"BobS" wrote in message
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It's a 20-ish kid with the right saw(s). I have no clue if he is up
to
it or not, but if I supervise for quality control, we might be able
to get the job done. I can't really afford to pay a carpenter to
build me custom ones. The regular ones around here run $500 and up
apiece; only a carpenter would take on building to my specs. I've
had a couple of carpenters who didn't do things right. The really
good ones will charge a lot.

I may have to enlist others to help and do all or part of it myself.
My main concern is getting the proportions right. It looks like some
grooves may have to be routed.

Thanks for responding.



Suggest you do a Google search on "Pergola Plans" and either find some
free or low cost plans that may be close enough and then modify them
to suit your taste.

That is a good suggestion. I ran through several pages and they aren't
even close. I'll keep trying. I did a lot of searching on it about 3
years ago, too. Thanks. I did find a book and almost bought it, then
backed off. I have no way of knowing if there is anything close or not.
It's plans from 1926, but not just pergolas, which is about the era my
house was built. Maybe I can track that down at the library or a later
edition by the same author.

It is called "Practical Landscape Gardening" by Robert B. Cridland. I
found that in the newsgroup archives.


Bob S.