It is a beautiful structure that makes our patio feel like an outdoor room from spring through fall.
How to make curved pergola. The patio would be unusable during the day without it. In the summer i attach a shade tarp on top of the pergola to block 95 of the sunlight. If you push the ends of the strip inwards the center will bulge curve out. The posts are 6 6 and in this particular installation simply are held in place by weight and galvanized alignment rods that are set in shallow holes in the concrete lid and up into the bottom of each post.
The other end of the board is now sticking out past the next post. You take one end of the board and fasten it to the post. Create a space a pergola sets the mood for your deck. Now imagine two posts and a long board that is longer than the distance between the posts.
The parallel curved arches add intrigue to this otherwise simple yet inviting pergola over a bench. The arches when it comes to building most things out of wood straight lines are simple and inexpensive to create while incorporating curves can increase complexity expense and waste.