April Wilkerson adds a pergola to your deck or patio, including a roof and privacy screen for the ultimate outdoor oasis.

Building a pergola on a deck provides shade, shelter and privacy and the design can seamlessly connect with the surrounding backyard with the addition of trailing plants and vines. Softwoods ...

Eventually, I built a pergola around the deck with an overhead shade structure made of crisscrossing 2x10 beams, 2x8 rafters, 2x2 lattice strips, and an overhead screen.

Pergola plans are an enduring favorite in Popular Mechanics (we’ve been publishing them since the 1920s), and it’s easy to see why. The finished product is a blissful addition to any yard, a ...

According to South Australian-owned company Softwoods, which specializes in building quality outdoor structures, DIY pergola and decking kits have become increasingly popular among homeowners who ...

I own an apartment on the top floor of a Carroll Gardens brownstone. My apartment includes a private roof deck. The deck is a metal structure with some wooden decking. I would like to build a pergola ...

Labor makes up roughly 20% of the average pergola cost estimates throughout our guide. For custom pergolas, many homeowners opt to hire a deck designer because the work can be labor-intensive.