DIY PERGOLA Build - Episode 1/3

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This is part 1 of a tri-series DIY Pergola build. All the timber used in this build, is either C24 or C16 graded european pine. Inspiration in building this were photos on pinterest, and methods used to making it has been influenced by other established youtube makers. I built this completely on my own over the weekends. Any questions, please leave in the comments section below, and I will try to answer it as reasonably quick as possible. Thanks !
Links:
Part 2: • DIY PERGOLA Build - Ep...
Part 3: • DIY PERGOLA Build - Ep...
Sketchup search link: 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/sear...
Sketchup used in my video: 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/mode... (Complete Credit to Dustin O.)
KZfaq video links:
Concrete base for your pergola: • Concrete base for your...
Post anchor CPT66Z: • Simpson Concealed Post...
Post anchor APB 100150: • Simpson Post Base APB1...

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@aldunlop4957 3 жыл бұрын

Dude! I've never seen anyone EVER taking the time to sand down raised grain on ANY outdoor project that uses wood. No corners were skimped and that structure is going nowhere. Solid and thoughtful design has certainly paid off for you. Brilliant wee videos you've posted pal. Keep up the good work 👍

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, a lot of time was spent on that. Thanks for the great comment 👍 😀

@carloseduardochavez 5 жыл бұрын

Mister, you are a GENIUS! This is by far the best step by step DIY on building a pergola I've watched. I'm very confident on building my own pergola after watching this video. Thank you so much for making such great explanations all along!

@cookingwithgabi 5 жыл бұрын

Simple tools explanation and detail. Thank you. Mom of 3 and DIY girl

@maf98m 5 жыл бұрын

Very well designed, organized, and executed. This video is very helpful. Thank you for posting!

@mastacos 4 жыл бұрын

Such a professional build and video production quality. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

@showandgo 5 жыл бұрын

Key word is "plan". Great video and very well explained, thank you!

@appliancepro7743 4 жыл бұрын

Good job, I enjoyed your video.... Straight forward... You didn't waste time but showed all the important details... Thx!

@1967onebob 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent job. Great video.

@chaveznewyork 4 жыл бұрын

Great work!!!!

@maryglesmann1033 5 жыл бұрын

Great job in both the work and in the explanation. Also, love the music.

@TakamiWoodshop 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative thanks Suj - planning a build like this for this summer!

@lewisclark5694 4 жыл бұрын

You’re very good at explaining things, great design.

@dkaloupis75 4 жыл бұрын

Well done my friend!

@LaoZi2023 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job!

@heat3940 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@Jaytraveler2 4 жыл бұрын

This is so inspirational you did a phenomenal job, I can't thank you enough for sharing 👏🏽👏🏿

@bombaydan 5 жыл бұрын

Great video & project thanks for sharing

@kwesip6267 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic!

@SujMenon 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal 👍

@robbieroche6779 5 жыл бұрын

very dedicated craftmanship fairplay and great music to

@koreanwoodworker2582 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!! Thank you for sharing man

@steveneales3862 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff

@B3DFire 5 жыл бұрын

wow - super professional video - great job!

@ashdenver 4 жыл бұрын

Great work!

@emilylindstrom724 5 жыл бұрын

Very clever way of finding the angle to cut the notches in the rafters

@mrcwoodworks4523 4 жыл бұрын

Simplicity

@mantislife7463 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I learned a lot before starting my own build.

@cory1675 4 жыл бұрын

That blue oyster cult background just earn you a like sir !

@papakarlo8999 5 жыл бұрын

Молодец, мужик!!!

@pack_9mm 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job 👍🏽 I learned new way of doing things. Thank you 🙏🏽

@Thankful_. 3 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing this excellent tutorial!

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊, glad it was useful 👍

@peterfoordbrown2575 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent, i will use for a floating deck footings. Been looking at all type of solutions. It occurred to me that this system , is repairable as i want to utilise a wpc deck, i just need to find solid composite bearers and joists.once againmany thanks, very helpful indeed br pete

@hockeyusc22 5 жыл бұрын

This was so awesome!! I was admit I was skeptical but you did a fantastic job!

