Outdoor Living Space Ideas

Outdoor Patio Ideas to Add to Your Backyard Design

If you're looking for new outdoor patio ideas for your backyard, take a look a some of the customer photos! There are many suggestions and features our customers have added that are worth considering as additions for your outdoor living space. Depending on your location, winter is great for patio planning and spring and summer are often the best times to put your plan into action.  It's never too late to get started purchasing the materials to spruce up your patio or deck!

Favorite Designs for Outdoor Patio Plans

Chosen by our blog followers, freestanding cedar pergola kits and cedar attached pergolas offer some unique outdoor patio ideas ranging from a patio cover connecting the indoor living room to a patio, to a poolside retreat. One of the top features in...

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 wood types. Western Red Cedar is a beautiful light amber color. It has a wonderfully appealing fragrance that adds another dimension to its qualities. Western red cedar is also highly resistant to decay, which makes it great for outdoor use. It is lightweight with close, even grain. It is...

Pergola Designs for Outdoor Rooms

No matter what sport or event you're into, take it easy and enjoy the atmosphere of your pergola in your new outdoor room. Whether it's the last stretch of a baseball game, the final seconds of a basketball match, or just unwinding in your outdoor space, we've got you covered. Kick back and relish in the excitement or reminisce about the great moments as you relax in your own outdoor sanctuary. Do you love the thrill of watching a live sporting event, but don't really care for the crowds and long lines? Or maybe you're more of a homebody who enjoys staying in for some peaceful indulgence. Whichever type of fan you are, the beauty of having a pergola is that it can become your own personal outdoor sanctuary where you...

Professional Pergola Installers Wanted

At Pergola Depot we pride ourselves on making our pergolas easy to assemble for the laymen, but some customers would still like to leave the job up to a professional. We get asked if we have pergola installers often in every area in the country. We do not offer this service, but we welcome applications from qualified contractors to join our network of professional installers across the country as a reference for our customers. For this reason we made an easy to use Pergola Installer/Service Provider Directory, where the customer will be able to punch in their state, and see all the installers within a certain radius of where they are. If you're a home improvement professional, handyman, handywoman, landscaper, builder, or contractor, and would like to receive references from our...