Pergolas:

            Through the years and the ravages of Mother Nature, we have lost 2 large trees that shaded our deck. Needless to say, the sun in this part of the country can be and is summertime monster. Our deck became a place you didn’t want to spend much time. We looked at many solutions to the problem from awnings to moving to Idaho, but none gave us what we wanted. Avon found a thing called a pergola, which would give us the shade from mid-morning through late afternoon – perfect. And… the local Lowe’s store had (1) in stock, so off I went.

            When I got the 900 pound, 8 foot long carton home I read the directions, and they said I could be in the shade within 30 minutes – my heart was all aflutter. The pergola claimed to be 10 foot square, which was perfect because our deck is 10’ x 40’. Unfortunately, what the description didn’t say was that the pergola shades a 10’ square, but the actual footprint is 11 ½’ square. So, after deck modifications, rail notchings, and some highly acrobatic and risky balancing feats we sat under our pergola in total comfort. That 30 minute set up only took a little less than 9 hours.  

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