This was the best decision I've ever made! We have a very narrow deck behind out house. It gets tons of sun which also shines through the french doors into our dining area. Being an old Key West house, there is nothing straight or plumb.
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The deck is a bit narrower at one end. The roof line drops a bit from one end to the other. There were gutters to consider and wall sconces. We had to have a perfect fit because we have a fence on two sides. Yikes! we thought.
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But we gave all this impossible information to Fred and he crafted the perfect pergola. We went with an awning, too, to get maximum shade. It meant we could skip window treatments on the french doors and just pull the outside awning for shade.
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We installed before Hurricane Irma. Our only concession to the storm was to take down the canvas pieces, which is easy to do. The pergola itself was fine. After 2 years, it looks brand new and we enjoy it every day.
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As I mentioned, we discovered measurement differences as we went along and Fred adjusted every time we found another problem. It was simple to do on our part and he was very responsive. The pergola was shipped on schedule.
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The long pieces are about 25' long, so the crate was long and fairly heavy. The delivery driver wouldn't help unload but we had a handy man and his helper here to get the crates off the truck and uncrate. There were crates to dispose of after.
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I wish this review would let me share more than 1 photo because the deck is amazing now!
