Nate The Great & The C.A.C. install a clear roof over pergola they built 7 months ago. As you see the #redwood #Pergola has aged very well without any stains or clear coats put on it.
In all due respect guys but this won't last. Our new Pergola is 20 x 14 that abutts the house. Instead of highly fragile polycarbonate we opted for a custom made 21 x 15 x 1/2" FULL SHEET plexiglass with a UV protection film ( discoloration ). Our drainage pitch from front to back was one inch with 16" OC shims placed/secured every 4 ft. with a 6" overhang for runoff. Used 1 1/2 inch galvanized screws with rubber grommet type washers to secure the panel to the 2 x 2's. We also used RAINX on the exposed side to repel any post rain water stains. We spent more money for the full sheet of plexiglass but in the long run, it was worth the investment. Still looks like new after 3 years! We're happy!!
Having a hard time finding a similar need. Did you purchase from a plastic wholesaler? Roofing pro? Curious as I cant fimd anything close to 21x25 for my pergola at a local hardware or Plastic store
Had the same patio pergola, panels turned yellow and funky, removed and bought grill and furniture covers and now i'm happy. Doesnt rain to much over here in buckeye.
Protect the furniture, but not the house? Wow! That water will ruin the wall and the foundation. You guys should have insisted that he reconsider that, because your names will be tied to the problem it's going to create. In fact, you guys could have created a pitch, so the water would run away from the house. Could've added a row of like 2x4, followed by a 2x3, then 2x2, to a 1x2 and so on.
Well I've been looking and looking for a video about how to get a pitch on my level pergola for the metal I'm wanting to install and I'm glad I seen your comment cause that's what I was thinking about doing. Thanks
@@davids5006Me too!! Ive spent all morning looking for solutions... My roof already has a gutter attached, so if i simply run a 2x4 closest to the house underneath the tack strips, then a 2x3, 2x2, etc, wont that be a good enough solution?
@@f00lishkl0wn funny timing lol I'm literally ripping 2x6 boards corner to corner and gonna screw it onto my already existing rafters to get my drop.. recommended by several people who do it for a living... There is few videos on TH-cam of it being done that way. Good luck
Wow, I love the redwood pergola and the clear corrugated roof is perfect and an absolute must have! I want one like this for my future home...either a tiny home, shipping container home, park model home or cabin home (not sure yet what my home is going to be) and the only thing I want different is to have the pergola to be slightly slanted so that rain water can run to the outside and not pool up on the clear roof.
My experience is that the clear, transparent roofing gets brittle in 2 years and hail will bust it up. The solid color panels last a long time and are very strong..
why not build up the supports to have a small slope to the yard? Seems like a big oversight for such a small amount of extra time and money. If its dead level water could go to unwanted areas.
Aren't you supposed to drill a hole a bit bigger than the fastener before you insert the fastener? This is to allow for expansion and contraction of the panels, otherwise they buckle.
Yikes. It appears as though it has a small slope headed back go the house. Why not add a few shims anyway to add a slope for better customer service? Hope this isn't the case. Looks nice
Even though my pergola is level that's how my pergola is I ran 2x6 from 6 at the back to 3 in in the front cut it on an angle so it's like a long shim then put the coordinated panels up works like a charm you should have did something I'm not knocking your work but water is a dangerous thing it can cause so many problems, I'm afraid of is the water is going to sit up there and go through all the seams and drip down on your customers head in his new grill. Other than that you're pergola is gorgeous did a great job. I hope this helps it's really easy to install the way I explained it. 👍
There is polycarbonate that is used on buildings, come in a roll. I've had it on a roof deck in the Philippines 15 plus years, no breakdown. The material is attached with a rubber grommet on the bottom and silicone on the top of the fastener. The silicone has to be checked every 3-6 months but no other problems such as cracking, discoloration. My deck design has held up to years of typhoons and rainy seasons. Let us know how long this lasts as I think it might be a couple years of life, similar to a good tarp system.
Due to camera perspective, I initially thought you had a crowned roofline, and that your house side edge was draining into the eavestrough. When you said the roof was flat and I didn't see anything for the roof to drain into, I have to say ... doesn't look well thought through.
Nice job but don't use the clear roofing! Did the same exact thing and the temperature underneath the pergola increased by about 10 - 20 Degrees this summer vs previous ones! Don't do it unless you want to be super hot during the summer. As specially with a pergola at a lower or same height as the house with minimum chance for the heat to escape. I'm removing our clear panels and need to think of a better cover 🤔
Why build patios without at least 1 to 2 inches of slopes for a possible future covering? Be it a plywood or any kind of trap or in your case corrugated panels?
