A solid wood timber framed gazebo with outdoor furniture

Living water is water that moves. Slow flowing or motionless water provides a hatchery for insects, mosquitoes and other disease transmitting organisms. So it is with the air that we breathe. There is life in air and air that becomes stagnant inside of a closed or sealed up room, can be much like a pond that becomes over covered with scum. Opening windows to some good moving air can change the feel of a whole room. Your body needs the revitalizing vitamins it receives from clean moving air or life-giving motion.

Our bodies also never outgrow a need to spend some play time in the outdoors and drink in the sunshine. An outdoor room just invites you to come outside and enjoy the fresh air everyday with your family.

One of the many benefits of an outdoor shade structure from Western Timber Frame™ is that they are not only fast to install but are so incredibly easy to install. Each piece of these massive oversized solid wood timbers has already been pre-cut, pre-drilled and pre-tested for a perfect fit. So when you get your kit they go together in many ways, easier than a little hardware store kit; and definitely it is more fun!

 
pavilion kit design

A "Kit" does not mean a cookie cutter design like hardware store kits are. Each kit is custom designed to the individual homeowners backyard dreams, specific needs and for the layout of their unique landscape.

Here are 20 featured before and after timber frame DIY pergola kits that were installed in just a few hours. To see the before and after examples on some of the pictures, run the mouse over it to see the before.

These outdoor shade structures were installed quickly, and stress-free. It is quite something to see the enthusiasm of a neighbor or friend who has gone out for something and comes back in a few hours and “Wah, lah!” -- there is a new outdoor living area in your yard.

deck hot tub bar
 

Tuscany Style Timber Frame Garden Arbor Swing

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Shipping is free across the contiguous United States. This is a DIY timber frame tuscany style garden arbor kit that features pillar style posts with a bench swing. It was shipped to Missouri where the homeowners really enjoyed installing the kit themselves.

 
 
 
 
 

Timber Frame Attached DIY Pergola Kit

attached pergola kit

Freshly installed attached timber frame pergola kit.

before attached pergola installation

This is what it looked like a few hours before.

Solid wood 12' x 40' timber frame DIY attached pergola kit installed for comfortable shade over the balcony. This attached pergola kit features Champion beam and rafter end profiles, Cove style knee braces and finished in a premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba stain.

 
 
 
 

DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit

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A 16' x 20' over sized timber frame pergola kit featuring Roosevelt beam/rafter end profiles, Cove style knee braces and finished in a high-grade premium Canyon Grey stain.

 
 

DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit

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A 12' x 20' over size timber frame pergola kit featuring Classic style knee braces, Roosevelt Step style beam and rafter end profiles and finished in a premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba timber stain.

 
 

Fast DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit

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A 12' x 20' over size timber frame pergola kit featuring two full arched knee braces with decorative keystones, Roosevelt Step style beam and rafter end profiles, Classic style knee braces and finished in a premium high-grade UV protective Natural timber stain.

 

Pergola Hot Tub Cover

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A 12' x 22' full size timber frame DIY pergola kit featuring Champion style beam and rafter end profiles, Classic style knee braces and finished in a premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba timber stain.

 
 

DIY Timber Frame Pavilion

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A 18' x 25' over sized timber frame Cedar, DIY pavilion kit featuring Champion style beam/rafter end profiles, Classic style knee braces and finished in a high-grade premium UV protective Natural stain.

 
 

Turn on the Sun!

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A 12' x 18' over size timber frame DIY pergola kit featuring Champion style beam and rafter end profiles, Classic style knee braces and finished in a premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba timber stain.

 
 

Replaced Dimensional Lumber

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Shade for an Outdoor Hot Tub with a DIY Timber Frame Pergola Kit

 

Here it is before . . .

hot tub before

. . . and this is after.→

timber frame pergola kit

The DIY timber frame pergola kit is Douglas-fir and has a 12′ x 14′ roof with a footprint (post-to-post) of 10′ x 12′. It features Roosevelt Step beam/rafter end profiles, 2×8 Classic style knee braces, 2×8 rafters, 3×10 beams, 2×4 shade planks, finished in a premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba exterior timber stain.

 
 
 
 

DIY Timber Frame Attached Pergola Kit

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A 16' x 16' full size timber frame attached DIY pergola kit featuring a full arched knee brace with decorative keystone, Roosevelt Step style beam/rafter end profiles and finished in a premium high-grade Rich Cordoba stain.

 

Timber Frame DIY Pergola Kit

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A 10' x 10' full size timber frame DIY pergola kit featuring Champion style beam and rafter end profiles, Classic style knee braces and finished in a premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba timber stain.

 

Timber Frame DIY Garden Arbor Kit

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A 6' x 10' over size timber frame garden arbor kit featuring Champion style beam and rafter end profiles, Classic style knee braces and finished in a premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba timber stain.

 
 

Timber Frame DIY Pergola Kit

before after pergola

14' x 14' timber frame DIY pergola kit installed for shade over the backyard patio. This kit features Classic knee braces, Crescent style beam and rafter end profiles and is finished in a premium high-grade Rich Cordoba timber stain.

 
 

Fun Family Project with a DIY Pergola Kit

Wow! This is what it looks like now . . .

diy timber frame pergola kit
before pergola

. . . and here is where they started.

Finished in a premium high-grade Natural timber stain this pergola kit features Classic knee braces with the Roosevelt beam and rafter end profiles.

 
 
 
 

Charming DIY Pergola Kit

Backyard before . . .

before pergola install

. . . and later that day!

20' x 20' timber frame pergola kit featuring full arched knee braces with decorative keystones, Roosevelt style beam and rafter end profiles and finished in a premium high-grade Rich Cordoba exterior timber stain.

 

Party Yard DIY Pergola Kit

patio before after timber frame pergola

Timber frame 16' x 24' DIY pergola kit featuring Champion style beam/rafter end profiles, Classic knee braces and finished in a premium high-grade Early American exterior stain.

DIY Pergola Kit with Radius Roof

before after timber frame pergola over patio
patio shade pergola

18' x 20' timber frame DIY pergola kit featuring cantilevered radius roof, Classic knee braces, Roosevelt beam and rafter end profiles, drilled for power and finished in a premium high-grade Early American exterior stain.

 
 

Family Time DIY Pergola Kit

timber frame pergola
deck with pergola

12' x 22' solid wood timber frame DIY pergola kit featuring Classic knee braces, Champion beam and rafter end profiles and finished in a premium high-grade Canyon grey timber stain.

 

Plenty of Shade with a DIY Pergola Kit

Mid-morning. . .

pergola installation

. . . Mid-afternoon

26' x 26' timber frame pergola kit featuring Roosevelt Step style beam and rafter end profiles, full arched knee braces with decorative keystones, finished in a premium high-grade Rich Cordoba stain.

 

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