Pergola roof

If you have an outdoor structure, consider adding a roof to make it more of an outdoor living area you can use year-round.

I love the pergola in my backyard. I like the light that the open ceiling provides. But I don't like getting rained on when I'm under it. So I found a solution that lets me have a cover from the rain and still see the sky above - clear polycarbonate roofing panels. Then all I had to do was figure out how to put a roof on a flat pergola, and I was all set!

If you are anything like me, you love being outdoors. I've shared before how our historic home did not come with a porch so we built a patio and added a pergola in order to have an outdoor space. Last month, I gave my patio a refresh by painting the floor and making over the

Layering Up: A lot of pergolas will only have one layer of overhead beams – say going in a vertical direction. One way of adding more shade and roofing to the pergola is to add another level of beams – this time going in the horizontal direction as seen in picture (1). Going Natural: A …

Make your patio into a summer hangout spot that is protected from sun and rain with these shade-providing & waterproof DIY pergola cover ideas

I love the pergola in my backyard. I like the light that the open ceiling provides. But I don't like getting rained on when I'm under it. So I found a solution that lets me have a cover from the rain and still see the sky above - clear polycarbonate roofing panels. Then all I had to do was figure out how to put a roof on a flat pergola, and I was all set!

If you are anything like me, you love being outdoors. I've shared before how our historic home did not come with a porch so we built a patio and added a pergola in order to have an outdoor space. Last month, I gave my patio a refresh by painting the floor and making over the

I love the pergola in my backyard. I like the light that the open ceiling provides. But I don't like getting rained on when I'm under it. So I found a solution that lets me have a cover from the rain and still see the sky above - clear polycarbonate roofing panels. Then all I had to do was figure out how to put a roof on a flat pergola, and I was all set!

Kate Ward - Interiors | Modern Garden | DIY on Instagram: "Pergola build guide 🛠 You guys voted for the pergola build to be the first in my gardens series, so here's all the details you need to know! I've listed all the equipment you will need below, plus all of the wood treatments we used. Equipment: Chisel, hammer, mitre saw, drill, screwdriver, timber fixing screws, steel post base plates, brushes, bitumen corrugated roof sheets, roofing screws, stainless steel panel pins. Wood…