@kevinbeck4194 4 жыл бұрын

Great videos👍

@chrispoynter3297 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video, I love the prep and planning. You have really helped me when building mine, thank you

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, glad it was useful 👍😁

@MattBerryCustom 5 жыл бұрын

Very well thought out and executed project. Nice bit of Hendrix in the music too! 😉👍🏻

@paulthomas8262 Жыл бұрын

The sacrificial approach is genius. Combined with the templates outstanding result.

@SujMenon Жыл бұрын

thanks for the great comment, Paul 👍😁

@phantomstratocaster 5 жыл бұрын

well done

@kkpillai5048 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative and knowledge gaining. It is educative those who wish to establish inthis line.

@thomascollier4913 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice 👌

@danielrodrigogonzalezherre4932 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video, build this pergola is a really hard job, but build and record for us, is an outstanding job, Im very grateful, greeting from Chile.

@SujMenon 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the kind words, Daniel. Take care 👍😁

@elitegaming-brawlstars2459 4 жыл бұрын

you have persuaded me to build my own pergola

@ccaaproduction105 5 жыл бұрын

Good job

@marlenelarose4470 4 жыл бұрын

U make a boss out of me, thank u very very much.

@ej5936 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think a trade professional can do a better job, it looks beautiful and very good craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing

@ej5936 5 жыл бұрын

Please post more awesome videos, folks can learn a thing or two about building solid and well designed shades like your's. Greetings from Maryland USA

@terrytuite8947 Жыл бұрын

Nice job. BOC and Jimi Hendrix rocking it

@SujMenon Жыл бұрын

Haha.. shows my age as well 😛

@andersonnicole9061 5 жыл бұрын

wow very nice!!

@syedrazi7135 4 жыл бұрын

Good

@syedrazi7135 4 жыл бұрын

Good

@Joseph_Agnew 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Very impressive sir.

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!😀

@almusti 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent work Suj. I’m a joinery student and have found your work most impressive. Were all the timber treated? The posts were I think as they were brown but not sure about the 2 x 12 timber. Thanks 🙏

@michaelozuna163 4 жыл бұрын

Hey bro I'm in the process of building my first pergola. Building it for a friend. But I really like your video. Lots of great ideas. Thank you for sharing. I'm hitting that subscribe button now LOL

@SujMenon 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Much appreciated and best of luck on the build 👍 💪

@davidcandao1 4 жыл бұрын

First thank's a lot for your videos. Now could you please let me know the size of the rafter? Thank you.

@samueladams584 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful video.. I need a plan to install post to use for a shade.

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal 👍😁

@TheAlpine49 4 жыл бұрын

F*cking awesome! Sorry I swore ....but I love it bro!

@FIRSTDEGREEBAND 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Suj, let me say that i'm quite impressed with you plan and method of building this Pergola, very nicely done and seems like an easy building approach. What color fence paint did you use before you stained the wood to get the Mahogany look? Thanks very much.

@robertslaughter3064 4 жыл бұрын

Mr Menon, very nice video series, I got a lot of tips. I was wondering if you have advice on what to do if my concrete patio has a slight slope for rain water runoff? Should I get anchors that I can bend or adjust to make the post level (if so, would you recommend either the APB or CPT type anchor for this?), or should I use a grinder to level the concrete?

@robertslaughter3064 4 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon Ah, good suggestion. Thanks so much.

@garvielloken3929 3 жыл бұрын

wow! didnt know you had a pergola build

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Haha. The pergola builds are actually the main videos on my channel. Glad you liked it 👍😁

@garvielloken3929 3 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon Fantastic result, BTW! Loved your explanations and step by step

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy 👍

@swoleousis9215 10 ай бұрын

I really like you build and it looks amazing. I have one question, how to do make sure the screw doesn’t goes through the wall and come out the other side?

