How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Touch Up 10/12


We have it touched up, stained everything is completed. You can walk underneath it and notice that you do not see any lags, bolts, hangers, hardware in the roof.
Everything is done from above. You have got that beautiful wood to wood connection on all pieces. You can see how tight these joints are with the dovetail. As the wood expands and contracts since it is outdoors it will do nothing but get tighter because it is a tapered beveled cut behind it.





How to Install a Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Getting Started 2/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Square Up Posts 3/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Knife Plate Layout 4/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Prep for Posts 5/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Setting the Posts & Beams 6/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Fasten Beams & Level 7/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Setting the Knee Braces 8/12
DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Setting Roof Rafters & Shade Planks 9/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Touch Up 10/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Attached Pergola 11/12
How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Other Notes 12/12