Santa Rosa Pergola Project

This redwood pergola takes shape over a backyard deck in Santa Rosa, built post-and-beam and tied directly into the house. Post and beam construction puts the weight-bearing work into square-cut redwood posts and beams, not stud framing dressed up to look structural. The corner joints tell the story. Each beam meets its neighbor with a mitered cut, squared and fitted so the grain lines run clean into the corner. That kind of joinery takes patience on the saw and precision on the layout — there's no trim to hide a bad cut. Attaching the pergola to the house means the connection has to be solid and framed to carry real load, not just sit there for looks. With the frame up and beams set, this Sonoma County pergola is ready for the next phase, giving the deck below defined structure and shade.