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Title: pergola rafter centres
Post by typical.me on Aug 1^st, 2005, 1:07am

Sorry to bug you again!!
Anyone any advice on centres for rafters on this to keep in symmetary?
8'x6' pergola
4"x4" x8' uprights
6"x2" rafters
rafters will be running the 8' length
thanx for yor previous info
mick

Title: Re: pergola rafter centres
Post by JerryD on Aug 1^st, 2005, 9:04pm

400 centres looks about right but you'll have to work this out with the actual size you have. Start measuring out from the centre to get even measurements at each end.

Remember at the centre you can either have a rafter or the centre of a gap.

Hope you understand :-/