To build a pergola you ll need to prepare and measure a space in your yard before laying down the foundation posts.
How to make a retractable roof pergola.
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Start by measuring the top of the pergola to figure out how much fabric you will need.
A pergola is an open outdoor structure that is made up of wooden posts and has a trussed roof.
Large eye screws do the sliding and make easy work of extending and retracting the canopy.
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Eventually we found the best retractable roof pergola.
Our experts spent around 25 hours building and testing pergolas kits with a roof.
These unique shade structures are also installed as free standing garden pergolas or free standing canopies at pool sides.
They were selected in terms of quality buyer rating and easy maintenance.
What is a retractable pergola canopy.
How to make a shade for your pergola.
Once a strong foundation is in place you ll finish the project by constructing the roof.
Pergolas arbor and trellis roofs are most often semi covered with a beam and rafter crossed for a lattice like styled roof.
Western timber frame shadescape pergola kits typically have 85 coverage because that is what a good shade tree offers.
With a retractable canopy the fabric is attached to support boards that slide along tensioned stainless steel cables called wire ropes.
Since my pergola has a hanging light in the center i made two separate shades to go on each side of it.