Pergola Day 8

Started on the stringers today. At least I think they are called stringers... well that is what I am going to call them. Stringers are now the little boards that go on top of the pergola that do nothing as far as strength, but do break up the sun light a little. I had planned on placing a 1"x4" stringer every 12 feet, but I did not like the look of it, so I placed them a bit closer. This however caused me to run out of boards tonight, so that will require another trip to Lowe's. I feel like every time I walk in they should meet me at the door with an ice cold Dr Pepper and a steak... rib-eye medium rare!


Meagan started running a fever this morning with an upset stomach so I was down a helper. As you can see Josh was a great help tightening bolts and handing me boards. Shadow kept me company by laying under the ladder, catching any drill shavings in his fur. Pepper helped out by removing any cutoffs to the yard, where she would grind them into... well... lets just say mulch.