Lean-To Pergola Materials List

Several options may be listed. Choose any that are within your budget. (If you can afford DeWalt, Makita or Hitachi tools, go for those - DeWalt being the best.)

Look in the Clearance section, where they have items listed that are not available through their other pages, as you can get some great bargains here, e.g drill bit sets and tubs of screws.

Tools:

• Tape Measure
• Step Ladder
• Workbench
• Post Level
• Spirit Level
• Mallet
• Hammer
• Hand Saw
• Builders Square
• Sledgehammer
• Chisel
• Combi Drill (for drilling wood and masonry)
• Drill Bit Set - 2mm - 8mm bits (for wood and masonry)
• Spanner

Optional:

• Extension Reel
• RCD Safety Plug
• Reciprocating Saw
• Jigsaw - for cutting curved rafter tails
• Screwdriver Set
• Marking Paint

Materials:

• 2 (4” by 4”) square posts x 8' (10' if concreting in)
• 10 (6” by 1 1/2”) rafters x (3m) lengths (1 for the cross braces)
• 2 (4" by 4") Fence Post Spike (Metpost)
• Fence Spike Driving In Tool
• Screws - Turbo Ultra 4.5mm x 60mm
• Fischer Nylon Hammerfix 8 x 100mm (minimum)
• 2 Round Head General Purpose Coach Bolts - M8 x 110mm
• Flat Washers - A4 Stainless Steel M8
• Clear Preservative

Optional:

For standard screw fixings to ledger board:

• Fischer Original Nylon Plugs 4.5-6mm (for 8mm hole)
• Screws - Turbo Ultra 6mm x 100mm (minimum)
• Wood Stain/Wood Colour/Coloured Wood Preservative/Exterior
• Wood Paint

If you don't already have these step-by-step plans, you can read about them here.

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