How To Build Your Own Pergola?

If you wish to make your garden even more classy and friendly to the environment, then the best thing to do is construct a pergola. Not only does it give a enchanting feel to just about any outdoor structure or location, the plants that you can hang and the vines that you could let grow to it could also help in decreasing that greenhouse effect that has been wreaking havoc to the earth. Listed here are the simple steps in building a pergola.

Select the best place to make your pergola. It is normally an independent structure from your house meaning that it should be able to stand on it's own. This is the reason in selecting the right place; make sure that there is going to be area  for the pillars.

After choosing the proper location for your pergola, it is time to pre-plan where the pillars will be constructed. The distance of the pillars from one another ought to be measured properly making sure that it will be able to support the lattice but at the same time, it won’t appear like a tiny house due to too much pillars. It is advisable to take a look at many pergola layouts and use the design that you like as a plan

After you’ve successfully mapped out the area of the pillars, its time to make the posts in these areas. The post will function as the base of the pillar. Begin the process by digging up post holes that should be deeper than three feet. Put the posts in the center of the holes and then pour concrete. Allow the cement to dry for a few days and then place the pillars above these posts.

Connect the beams to the pillars firmly. Just be sure you already have a beam pattern in mind prior to attaching one so that you will not rebuild it all over again. Also, make sure that the beams are attached securely to the pillars so that no matter what happens, the beams will always be attached to the pillars.

The last step in creating a pergola is picking out the plants or vines that you'll grow in the beams. Just be sure you have chosen the plants carefully by taking important factors under consideration like the insects that these plants usually attract.