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Design & Remodel Timber Frame Attached Pergola Patio Porch Cover
Relax and enjoy cooling summer breezes in the hot summertime while looking forward to the comfort of a warmer winter with a covered patio or porch. Click here if you would like more information on designing or remodeling a porch or patio with a DIY timber frame pergola kit ; or have a pergola installed for you.

Are Gabled Roofs the Best Type of Covering for Open-Air Shelters?
The primary reason for NOT using unsightly brackets , nails , glue , or lag hangers is that it creates a stronger resilience against wind pressure . Japan is known for its intermittent heavy rainfalls, tropical storms, and seismic instability, yet pagodas were traditionally constructed from stone; which did not survive well.

Commercial Outdoor Shade Structure: Timber Frame Pergola
Western Timber Frame™ builds quality commercial shade structures for many different types of businesses and recreational establishments. Check out the pictures below of another timber frame pergola kit installed for an outdoor dining area.

How to Install a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit; Attached Pergola 11of12
Your kit may be cut or it may not be so just double check, sometimes they will have a pre-cut slot straight across here in the center to receive the knife plates unless it is a specialty kit like this one is. Because this project is over twenty feet, again then we have got these 2×6’s that we cut down and then spliced for some extra four foot pieces because it is over 20 feet.

Another Look at the Amazing Resiliance of Timber Frame
Timber also meets the structural highway safety standards of HL-93 and AASHTO HS20-44 required in energy absorbent properties for building safe vehicular bridges where there is continuous traffic. This integrity is shown in timber framing dating back hundreds of years that have allowed for wide-open spaces, cathedral ceilings, commercial construction, great rooms and more.

How to Install a Timber Framed Pergola Kit; Time Lapse Installation 1of12
Every Western Timber Frame™ outdoor shade structure, wooden timber framed arbor, gazebo, pavilion or pergola kit is pre-cut, pre-stained, pre-drilled, pre-laid out, mortised and ready for a fast and easy installation. Click below or scroll to get started or see more step by step instructions: How to Install a Timber Framed Pergola Kit; Getting Started 2/12 Our project managers can help you design your pergola kit.