Enjoy swimming and entertaining with the Old World look and feel of the romantic Renaissance style. Design Manager Shane Booth did an excellent job of gorgeously blending a traditional rustic timber style with the elegant Alpine Tuscany Style! The union of these two looks is fabulous! Awesome job, Shane. Tuscany Style ShadeScape® 8000 Series Pergola Kit ShadeScape® Type: Pergola Project Type: Freestanding Project Style: Traditional Wood Type: Douglas Fir Timber Size: 8000 Series Knee Brace Style: Classic Stain: Two Tone Stain Notes: Rich Cordoba Upper Post Stain: Alpine White Posts Beam Profile: Roosevelt Step Roof Size: 14x20 Footprint Size: 12x18 Btm of Support Beam: 8' Hardware: 4 Knife Plates Shipping and Job Schedule: 4-5 Weeks

To plant is to place or fix something into a specified position and often must be well thought out in advance. When setting or positioning a tree close to a home or facility, an important factor is to consider how tall it will grow, how far it will branch and root out. If the benefit of planting a tree is for the comfort of shade, a timber frame shade shelter kit will provide a protective canopy without any obstacles. Timber is temperature regulating just as trees are. Like a good shade tree, ShadeScape® canopy timber kits have a perfect light to shade ratio of 85%. The benefits of building a canopy with a ShadeScape® kit instead of a shade tree are: 1. No clearing tree limbs from overhead power lines and utilizes. 2. No strong winds [...]

Patented interlocking The Dovetail Difference® makes putting a kit together fast and easy and built to last with Old World Craftsmanship. It can be installed for you or it can easily install by yourself with the help of a friend.  ShadeScape® kits are for decks, covered patios, poolside shade to whatever you dream of to fit for each unique landscape. They can be free-standing or attached to a home or business. Today's featured ShadeScape® pergola kit was a project of Design Manager Mike Jenson for a backyard pool area that needed shade. The pergola is equipped with integrated outdoor power, the TimberVolt® Inferno power post. Many people are intrigued as to how we drill a hole through the entire length of such a long post. The actual process is pretty fascinating and requires a great deal of skill from an experienced timber wright [...]

Early American gives a solid, earthy appeal to a landscape and is extremely popular in our outdoor solid wood timber frame structures. It is a protective color that gives a sense of belonging. Today's featured project is a six-post 8000 Series ShadeScape® pergola, a design of Design Manager Brian Thompson. When contrasting a darker hue over a light background it creates more depth to a landscape; beautifully done. This DIY shade kit also has the TimberVolt® power post. Early American ShadeScape® 8000 Series 6 Post DFY Pergola Kit Outdoor Power: TimberVolt® Power Post Structure Type: Freestanding Structure Style: Traditional Wood Type: Douglas Fir Size of Timbers: 8000 Series Stain: Early American Beam Profile: Champion Knee Brace Style: Classic Roof Size Dimensions: 12' x 24' Footprint Size Dimensions: 10' x 22' Overall Structure Height: 11' Post Size: 8" [...]