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The Back Home Newsletter presents free building plans, videos and woodwork projects from a variety of sources. It also covers inexpensive blueprints, do-it-yourself kits and easy-to-use design/build software. Most importantly, it focuses on buildings and projects that are simple and inexpensive to build and to maintain.

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Build a pergola like this yourself.

A pergola could shade and cool your deck or patio. It would also make an elegant accent and focal point in your landscape - like a gazebo, but simpler and less expensive to build and to maintain.

Many home centers, nurseries and lumber yards sell prefabricated pergola kits in wood and vinyl-coated aluminum. You’ll also find some nice ones listed in the “Backyard Structures” section of the Country Building Directory on our side bar.

But, you might not need to order a kit. If you’re handy with tools, you can save some money and get a great deal of satisfaction by building your own pergola. For the size of the structure and the visual impact it adds to your backyard, it’s actually one of the easiest and least expensive woodwork projects you can take on.

Downloadable plans are available in in fourteen different sizes, from 8′x10′ up to 16′x16′. They include easy-to-read building plans, step-by-step building instructions, a materials list and large scale framing details. The plans include two different design levels so you can build your pergola fancy or fancier still.

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