Looking fabulous! Did you stain it? I built one this summer and stained. Putting roof up this weekend) getting it from Home Depot 😀 some days I come there three times a day 😂
What about where the Pergoia meets the house? Will it leak there? I have always had a problem with that. Doesn't it need something over where it meets siliconed in to stop that ever-irritating drip where the two planes meet?
I already have allumawood roof like this and I want to protect the furnitures from rains. Can I install these clear roofing directly over the allumawood? If so, which screws should I use? If not, do I have to install 2x4 over the allumawood and what screws for the installation? TIA.
It’s not really a concern for us but could be for you, we built it without any intention of roofing it. But a year later he wanted it roofed. It doesn’t rain much here in Arizona and the homeowner signed off of no pitch
It's going to be a problem you always need to slope any type of roof away from the property personally I would have never agreed to do it without pitching those panels
Hey guy just curious to what a job like that would cost per square foot iam about to do a 12 x 14‘ pergola and I’m an honest man and I don’t ever want to overcharge my customer so that’s why I’m asking you guys but I have never been able to find anything on pricing these so any information would help I don’t want to overcharge my customers of course, but I don’t wanna cut myself so please help thanks
What kind size are the screws that you guys use for this polycarbonate panels? Do the screws go through the plastic brackets and into the wood? Or just to the plastic is fine?
Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing. www.homedepot.com/p/Teks-9-x-1-in-Steel-External-Hex-Head-Washer-Sharp-Point-Roofing-Screws-120-Pack-21400/100128842
@@everythingresidential I live in Rhode Island which is one hour from Boston, so is basically the same weather, what if I put a good pitch so the snow slides off?
This was built years ago, also customer just wanted something thrown onto his pergola and when we originally built the pergola he never wanted a roof on it so we built it level. Months later he wanted a roof on it and he was made aware that there will be problems from this and the customer didn’t care.
How do you cut the corrugated clear roofing to the size of the pergola. I had this corrugated on the pergola moving in to my home. Over time it breaks down due to sun exposure and with wind etc it blew up and broke pieces. I need to replace the corrugated and I’ll be doing it by myself. Just need to know how to cut it.
Can’t believe the roofing material was not slanted downward away from the house and use a gutter to protect the chairs from water??? There’s nothing cheap about water damage going into a house?? I really hope people don’t follow this, you should probably take it down, it just shows such a high level of incompetence.
@@everythingresidential imagine listening to a customer, that’s not trained 😂 and then doing it anyway 😂 Thats a bit like a dad letting a 10 year old drive, cos the kid wanted to 😂🙄
In all due respect guys but this won't last. Our new Pergola is 20 x 14 that abutts the house. Instead of highly fragile polycarbonate we opted for a custom made 21 x 15 x 1/2" FULL SHEET plexiglass with a UV protection film ( discoloration ). Our drainage pitch from front to back was one inch with 16" OC shims placed/secured every 4 ft. with a 6" overhang for runoff. Used 1 1/2 inch galvanized screws with rubber grommet type washers to secure the panel to the 2 x 2's. We also used RAINX on the exposed side to repel any post rain water stains.
We spent more money for the full sheet of plexiglass but in the long run, it was worth the investment. Still looks like new after 3 years! We're happy!!
Sir, where did you get the custom Plexiglass panel ?
And how much did it cost?
@@SergioLopez-jo9tg Two panels + ridge cap + fasteners cost $150 Canadian.
Having a hard time finding a similar need. Did you purchase from a plastic wholesaler? Roofing pro? Curious as I cant fimd anything close to 21x25 for my pergola at a local hardware or Plastic store
This is gonna be a water nightmare. Pretty pergola. I like the material
Mine was done that way , but the water got between the parkola and the house and rots the wood
CONCRETE WALLS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE CONCRETE WALLS AND NO GUTTERS. NO ISSUES WITH RAIN DOWN THE WALLS
@@leelunk8235 Just mildew problem. This house is stucco. Concrete gets water damage also. Just wait.
@@hargisP2 NAH ALL THESE HOUSES HERE ARE BLOCK WITH NO GUTTERS
Had the same patio pergola, panels turned yellow and funky, removed and bought grill and furniture covers and now i'm happy. Doesnt rain to much over here in buckeye.
And our seating area got 10 - 20 degrees hotter with these clear panels. Don't do it!
BOUGHT BBQ GRILL?
WHAT U MEAN? U LOST ME
Protect the furniture, but not the house? Wow! That water will ruin the wall and the foundation. You guys should have insisted that he reconsider that, because your names will be tied to the problem it's going to create. In fact, you guys could have created a pitch, so the water would run away from the house. Could've added a row of like 2x4, followed by a 2x3, then 2x2, to a 1x2 and so on.
I was going to say the same.
