By A pergola can be used as a decorative portico or garden arbor below which garden furniture can be installed. To have one at home, you have three options i.e. buy a kit and mount it yourself, have it built by a professional pergola building company or build it all on your own.
Pergolas in Kit
The pergolas kit are very popular for the reason that they are convenient to assemble and mount the pergola and are also very attractive from a price point of view. The price of the pergola in a kit starts at about €300, and it can go up according to the dimensions of the building and the material in which it is made. To assemble your own pergola is very easy since it is necessary to follow the instructions delivered with the kit to obtain an impeccable result. It is still necessary to check on delivery that the kit is complete.
Build the Pergola on Your Own
To build a pergola, it is necessary to begin by limiting its location with the stakes. The pits must be dug at the places where the posts will be sunk. The depths of these pits must coincide with a quarter of the length of the poles and they must be spaced a distance of 1.50m to make sure that the stability of the construction is in force. Once all the pits have been dug, the mortar must be prepared for the formwork of the stakes.
The piquet should be carried by stake, holding them straight with the cleats. Let the set rest for one day and then inspect that all the stakes are at the same height. It is then necessary to clear the cleats. Then fix the boards at the corners of the pergola with wood screws. Cut notches to the size of the sleepers, and then you must screw on the sleepers by separating them all 50cm from each other. Finally, coat the wood with an antifungal product, and then apply a few layers of the stain.
A Pergola against a Wall
The pergola can be leaning against a wall. To adorn it and give it a rustic appearance, you can place a fence along its uprights to grow the climbing plants such as wisteria or ivy. We can say that building a pergola at home is a good step.
