Dovetailed Pergola

[Scramblur]

Having my pergola installed on the shop today. The construction method is dovetails and pegs. This is after 90 minutes! Goes up quick when all the parts are cut.

 

[Scramblur]

Left one pic out. This was after 90 minutes.

 

[givemethewillys]

wow that looks great! May I ask how you did the dovetails? I am thinking about a similar project, so I'm very interested in how you prepared the joints

 

[Scramblur]

Thanks, although I just wrote a check... I bought a pergola kit from http://www.westerntimberframe.com/. It was roughly the same price to have them do the kit as buy the stuff myself. They use a router and jig to route the joints.

 

[Scramblur]

Here it is finished. 2 hours, 15 minutes! I brought the blue pottery sign back from Barbados with me.

 

[Scramblur]

More pics.

 

[TONE]

Very nice!!!

Im in the process of landscaping/hardscaping the yard. Well, were having it done I should say.

We are also doing a large pergola. COuld you please tell me what type of wood that is. And if its stained.

Thanks

 

[Scramblur]

Stained Cedar.

 

[Mike83]

Wow, it would take me 2hrs 15 minutes to figure out which piece is which! ha ha

Very nice looking, and no fasteners to rust, come undone, look ugly...

 

[choppintime]

How was it fastened to the concrete deck?

 

[Scramblur]

They used a t shaped plate with a 2" flat plate sticking up. 4 anchors and bolts, post is routed with a groove on the bottom and slips on to the plate. The posts are actually up about 1/8" off the concrete, sitting on plate.