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you'll get no rain protection from a pergola

Posted on: March 20, 2017 at 09:26:59 CT
Joeboo MU
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at best, it covers maybe 1/5 of the surface underneath it from rain (boards are probably 2" wide, with 10-12 inches between them thats open.
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I put this pergola up this weekend. My back, knees and - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:18:29
     nice use of color (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 3/20 10:38:10
          Havent put all the spring/summer stuff out yet. Too early(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 10:40:07
     do you have any drainage problems in your yard? - KCT-BoneTiger MU - 3/20 10:34:52
          nope. French drain around the entire foundation. It was - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 10:37:44
     looks pretty good - SEC_BIG_GAMEHUNTER MU - 3/20 10:18:52
     Better than your last inside project............ - Fred G. Sanford USA - 3/20 10:07:45
     we get it, you have a Mizzou grill cover. (nm) - KCT-BoneTiger MU - 3/20 09:47:26
          But does he have a Mizzou trailer hitch cover?(nm) - doughboy MU - 3/20 09:49:12
          mice eaten Mizzou grill cover(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:47:50
     Where are you hanging the sex swing?(nm) - Doc James USA - 3/20 09:39:52
          "The park - Kaw"(nm) - ajpe53 MU - 3/20 09:46:20
     Wow..this is a mean group - meatiger MU - 3/20 09:33:44
          he got what he wanted - SwampTiger MU - 3/20 09:47:46
          it is like his neighbor has a waterfall that just dumps - SuperTone MU - 3/20 09:34:38
               i was wondering how he got his mower up there?(nm) - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:40:50
                    The west side is a hill(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:42:43
                         The west side is a waterslide (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:44:52
                         push mower?(nm) - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:44:06
                              scissors(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:47:03
                                   nice, here are mine - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:49:16
               They're looking down on him. Hopefully - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:37:41
          about what I expected(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:34:21
               haters gonna hate(nm) - cnk ATL - 3/20 09:35:25
     Nice! I like the terraced back yard - Crypt Keeper MU - 3/20 09:30:06
     i never understood the obsession with bird crap magnets - SuperTone MU - 3/20 09:29:19
          we all walk our own path(nm) - cnk ATL - 3/20 09:33:02
          **** it then, Im tearing it down(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:31:19
               wait for your soreness to go away - meatiger MU - 3/20 09:35:17
                    damn right(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:37:01
               probably for the best(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 3/20 09:31:41
     1 day closer to an adverse health event(nm) - Doc James USA - 3/20 09:28:58
          That is literally everyone on earth (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 3/20 09:29:49
               Au contraire, mon ami - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:31:42
                    Lol (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 3/20 09:41:22
                         funny thing about that edit. my phone autocorrected - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:45:09
     Need to wire a ceiling fan to that thing for hot - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:22:34
          I really need to install a fan on my front porch(nm) - cnk ATL - 3/20 09:33:35
               Yes, you do. I'm on a big outdoor ceiling fan kick. - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:35:09
                    mrscnk has been asking me to put one up since we moved into - cnk ATL - 3/20 09:48:39
                         you just got a concussion. - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:52:54
                    Kauffman could use one(nm) - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:46:45
          And hook up an outdoor dishwasher to it. nm - Nebraska99 STL - 3/20 09:28:06
          best reason to have a ceiling fan, keeps away bugs - Joeboo MU - 3/20 09:25:38
               and at night in the summer, a little moving air is all you - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:26:56
          agree on the fan. Neighbor two doors down has one - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:24:10
     I'm speaking from ignorance here. - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:22:11
          it kinda shades you, but not really - Joeboo MU - 3/20 09:23:22
               you are supposed to grow vines on them to fill in a canopy - SuperTone MU - 3/20 09:30:08
                    yeah, looks nice but it rots the boards - Joeboo MU - 3/20 09:31:04
                         best to use the fake stuff for them.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 3/20 09:33:22
                              fake stuff you're referring to the wood and not the - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:34:24
                                   yeah.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 3/20 09:35:59
                         yep(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:31:41
               you will get a striped tan(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/20 09:25:55
                    seriously though, they provide almost no shade - Joeboo MU - 3/20 09:30:35
                         think more like this - SuperTone MU - 3/20 09:32:54
                              I'm thinking like this - Joeboo MU - 3/20 09:34:59
                                   yes, mainly helps only for mid day say with canopy.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 3/20 09:37:17
                                   wow...that looks so out of place(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/20 09:36:46
               Combined with an outdoor ceiling fan and plants to - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:25:44
                    so everyone crams under tha plants now - meatiger MU - 3/20 09:26:32
                         It's a lot bigger than most umbrellas. - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:29:03
               yeah, I'm looking for shade, and maybe a touch of - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:24:33
                    you'll get no rain protection from a pergola - Joeboo MU - 3/20 09:26:59
                    Lots of folks will put on roll down shades on the sides too. - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:25:54
                    don't be a poor and just build a full roof with a skylight - MizzouAstro MU - 3/20 09:25:39
                         we call that a raytown living room(nm) - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:28:08
                         **** it, why not a sunroom?(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:26:57
                              **** it, insulate the sunroom and add A/C(nm) - Joeboo MU - 3/20 09:28:12
                                   lol(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:30:35
                                        that's basically what my dad did at his lake house - Joeboo MU - 3/20 09:32:38
                              kind of defeats the purpose of being outside. (nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 3/20 09:28:00
          Cast some shade without covering the entire sky(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:23:13
          a place to hang potted plants and bird feeders? - MizzouAstro MU - 3/20 09:22:43
               RE: a place to hang potted plants and bird feeders? - meatiger MU - 3/20 09:25:23
                    of course(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 3/20 09:25:56
               Typically you have vines or other plants growing on it - kmawv8 MU - 3/20 09:24:15
                    I was just going to say this. - Nebraska99 STL - 3/20 09:27:16
     Never really got the point of pergolas - MizzouAstro MU - 3/20 09:22:10
          This is what I was nicely asking above(nm) - dangertim MU - 3/20 09:22:35
     Looks good (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 3/20 09:21:13
     where is the roof - meatiger MU - 3/20 09:20:56
          Irish Gazebo(nm) - Grasslands MU - 3/20 09:24:30
          Pergolas dont have a roof(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:21:32
               So what purpose does it serve - meatiger MU - 3/20 09:24:52
     Nice job. Looks good. nm - Nebraska99 STL - 3/20 09:20:29
     That looks really nice(nm) - cnk ATL - 3/20 09:19:12
          Thanks, bought it from a neighbor for $200. Damn things - hefeweizen MU - 3/20 09:20:36




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