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Super Bowl Ready Tips for Outdoor Patio Party

If you're throwing together your outdoor patio party for the Super Bowl last minute (or you've been planning for months), 3 to-dos on the top of your checklist are the same: food, comfy seating, and games! Outdoor Patio Party Tips A chili cook-off is a fun way to involve guests and have plenty of hearty food for any size guest list. Allrecipes offers some recipes for champion chili that could be a winner! If you're interested in tried and true bowl game favorites,...

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Solid Wood Free Standing Patio Cover Ideas

Ideas for Free Standing Patio Covers If you've been browsing different patio cover kits to create a cover for your patio seating area, you may have found that your favorite is a solid wood patio cover that's freestanding or one that attaches to your house. Our free standing patio cover kits are the perfect choice if you're looking to create a little more shade in your backyard, or a beautiful outdoor room. We build our kits in Florida and ship for free...

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Outdoor Patio Ideas to Add to Your Backyard Design

This is a great reveal in our customer photos for January with outdoor patio ideas worth considering as additions for your outdoor living space. It's a good time to plan and purchase supplies for building a backyard patio or deck! Chosen by our blog followers, these freestanding cedar pergola kits and a cedar attached pergola in Florida offer some unique outdoor patio ideas ranging from a patio cover connecting the indoor living room to a patio, to a poolside retreat. One...

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Pergola Depot Awarded Best Of Houzz 2017

We're pleased to announce that Pergola Depot has been awarded "Best Of Customer Service" on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. Best Of Houzz awards are chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals. This is Pergola Depot's third Best Of Houzz award, following on from our 2015 and 2016 awards for Customer Service. We love our...

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Outdoor Patio Showcase for January

Here are a few favorite photos from our outdoor patio showcase with pergolas shown from coast-to-coast. Thank you to our customers for sharing their favorite photos! Pergola Depot pergola photos are always welcome and you can share them with us by email or by posting on our Facebook page.  

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Solid Wood Patio Cover Provides Shade

If you're lucky enough to be sitting in one of the sunniest spots in the lower 48 for winter sunshine, you might consider a solid wood patio cover to provide some shady relief from the afternoon heat. Historical national weather data shows that these 5 states rank in the top 10 for # of days of sunshine during those bleak winter months: Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, and Texas. This Arizona pergola kit shows off a beautiful way to incorporate the pool...

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Best Backyard Structure Wood Type for Severe Weather

Did you ever wonder what the best backyard structure wood type is if you live where the weather can be severe? Cedar is one of the best choices for wooden structures designed to withstand various types of severe weather. Pine is an excellent choice of wood also. Our pergola kits are made out of wood types that work very well for a sturdy outdoor structure - western red cedar and pressure treated pine. Here's a quick comparison of the two...

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Five Tips for a Party-Ready Pergola

Top five party-ready pergola tips to get your patio and pergola ready for a New Year's celebration are centered around making one of your favorite spaces your go-to spot before the ball drops at midnight. Courtesy of our fabulous customers, we've gathered a couple photos taken in warm and cold climates, so even if your temps might be inching toward (or below) freezing you can still enjoy time under your pergola! 1. Build a fire in your fire pit for some...

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Pergolas Designed for Year-round Enjoyment

Pergolas can be enjoyed 12 months out of the year if you live in a warmer climate like Florida without a lot of add-ons. But if you live in a climate that sees colder temps, you could consider placing it over a hot tub. Examples of customer pergolas shown here offer designs for year-round enjoyment, including a Florida pergola, a Michigan pergola, a Pennsylvania pergola, and a Nebraska pergola. Related Topics: When's the Best Season to Complete Your Patio Design?

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How to Incorporate Attached Cedar Pergola into Patio Design

You've got your patio planned, and materials chosen, and the project almost complete. Last feature of your patio design you'd like is a patio cover for your dining area. One customer incorporated this into their design by adding a cedar attached pergola to off the doorway that exits to their backyard patio. This design allowed for a little extra space on the end nearest the grill. This particular pergola is a Big Kahuna attached pergola kit made out of cedar. This...

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