Well I've been looking and looking for a video about how to get a pitch on my level pergola for the metal I'm wanting to install and I'm glad I seen your comment cause that's what I was thinking about doing. Thanks
@@davids5006Me too!! Ive spent all morning looking for solutions... My roof already has a gutter attached, so if i simply run a 2x4 closest to the house underneath the tack strips, then a 2x3, 2x2, etc, wont that be a good enough solution?
@@f00lishkl0wn funny timing lol I'm literally ripping 2x6 boards corner to corner and gonna screw it onto my already existing rafters to get my drop.. recommended by several people who do it for a living... There is few videos on TH-cam of it being done that way. Good luck
That’s what the homeowner wanted. They even said it at the end
Wow, I love the redwood pergola and the clear corrugated roof is perfect and an absolute must have! I want one like this for my future home...either a tiny home, shipping container home, park model home or cabin home (not sure yet what my home is going to be) and the only thing I want different is to have the pergola to be slightly slanted so that rain water can run to the outside and not pool up on the clear roof.
you should check out allumawood. will never rot and looks great.
Awsome wood work. Love the color.
Thank you!
It’s badass ! Great craftsmanship. I’m a finish carpenter and very picky. Nice detail work 😊
Gotta add spacers near the house so water drips away from the house
Water nightmare. But pretty woodwork and I like the product for the roof
true, we informed the homeowner about no pitch and he doesn't care. and thank you!
My experience is that the clear, transparent roofing gets brittle in 2 years and hail will bust it up. The solid color panels last a long time and are very strong..
why not build up the supports to have a small slope to the yard? Seems like a big oversight for such a small amount of extra time and money. If its dead level water could go to unwanted areas.
Not to mention heavy rain, hail or snow will settle there putting extra weight to something that was not designed to do so.
Great job. Looks clean.
Nice. Needed a cover to protect our 50” tv that we mounted on the ZeboZAP tv mount.
Aren't you supposed to drill a hole a bit bigger than the fastener before you insert the fastener? This is to allow for expansion and contraction of the panels, otherwise they buckle.
you could be right! we don't do these for projects for living as we specialize in a lot larger projects.
Why not shim it and give it a little slope
That's exactly what I was thinking. They'll have to go back and redo it. lol
Same here
Yikes. It appears as though it has a small slope headed back go the house. Why not add a few shims anyway to add a slope for better customer service?
Hope this isn't the case.
Looks nice
We built it originally for no roofing and the homeowner wanted us to throw on a roof. But good advice for next time!
A professional builder did this😂
Even though my pergola is level that's how my pergola is I ran 2x6 from 6 at the back to 3 in in the front cut it on an angle so it's like a long shim then put the coordinated panels up works like a charm you should have did something I'm not knocking your work but water is a dangerous thing it can cause so many problems, I'm afraid of is the water is going to sit up there and go through all the seams and drip down on your customers head in his new grill. Other than that you're pergola is gorgeous did a great job. I hope this helps it's really easy to install the way I explained it. 👍
Think you could have packed under the former’s that support the sheet to create pitch if enough space to hook under tiles. Nice job 👍 I
There is polycarbonate that is used on buildings, come in a roll. I've had it on a roof deck in the Philippines 15 plus years, no breakdown. The material is attached with a rubber grommet on the bottom and silicone on the top of the fastener. The silicone has to be checked every 3-6 months but no other problems such as cracking, discoloration. My deck design has held up to years of typhoons and rainy seasons. Let us know how long this lasts as I think it might be a couple years of life, similar to a good tarp system.
These panels are made of polycarbonate as well
Due to camera perspective, I initially thought you had a crowned roofline, and that your house side edge was draining into the eavestrough. When you said the roof was flat and I didn't see anything for the roof to drain into, I have to say ... doesn't look well thought through.
The wind blew everything off!
F5. TORNADO WONT BUDGE IT
Can you provide a link in the description to those flexible support strips? Thank you for posting your work!
They sell these at every Home Depot or lowes
Nice job but don't use the clear roofing! Did the same exact thing and the temperature underneath the pergola increased by about 10 - 20 Degrees this summer vs previous ones! Don't do it unless you want to be super hot during the summer. As specially with a pergola at a lower or same height as the house with minimum chance for the heat to escape. I'm removing our clear panels and need to think of a better cover 🤔
Did you come up with a better idea?
Why build patios without at least 1 to 2 inches of slopes for a possible future covering? Be it a plywood or any kind of trap or in your case corrugated panels?
that's a great idea, we will now be asking or customer if they want to do that. so many small details in this construction industry.
It’s kind of dumb, i thought that would be assumed
Looking fabulous! Did you stain it? I built one this summer and stained. Putting roof up this weekend) getting it from Home Depot 😀 some days I come there three times a day 😂
What about where the Pergoia meets the house? Will it leak there? I have always had a problem with that. Doesn't it need something over where it meets siliconed in to stop that ever-irritating drip where the two planes meet?