@SujMenon 9 ай бұрын

The bricks are usually 10cm wide, and the wood is around 5cm. So any bolts between 10cm and 12cm long will work

@f.liliana2392 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, I really enjoyed this video! I was wondering what app or software you used to create this design?

@josiahamaze 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

It was on sketchup. I had left a link to the file that I had used in the description..

@BaboSo416 4 жыл бұрын

Great build. I have a question. Is there a reason why you have the post on top of the concrete instead of having the post in the hole and then putting concrete in?

@sambessey7946 4 жыл бұрын

If you don't mind me asking how much roughly did you pay for the timber

@naseerkhaja7403 Жыл бұрын

Hi Suj, impressive!!! Did you use all pressure treated wood ?

@SujMenon Жыл бұрын

Naseer, yes all of them are treated timber (either c24 or c16)

@ramialsaleh8193 3 жыл бұрын

Great work and i liked the detailed explanation, one question, why you didn’t placed the post in the ground and poured concrete, wouldn’t that be stronger? Thanks

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, most of the pergola post legs that I have seen, that are in set in concrete, gradually suffers from rot at the part where they come out of the ground. It can be eradicated by a proper rubber/tar seal, but I wasnt going to take the risk after spending so much time on building the frame. 😁. My reasoning is just like building a shed base, were it sits on a concrete pad, minimum 2 inches from the ground. Hope that helps

@ramialsaleh8193 3 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon Thank you mate, appreciate your response, i will be building mine with a deck, but i will put the post on the ground with postcrete . Will share once done.

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck buddy, yes please share your build when its completed 👍 😀

@martingraham4811 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I've just found your video, it's prob the best out there for a pergola. Do you have a parts list available?

@SujMenon Жыл бұрын

hey thanks for that. I built this few years ago, so its difficult to give a proper parts list. I found a file from 2017 when I was working on it, and have uploaded it here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RfhEmuz-BuzbhF1kwjREupAJHxG3HdYG?usp=sharing. Hope that can help!

@toobad9946 5 жыл бұрын

Great attention to detail. Only someone building for themselves would take all of these steps. A contractor wouldn't either sand or pre-finish the wood for a pergola or deck. Also, dry fitting a project is very time consuming. A contractor's price to do all of that just wouldn't be competitive. I've never heard of an "electric file" before and I have a lot of tools. I'll have to check that out.

@toobad9946 5 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon I already priced them in the US. The higher quality units are just over $200.00. I have a big deck project planned for this fall/next spring. I'll pick one up before then. I have a question... You mentioned using "fence paint" for your first finish coat, to darken the wood. In the US fence paint is something entirely different from stain. If we want a darker finish we just use a darker stain. Can you further describe the product you used for your first coat? Thank you, Jim

@treeoflifebahrain08 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Suj. What grade sandpaper did you use in between the coats?

@SujMenon 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Al, In between coats, I think it was 180 and then 220. Just a light sand.

@chrislc35 5 жыл бұрын

have been racking my brain for a while wondering why u used different anchors for your posts. googled it, looked at forums etc etc. made me more confused. so, watching this again. and damn, i missed when u said u used different anchors due to cant twist on so close to the wall :) . of course. so obvious now :) i have googled so much regarding different anchors. but i think, they will all do a job, so long as the structure is sound. over thinking is my hobby :) ignore this comment . sorry for rambling.

@chrislc35 5 жыл бұрын

sorry to ask another question , (your own fault for having a great detailed pergola built :) ) . when u did your ledger board on the house wall, did u fit it to a 1st floor foundation, or just put it at the height u liked? so confusing trying to find the right answers with so many conflicting views online. if the pergola wasnt such a great thing to have, id never build one now :)

@chrislc35 5 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon thank you, yes that all makes good sense. i was thinking 9 foot too.going slightly down to 8 foot for the posts , using a 2x8 i think for strength purposes . thank you again, im just trying to make sure its as stable as possible. sorry for the barrage of questions, just be glad im not your neighbour, id be knocking on your door constantly :)

@Rudscarlyn 4 жыл бұрын

Contractors here use 6 x 2 tubulars.

