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What is an Attached Lean-To Pergola?
It is simply a pergola or an arch that has one side of the supports missing. The house, or other garden structure, serve to support it on one side so that it appears as an extension to that structure.
Uses of an attached pergola, entry pergola or pergola
porch might include a car port, a patio pergola, a log store, an
outside porch, a utility area or a garden seating area.
Build Your Own or Buy A Pergola Kit
If you'd like to have a go at building your own lean-to pergola, you can find step-by-step plans here.The attached pergola plans can be fully adapted to fit any situation and come with 18 free rafter tail templates to make your lean-to pergola a truly unique structure.
Pergola Kits
There are some wonderful attached pergola kits available that can transform a porch, house wall or garden wall, coming in different styles to suit a range of purposes.A traditional patio pergola can be seen here, which is simple, yet very suitable as an attractive seating area.
Another option is made by
Grange which is actually classed as a car port, although it can be used
for many purposes and situations. Its long length makes it ideal for
down the side of a house, long garden wall or used as an entranceway or
car port.
The advantage of this attached pergola kit is that it
comes with different length posts, depending on whether you are
installing it in the ground, using post anchors, or bolt-down anchors
for patios.
Other great products are the Contemporary Patio Pergola and the Grange
Dragon Patio Pergola, which are ideal as an entranceway or porch, the
Dragon Patio Pergola being an Asian-inspired pergola, with turreted
pagoda style rafters.
Both attached pergolas can act
as a porch entranceway or a patio pergola. And very effective they look
too.
Here are two additional carport ideas...
Another pergola style that has been very popular this year is the pergola canopy. These are also called attached pergola awnings...
The first is made in wood and the other is an aluminium pergola. Both pergolas are attached to the house, creating an ideal patio area.
Using Plants
What about a few climbers for the posts? Creating a colourful display can be inexpensive and easy to achieve, yet can be simply stunning, especially with the choice of plants that are available these days.
Even if the pergola is intended as a utility
area, it can still be made to look like an attractive feature in your
outdoor space.
Take a look at other pergola
pictures and pergola
ideas for inspiration. Make your garden a useful and
interesting place to relax.
