Santa Rosa Pergola Project

This Santa Rosa project paired a Trex composite deck with a gable-style pergola built to match its scale. The roof structure uses slatted rafters running to a ridge, giving the space real shade and shadow play without closing it in. Underneath, composite deck railing ties the whole structure back to the house. The beams tell the real story here. We're talking 6x6 and 6x10 redwood, sized to carry the gable roof and span the deck without intermediate posts breaking up the view. Beams that size don't go up by hand. Lifting, positioning, and aligning them square took equipment and a full crew working in sync, especially at the ridge where the rafters had to meet clean on both sides. The result is a pergola that reads as one solid structure, not a kit assembled on site. Redwood beams this size age well and hold their line for years, which matters when the whole point of a pergola is to be looked at from below. For homeowners in Sonoma County weighing a similar outdoor living upgrade, this is what it looks like when the framing gets the same attention as the finish.