Roof Frame Pergola

For the irish market we have developed a budget friendly aluminium pergola.

Roof frame pergola.

The most common pergola design is to have decorative and somewhat rounded ends on the beam. Pergolas arbor and trellis roofs are most often semi covered with a beam and rafter crossed for a lattice like styled roof. Western timber frame shadescape pergola kits typically have 85 coverage because that is what a good shade tree offers. Pergola with retracting roof silently and speedily the fabric roof slides back on itself revealing blue skies while letting in the sun s rays and a gentle breeze.

The frame consists in posts that hold a roof or an arch. A pergola is a garden structure with a trelliswork roof that creates a shaded passageway outdoor sitting space or walkway. In picture 1 the beams still hang over the frame. The sliding waterproof cover on our wooden pergola with retracting roof opens in seconds to leave only a lightweight structure visible.

The project is broken into sections pages which include working plans construction details roof details and materials. The frame is made of 2mm thick aluminium profiles the leg profile is 10 x 10cm and the support beams are 5 x 10cm. Essential materials and tools timber wood or metal bars for the frame roofing material such as metal sheets shingles non metallic tiles carpenters pencil hammer ladder spade corded circular saw box level wraparound safety eye protector drill drivers etc. The easiest way of creating a more modern pergola is to do away with the decorative ends.

Most pergola designs don t require a building permit. The material frame is made from aluminium while the canopy is 100 treated polyester meaning it is water repellent. Propergola offers a system with a louvred roof that you can open and close. The pergola is meant to offer shade and privacy or to simply embellish an otherwise dull landscape design.

Pergolas are good outdoor structures but because of the lattice roof they offer little cover from rain sunlight and other weather elements. Each section contains it s own instructions and diagrams etc. Here are some design notes when it comes to modern pergola designs. The pergola is wind tested at 100km per hour and it needs to be attached to a fixed wall.

Vines can be grown on this frame. The pergola in this example is 9m 30ft long x 2 4m 8ft wide. The word pergola originates from the latin pergula which loosely refers to a projecting eave. The lumber list is at bottom of this page.

They are built from vertical posts and frequently includes an open lattice for trained vine plants.