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Solar Pergola - Design Feedback
Planning on building a freestanding patio cover with some bifacial solar panels on the top. While I've built similar things before, the sloped nature is giving me pause and could use a little feedback on construction. Here is what I have planned: 6x6 posts anchored into concrete patio with Simpson post bases Double 2x10 beams spanning both 12' posts, bearing and thru bolted on notched 6x6 posts. 2x8 rafters 22" on center (to split each solar panel in half for aesthetic reasons) 4 lengths of Unistrut running across the rafters to mount the solar panels My original design had some cross bracing running from front to back, perpendicular with the posts but I didn't like the way it seemed to close off the area. So, this design has the bracing running with the slope to open up the space. Any constructive criticism would be appreciated. https://preview.redd.it/m4ol1qeeonze1.png?width=1551&format=png&auto=webp&s=08b14c5b5c81aff433218c105c0e5fcfbe5f98a4 https://preview.redd.it/6owv4qjfonze1.png?width=1641&format=png&auto=webp&s=db1956352e4d907c5549dd1d766c25a682107591 https://preview.redd.it/gdv1wv3lonze1.png?width=1261&format=png&auto=webp&s=509c36642fbc9428bc564d34323a3a4f8cb12775 submitted by /u/stratigary [link] [comments]
| | Planning on building a freestanding patio cover with some bifacial solar panels on the top. While I've built similar things before, the sloped nature is giving me pause and could use a little feedback on construction. Here is what I have planned:
My original design had some cross bracing running from front to back, perpendicular with the posts but I didn't like the way it seemed to close off the area. So, this design has the bracing running with the slope to open up the space. Any constructive criticism would be appreciated. [link] [comments] |
