How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Fasten Beams & Level 7/12

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We will put a bolt through once all four corners are done then we will be ready to lay up and get all the posts leveled.

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We then attach some temporary 2 x 4’s attached to the upper beam and we have it all lined up as in this example pictured right. The attached 2 x 4’s are only temporary from the upper beam on down and it helps to get it all lined up.

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Make sure all the posts are plumb, square and level. With that leveled we just check out the bottom.

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