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Project #296 – Pergola Inset Rafters with 6×6 Posts

Pergola Inset RaftersSize: 30' x 16' x 11' View & Download PDF Products Needed: Item NO. QTY. Part Number Description 4 51708 6x6 Post Base (6x6-PB-IW) 3 56623 2-3/8" OD Star 4 51735 6" Post to Beam (P2B-IW-6) 4 51717 2" Standard Rafter Clip (RC-IW-2) 4 6x6x8L 6x6x8 2 2x8x8L 2x8x8 8 2x6x12L 2x6x12 10 2x6x8L 2x6x8 1 4 6x6 Post 6x6x96.00 2 2 2x8 Board 2x8x96.00 3 8 2x6 Board 2x6x144.00 4 10 2x6 Board 2x6x96.00 5 4 51735 6" Post to Beam (P2B-IW-6) 6 4 51708 6x6 Post Base (6x6- PB-IW) 7 3.2 51717 2" Standard Rafter Clips (RCIW-2)

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Project Plans: Pergolas with Curved Rafter Appeal

Create a space for entertaining or just a quiet spot to relax under the shade outdoors, a pergola with OWT Hardware is definitely what you need. Apart from offering excellent protection, it will also sweep you off your feet pergolas with curved rafter appeal have inviting design, particularly its awe-inspiring curves.

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How to Determine Pergola Rafter Spacing

Careful pergola rafter spacing along with attractive hardware will make your pergola a thing of beauty. I spent a happy eight months working as part of a carpentry crew at the Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. The seashore is a wildlife preserve, and to protect the unique ecosystem of the dunes, we were charged with building boardwalks, viewing platforms, and other elevated areas to keep visitors from treading the delicate flora of the dunes beneath their sandal-clad feet. Sometimes we would build pergolas on the existing deck surface of these platforms. The park service had a tendency to order too much...

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