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Walk through a real pergola plan

12×10 cedar pergola — 4-post pergola with rafters and optional slats. Move through the four screens the way you would on your own job: the drawing, what to buy, what to cut, and how to build it. Estimates only, never a quote.

The plan

Your dimensions become a scaled framing drawing plus the headline numbers.

Footprint
12×10 ft
Post
6x6 cedar
Height
8 ft
Rafter spacing
16"
Slats
yes
Area
120 sqft
Top view · view from above12' × 10' · 120 sq ft
← 12 ft →← 10 ft →

Key

  • Concrete footing × 20 bagsConcrete in the ground under each post
  • Post × 4Upright post holding up the beams
  • Beam × 2Heavy boards on top of the posts
  • Rafter × 11Boards resting across the beams
  • Shade slat × 53Thin boards across the top of the rafters for shade

How to read this: the drawing is to scale but not to the inch. Always measure your real site before cutting — these are estimates only, not a construction document.

Plan it. Price it. Build it.

Put in your own dimensions and every screen you just saw regenerates for your yard.