Pergolas & Gazebos

Step-by-step guides, tested in real houses.

A cedar pergola frame going up over a concrete patio, beams clamped in place beside a blue stepladder and drill

Build a Pergola Over Your Patio That Stands Plumb for Decades

A step-by-step guide to building a patio pergola: post anchors on concrete, doubled beams, rafter spacing for shade, and bracing that keeps it square.