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seriously though, they provide almost no shade

Posted on: March 20, 2017 at 09:30:35 CT
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when the sun is overhead, there's very little shade because those boards are relatively thin compared to the empty space between them.

When the sun is to the side(late afternoon, evening) the pergola *could* provide more shade since the sun is hitting more of the wide part of the boards...but then your shade is about 15 feet to the side of the pergola because of the angle...most of the patio is once again in direct sun.
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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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