2 DIY Pergola Kits: Pleasing Cool Shade for 310 Sunny Days

Next to the Virgin River in Nevada there is on average 310 annual sunny days with temperatures reaching into the three digits in July. It took three independent attempts in a great struggle against the elements by persevering pioneers to settle in this desert area.

Today, it is an oasis with a rich heritage where even pomegranates, figs, cotton and raisins have been produced. What a great place to live with two timber frame pergola kits installed for cool shade over the patio and backyard swimming pool.

Pictured below is the swimming pool and home before installing a free-standing solid wood timber frame pergola kit and an attached pergola kit over the front patio.

A 14' x 24'  free-standing oversize DIY timber frame pergola kit installed for shade over the family swimming pool featuring two arched support beams on front and back, Crescent beam and rafter profiles and finished in the premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba timber stain.

A 30'3'' x 8' 34'3'' x 10 DIY timber frame attached oversize pergola kit installed for shade over patio featuring arched support beams, a wrapped roof on two sides and dovetails back of entryway, 10" x 10" posts, Crescent beam and rafter profiles, Classic knee braces and finished in the premium high-grade UV protective Rich Cordoba timber stain.