@DP-tn8wo 3 жыл бұрын

What size are the square post and where did you buy them from please?

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Those are 150mm x 150mm (6in). I bought it from fulham timbers (uk)

@patriciahull95 3 жыл бұрын

What software or program did you use to create the 3d drawing.

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Patricia, I used the free version of sketchup

@elinfadel265 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work but you should try a router for notches. You will save a lot of Time And a much cleaner work 😉

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Very true mate. That time I didn't think of creating a flush trim template with the router. Majority could be hogged with the jigsaw and a final few passes with a flush running router bit would give a consistent smooth finish👍😁

@treeoflifebahrain08 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Suj. Where did you get the metal for the rebar?

@SujMenon 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Antonio, i got it from my local builders suppliers. A142 steel reinforcement mesh.

@treeoflifebahrain08 2 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon thanks Suj. Appreciate you taking the time. Using your concrete block system, im building a free standing pergola in the back garden using 6x6 posts. Would the Simpson comcealed post base be strong enough (each post height 2.3m)? Thanks

@SujMenon 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if installed properly, it should be fine. It's used for building carports etc, so don't see any issues with it. The strength of the structure will come only when 4 sides of the structure are connected all together

@MegaFoxey1 5 жыл бұрын

What happened to the nice shaped rafter ends ?those plain curved ones are rubbish. You messed up

@DiegoVargas-tm4sv 4 жыл бұрын

how did you make the pitch of the roof

@DiegoVargas-tm4sv 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@rileyharrell3904 3 жыл бұрын

Where can I find the Post Anchors Simpson APB 100 150 with tota basel assembly

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure where you are based, but just try googling it. I can find a lot of stores in the UK

@rileyharrell3904 3 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon Thx Suj I'm in the US I've googled it but was not successful in my search. I'll check for the UK though thx again.

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh, I am based in the UK.. didn't know that it wasn't readily available in the US..

@juanmgarcia7 4 жыл бұрын

What is the color of rhe wood stain?

@THEORIGINALBIGKAHUNA 4 жыл бұрын

Suj Menon What type of stain is it? Brand and type ?

@CaseySuper19 3 жыл бұрын

What size are your girders and rafters?

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

I went for 2x12 for the 4 girders, and 2x10 for rafters. Its probably overkill 😁

@alikhoukon7533 3 жыл бұрын

Hiya mate, where did you purchase the pergola from?

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ali, I bought the whole stuff from various merchants. And then built it from scratch. 😄

@alikhoukon7533 3 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon that’s brilliant I’m thinking for doing the same. It works out to be a lot cheaper. Which colour wood stains did you use, Mahogany?

@SujMenon 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, its Mahogany colour stain 👍

@GripGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

You're an engineer, aren't you?

@yashtayler6896 5 жыл бұрын

What $$ did these pergola cost you?

@yashtayler6896 5 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon man.. am a bought that every single ass thing in $500 . wood,stain,bolts,screws and shitt... Am a kinda Carpenter shiit.. But i only do that for my home. Ma pergola is exact the size of yours... Ma Workin progress . hva nice ass day dawg..

@fathikhaled6634 4 жыл бұрын

العمل جيد لكن الفيديو مسرع ففقد العمل الجيد جماله

@fathikhaled6634 4 жыл бұрын

@@SujMenon كان بإمكانك اختصار الوقت بطريقة أخرى ، على العموم شكرا جزيلا لك

@decklifeoutdoors6037 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Suj. Great work on your setup! I've helped design a pergola that allows users to switch between sun shade, see through sky or rainy weather. Hope you have time to visit my youtube channel to check out how it works and to give us your comments.

@naseerkhaja7403 Жыл бұрын

That sounds interesting!! Could you please share the link to your channel?