where do I find the instructions on joining two oasis 12×10 pergola model number 1606517 together to make a 24 x 20 pergola?
Just finished it. Great weekend project. I topped the 6 x 6s with copper caps for a finishing touch.
I plan to build this pergola later this year. The plans look straightforward.
Do you have a plan with a gabled roof?
Jake, what would I need to add to make it 22′ long? Without adding another post?
Can this plan be used on top of a wood deck with some sort of bracing instead of being set in concrete?
I would like to know if this pergola will support swings or hammocks?
Wondering if there is a specific spacing between rafters, and also spacing of support post. I am going 15 wide but 17 deep attached to house. wondering if 17 foot span will require a center post or just span the whole distance to the end?
How can I build a freestanding pergola 30 ft long with 4 posts and 5 foot wide with 2 posts
Can you please send me plans for a 6×10 pergola