My Backyard Patio/Pergola

Doing a Happy dance this week because my

Patio/Pergola that I signed up for on the 15th of December

 is finally getting built. The deal was a couple of weeks for

 council approval and it would be built in early January...

 Yeah Right!!!!! I think he was Dreaming! Isn't it amazing

what these builders promise you to get you

 to sign on the dotted line......

Anyway Wednesday morning bright and early they arrived

 and unloaded all the necessary bits for the two solid roof parts,

 I so did not want to go to work because I love this sort of thing

 and would have happily been the trades assistant for the day....

 I am so sure they were glad I was driving out the drive....

Ha Ha...

With any project I love to take before and after pictures, since

the big tree was removed from the back of my house it has been

 very open and gets all the afternoon sun. A patio of some sort

 was always on the to do list and because of the tree removal

it is now happening sooner rather that later.....

I'll never get my new kitchen at this rate!!!!

 The area was already paved when I purchased the house

 and the gardens were there but a mismatched couple of beds

filled with all sorts of plants. I fixed those up when I first moved 

 2 years ago (Wow! I really can't believe I have lived here

2 years already) I am hoping that the plants will still do

 well under there.....

Must remember to water them as they won't get the rain.....

This is the driveway side, I am moving the water tank from

 there completely and it will be a solid roof that fits in the

 corner out to the existing sunroom with screening

 on the driveway side....

There's the "Studio" over the back nestled under

 a big old silver birch tree......

 My old neighbor Max calls it little house on the prairie......

This part here will be screened off for added privacy from

 the street, the BBQ and a bench will go under this section....

I am hoping to do something like this there, I have been saving

 this idea for just the right spot and I think I have found it....

I already have a few pieces of tin that I have collected and I

am on the hunt for some more unique pieces....

Before side view from the "Studio"

The start of the main solid roof going up, there will be two

solid roofs and an open pergola section on the driveway side,

 I plan on planting climbing plants to creep over it eventually.....

I would have liked to go with a timber set up but really don't

 want to be swinging off a ladder in 5 years painting it so I

 went with the Stratco type that I will never have to worry

 about maintenance wise....

The pergola section will have decorative ends like an

 old timber style one so should add some character, I didn't want

 just a big span line roof across the whole length of the

house and if it turns out how I have it envisioned,

I will be a very happy girl....

I ducked home at Lunch time on Wednesday and this is what

 greeted me as I walked around the side of the house....

Yay! excitement building here!!!!

The main roof is up held by support poles, I would have

thought the posts would have gone in first. I hope we don't

 get one of those storms that we have been having

 before they finish.....Eek!!!!

The gutters and side beams still need to be added to this part... 

This is how it looked yesterday when I walked around the side

 after work, it's a slow process because I am sure the builder

has triple booked himself with jobs and has contracted a

guy to complete this part for him.....

He has a couple more helpers today so I hope they get a bit

more productive cause I am sooooooooo impatient! Ha Ha...

So best go supervise, annoy, pester, check out

 how they are going today.....

They say "Good things come to those who wait"

 Don't they know I want it all and I want it now.....LOL!

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate