So you love your pergola, but the sun is too hot. Or it’s raining, and your pergola is getting soaked. You want to protect your pergola, but don’t know whether you can put a roof on a pergola. Don’t worry, I...

These days it seems everyone wants to have a covered patio. Many of these outdoor living spaces add to the resale value of homes. But pergolas might be the best option for some people. Pergolas can add a sense of sophistication...

Have you ever had a neighbour’s pergola built too close to your boundary and it’s starting to affect your property? Or have you ever wondered what the legal pergola height limit is? or you are wondering if there are bylaws regulating...

Gazebos have long been a staple of the English garden and are beloved for their ability to add elegance, romance, and colour to the landscape. They are an architectural triumph, blending beauty with function. However, many of us are still wondering...

Whether you are looking to build a pergola to provide shade to your patio or want one over your deck, one of the first questions to consider is what height should a pergola be? If you’re not sure how tall a pergola...

I’m typing this blog post sitting at a picnic table in the middle of my new gazebo. And it got me thinking, is a gazebo considered to be a permanent structure? When I started doing some research on the Internet, I...