groom up a patio with this planter / pergola combination .
Rather than spending thousands of dollars to tear out a concrete slab and refill it with surface soil , consider building atrellis - like pergolawith planters . This airy yet sturdy structure can be constructed over two or three weekends . It ’s ideal for climbing works and creates an area of mottled sunlight that ’s delightful for entertaining . you may make it as shady as you like by tote up climbing plants and creepers or by top off the structure with a shroud of framework . The four nook of the pergola are planters .
Before You Start:
Use rot - resistant baseball bat , either pressure - treated or the heartwood of cedar or redwood . No special tools are ask , but a power hammer drill for tire into concrete and a king miter saw will make the line promiscuous .
Have two 12 - animal foot step ladder on paw . While you ’re building , the structure will be unfirm , with no place to lean an extension ladder . You ’ll need assistance raising some piece into position , so line up helpers in advance .
What You Need:
The materials list below is for a pergola with planters that ’s 16x20 foot . The eight 4x4 posts sketch an country 12 feet by 20 foot . The skeletal system that support the rafter has the same dimensions and rests on the Wiley Post . The balk are 16 groundwork long and hightail it parallel to the short side , leave a 2 - foot overhang on each farseeing side .
Set First Posts
The pergola with planter is constructed by cut and pose the recess posts , then setting the overhead framing .
The four corner mail form a 12x20 - foot rectangle .
Construct the Top Frame
Cut Remaining Posts
Set Posts
Add Braces
Add Rafters
Build the Planters
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