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Field Sheet · V6

Timber Pergola Project

7000 × 3000 mm single-slope pergola. The platform is complete; this sheet covers the superstructure. 5 front + 2 side posts on independent concrete footings, fixed to the deck. The rear is tied to the wall with a ledger.

7000 mmwidth
3000 mmdepth
2880 → 2184rear → front height
13°roof slope
7posts (5 front + 2 side)

Overview.

The system logic: two separate load paths. Heavy load (roof + wind) goes down the posts to independent concrete footings; light load (platform) to the 60×130 frame.

Ready

Ground platform complete. 10 cm concrete + 15 cm aerated concrete (AAC) + 60×130 frame + 20×100 impregnated decking. This sheet does not touch it.

Superstructure

  • 5 front + 2 side posts (100×100) + independent concrete footing
  • 2 × front beam (100×200, spliced at the centre post @3500)
  • 1 × wall beam / ledger (60×130, at rear)
  • 13 × rafter (50×100, 600 c/c) + 2 rows of mid-rail
  • ~21 m² polycarbonate (10 mm UV)
Critical decision

Posts sit on independent concrete footings; no load bears on the aerated concrete. Aerated concrete is non-structural; a post's point load would crush it. For each post: a pit at the deck edge → concrete → embedded U-base. Where a post is adjacent, it is side-screwed to the 60×130 frame (lateral stability).

Bozburun seafront: the real risk is wind uplift. With 5 front posts there are fewer hold-down points, so corner braces + the top connection chain (hurricane tie / joist hanger) are more critical. The slope stays at 13° — leaves/water run off easily, and the ~1984 clearance under the front beam still gives a workable passage.

Plan view.

Top-down view. 5 front posts at equal 1750 centres, splice at the centre post @3500. Ledger on the rear wall (no post).

HOUSE WALL ledger 60×130 (2 pieces) — NO post at rear mid-rail 50×100 (prevents buckling) mid-rail 50×100 front beam 100×200 — piece 1 piece 2 side postside post centre post @3500 = front beam splice 1750175017501750 7000 (width) · 3000 (depth) front post (5) side post (2) beam / ledger rafter (13) mid-rail
Plan — 5 front + 2 side posts, 13 rafters + 2 mid-rails

Front elevation.

Front view. 5 posts at exactly equal 1750 centres, beam splice at the centre post @3500.

DECK (existing) front beam 100×200 — piece 1 piece 2 polycarbonate front edge (slope rises to rear) 1750175017501750 7000 (c/c) · front height 2184 centre post @3500 = beam splice (steel plate) post 100×100 (5 front) beam 100×200 U-base
Front elevation — 5 posts at equal 1750 centres

Side elevation.

Side view. Slope 13°: rear 2880 → front 2184. Beam and ledger appear here in section.

HOUSE WALL DECK (existing) water → ledger 60×130 (section)M12 to wall · no post at rear rafter 50×100 (on slope) 10 mm polycarbonate mid-rail (point in section) front beam 100×200(section) front post side post (centre)top sits on the rafter 2880 (rear) 2184 (front) 3000 (depth) · slope 13°
Side elevation — slope 13°, beam & ledger in section

Posts & footings.

Each post sits on an independent concrete footing. No load bears on the aerated concrete.

existing ground / firm base concrete footing25×25×30 cm embedded U-base post 60×130 (deck frame) side screw where adjacent → post load ↓ to concrete
Post base — independent concrete footing, bypasses the aerated concrete

Footing detail

Roof system.

Front beam

100×200 yellow pine, 2 pieces (4 m each). Splice over the centre post (@3500). Steel splice plate + bolt, L bracket on top, hurricane tie underneath.

Rafters + mid-rail

50×100, 3 m, 600 c/c → 13 rafters, no splices. Against buckling, 2 rows of upright mid-rail (purlin) — the builder's suggestion, correct.

Ledger (wall beam)

60×130, 2 pieces, at rear. M12 chemical anchor to wall ~600 c/c. Rafters hung with joist hangers.

Polycarbonate

10 mm UV twin-wall, ~21 m². Channels run with the slope (house → front). Aluminium H + U profile, EPDM-sealed screws.

Slope 13° (23%) — leaves/water run off easily, ideal for twin-wall polycarbonate. Bottom end open (condensation drainage), top end taped.

Metal connections.

The unseen parts that hold everything together. All must be galvanised.

ItemWhereFunction
U-base (adjustable foot)Post base → footingLifts the post off the concrete; prevents rot + uplift
Hurricane tieRafter ↔ front beamLocks the rafter to the beam, against wind uplift
Joist hangerRafter ↔ ledgerHangs the rafter from the wall beam in a pocket
Steel splice plateFront beam splice @centre postJoins the two beam pieces
M12 chemical anchorLedger ↔ wallFixes the wall beam to the wall
Local hardware-store names (Turkish): U-base = "ayar ayaklı direk pabucu / kolon ayağı" · hurricane tie = "mertek bağlantı sacı / rüzgar kelepçesi" · joist hanger = "kiriş askı pabucu / U askı".

Material list.

Superstructure — net quantities, excluding waste.

ItemSizeQtyStatus
Post100×100 / 3 m7 (5 front + 2 side)on hand
Concrete footing25×25×30 cm7to pour
Front beam100×200 / 4 m yellow pine2to buy
Ledger60×1302 piecesto buy
Rafter50×100 / 3 m13to buy
Mid-rail50×100~4 pieces (2 rows)to buy
Cross-brace50×1004to buy
Polycarbonate10 mm UV twin-wall~21 m²+ H/U profile
U-basegalvanised, adjustable foot7to buy
Hurricane tiegalvanised~13to buy
Joist hangergalvanised~13to buy
Steel splice plate + boltfront beam splice1 setto buy
M12 chemical anchorledger~12to buy
Stainless/galvanised screwgeneralto buy
Dimensions assume 7000 centre-to-centre for the front beam. Once the outside-to-outside dimension is confirmed, the axis spacing will be updated together. Ø100 round poles are spare, for the garden/gazebo.

Assembly sequence.

Since the platform is ready, the superstructure is built in this order.