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Originally Posted by Mars
Ok...the notched 2x6 is bolted through the 2x10 fascia board. The fascia board is attached to every roof joist on the opposite side shown with 10 screws in a saddle hurricane tie. On every joist. I'll have to get a pic for approval...believe me its bomber. Then through bolted 3 times, plus I have 3" decking screws coming through in between the hurricane ties, and between all the slots in the 2x6. The roofing overhang can't be more than 18".
The boards running from the house are 2x8 redwood, and are screwed twice with 3-1/2" decking screws into the fascia and ledger at the notches. Screws aren't visible from below.
If I have to in the future, it would be easy to put 2 more posts by the house, and a new beam to remove the roof attachment, but I don't think I'm going to need to. The span from the house to the posts is about 9', and post to post is about 14' for scale. The lowest point of the big beams are 7-8", and the main boards from the house will sit at 8'-2" or so.
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OK I'm home.
Nicely done.
What worries me: If it rains at all the water is gonna run right off the roof and track down the pergola, and it will get badly stained by the runoff. AND water is going to get into the fascia board, joists, etc. and ruin everything in the vicinity. I have no idea of your rain schedule there, so maybe it's not an issue at all. If I did something like that here the whole wall would be rotten in a year.