Backyard Discovery Beaumont Cedar Pergola with Trellis Roof and PowerPort, Choose Size

After 12 days our Beaumont Pergola is finished. We treated each piece and let it dry which took 2 to 3 days. Then we spent almost a week just getting foundation blocks and anchors in place. We choose to purchase concrete anchor blocks like the type you use under a porch. These are heavy and we had to move existing patio blocks and dig enough earth to place each one at precisely level. Then we had to square everything and check again and again to make sure everything lined up. The most difficult part was anchoring the plastic blocks to the concrete. I used my impact driver with a conversion tool that accepted a concrete bit. Better than drilling with a regular cordless drill but not much. The assembly of the actual pergola was super easy, once the foundation was in place. We are experimenting with a shade cloth to block out most of the afternoon sun. Sorry, but it looks better without the shade cloth and ladder in the background. I am thinking we won't use the black plastic power box because it just clashes with the beautiful finished product. This is our second kit from Backyard Discovery and we are happy with how easy it all goes together. After building the larger 11 x 13 greenhouse this past Spring, this one was almost too easy. These are just the thing for a retired guy who used to love to play with Erector Sets as a kid.

We love our pergola and will enjoy more time spent under it when the weather cools off some. The kit was easy to assemble. It took my son and grandson about 6 hours to put it together for us, that's counting the breaks for being in the sun all the time while putting it together. The directions were easy to follow and even came with a few extra screws and bolts which was very helpful but not needed. We think it adds a lot of character to our yard and we get a lot of compliments from family and friends.