Recent content by Babystep7

Yeah, we did think about poly carb, the only thought was it wouldn't look as good as glass so to speak. But you are right, it would be much easier to fit. I tell you what though, that stuffs as expensive as glass. Literally £50 difference in it.

Hey Notch, I think this is what we may go for. Appreciate the reply. Thanks. Yeah, the glazing was an after thought, but we've not secured the corner brackets yet, so fall can be incorporated. Thanks, we definitely don't want a canvas roof.

Hi, I am hoping someone can advise. I've put a patio and pergola at the bottom of our garden and wanted to install a glass roof. We've spoken to our local glass supplier and they've advised using aluminium glazing rafters. But I'm not sure this will look that great from the front or from the...

So, we've gone back to the shortlisted garden designs and ( I think) we've decided on doing a 3.8m x 3m pergola. So, it's still a reasonable size, but hopefully won't cause too much sag. I've been looking on a website called uk-timber. They look pretty reasonable and will do custom cuts and...

Hi, thanks for the reply. Yeah, that's my worry. Do you think 3.5m x 2.5m would be more suitable?

Hi all, I'm about to build a pergola in our garden and am scratching my head a bit regarding the max span length I can do, before it sags. And also the jointing method to use for the top frame. My Wife's quite specific on what she likes and the one she's settled on is 4.5m x 2.5m. This will have...