Pergola Design Opinion

So after. Few years of wanting g another pergola, I took the plunge, took some measurements and rushed to the hardware store for materials. I got home and threw it all together in an afternoon and was really happy. Until the next day when installed 2nd guessing my design. For the all the material, i used pressure treated lumber. For the posts, I used 6x6, for the header boards 2x6, for the rafters I used 2x4's and over lapped those with 5/5x6. My roof dimension is 13 x 8 and the slope is about 12.5 or 1 foor over 8. I'm wondering if given these dimensions, this is enough to handle snow load through a Canadian winter. The 2x6 headers are fastened with timberloks. (Overkill). The 2x4's are upright on top of the headers and fastened to the header length wise, and then deck boards over those width wise to attach the polycarbonate roof too. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. I have attached a couple of pictures for reference. submitted by /u/No-Pop3066 [link] [comments]

May 20, 2025 - 11:02

So after. Few years of wanting g another pergola, I took the plunge, took some measurements and rushed to the hardware store for materials.

I got home and threw it all together in an afternoon and was really happy.

Until the next day when installed 2nd guessing my design.

For the all the material, i used pressure treated lumber. For the posts, I used 6x6, for the header boards 2x6, for the rafters I used 2x4's and over lapped those with 5/5x6.

My roof dimension is 13 x 8 and the slope is about 12.5 or 1 foor over 8.

I'm wondering if given these dimensions, this is enough to handle snow load through a Canadian winter.

The 2x6 headers are fastened with timberloks. (Overkill). The 2x4's are upright on top of the headers and fastened to the header length wise, and then deck boards over those width wise to attach the polycarbonate roof too.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

I have attached a couple of pictures for reference.

submitted by /u/No-Pop3066
[link] [comments]