Most likely won’t be a repeat customer the first time it rains and water is pouring down the door and side of the house.
Not enough incline
YOU'RE FIRED
I would assume you mean decline, but yep homeowner asked for a roof a year after we built it. If you watched the video
Whats the name of the new strip that you are using that you are screwing the panels to?
Good Job !…I’m about to Do this out in Gold Canyon,unfortunately it’s on an Aluminum Pergola Tho🤣
Alumna wood! Great product and will never rot.
I already have allumawood roof like this and I want to protect the furnitures from rains. Can I install these clear roofing directly over the allumawood? If so, which screws should I use? If not, do I have to install 2x4 over the allumawood and what screws for the installation?
TIA.
The homeowner wants to protect the furniture but not the house having all that water draining back towards the house. 🤦🏾♂️
The pergola roof doesn’t appear to have a slope, is that not a concern?
It’s not really a concern for us but could be for you, we built it without any intention of roofing it. But a year later he wanted it roofed. It doesn’t rain much here in Arizona and the homeowner signed off of no pitch
It’s gonna be a problem, but I’m sure he discussed that with them.
It's going to be a problem you always need to slope any type of roof away from the property personally I would have never agreed to do it without pitching those panels
Notably the fastener product used comes in different elevations so that you can use it to create pitch. Simple solution.
Now its a greenhouse your will cook under 😂
Can something like this be done with a metal pergola? Maybe add spacers on one end for the water or snow to drain?
I Believe so, make sure it’s pitched and probably use screws made for metal but also make sure you alluma wood pergola can handle a snow load
Nice! I can’t find video of pergola ☹️
Do you have a link to those separators you put down before the roof covering??
What is the piece of plastic you used to secure the plastic covering.
Super👍👍
Nice work!!! What is the span of this from
Post to post?
Great video. What is the item called that matches the profile of the roof?
Hey guy just curious to what a job like that would cost per square foot iam about to do a 12 x 14‘ pergola and I’m an honest man and I don’t ever want to overcharge my customer so that’s why I’m asking you guys but I have never been able to find anything on pricing these so any information would help I don’t want to overcharge my customers of course, but I don’t wanna cut myself so please help thanks
Pitch! Strike out
That is not going to look pretty when it rains. Where is the gutter?
They don’t sell gutters in Arizona. They sell solar panels
@@everythingresidential they sell both I live in AZ stop the Cap
Will it turn yellow overtime?
It will eventually start to leak.
the law of entropy applies to everything.
@@myreonroberts4858 why so?
what about draining inclination
Please tell me how to keep the damn birds from sitting on top and crapping ALL OVER THE PLACE
add some audio chirpers to repel birds
Hello! Are those 1x4 purlins? How far apart are they and how far apart are those strips per purlin? I'm trying to do the same project for only a 4x9
hello can you put those materials for building the roof, link in here. thank you.
Do you guys sell the materials ?
What kind size are the screws that you guys use for this polycarbonate panels? Do the screws go through the plastic brackets and into the wood? Or just to the plastic is fine?
Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.
www.homedepot.com/p/Teks-9-x-1-in-Steel-External-Hex-Head-Washer-Sharp-Point-Roofing-Screws-120-Pack-21400/100128842
Can you build this exact pergola cover in a state where it snows?
@@piccini51 probably depends if you live in Boston or Tahoe. A lot of snow would probably crush this little guy
@@everythingresidential I live in Rhode Island which is one hour from Boston, so is basically the same weather, what if I put a good pitch so the snow slides off?
No rubber lining or even outdoor caulk along the house end?
This was built years ago, also customer just wanted something thrown onto his pergola and when we originally built the pergola he never wanted a roof on it so we built it level. Months later he wanted a roof on it and he was made aware that there will be problems from this and the customer didn’t care.
So what are the little plastic bumper things exactly? Like what purpose do they serve?
Proper and consistent spacing and alignment of panels installed across pergola
Right, so your customer is rich
How do you cut the corrugated clear roofing to the size of the pergola. I had this corrugated on the pergola moving in to my home. Over time it breaks down due to sun exposure and with wind etc it blew up and broke pieces. I need to replace the corrugated and I’ll be doing it by myself. Just need to know how to cut it.
Or is there a better material to do the roof with? Metal, etc.
Look on TH-cam
How does it perform over time? Any comment on durability?
Did the exact same thing and the seating area got 10 - 20 degrees hotter with these clear panels. Don't do it!
Where’s the water gonna go? 😂
Can’t believe the roofing material was not slanted downward away from the house and use a gutter to protect the chairs from water??? There’s nothing cheap about water damage going into a house?? I really hope people don’t follow this, you should probably take it down, it just shows such a high level of incompetence.
We can’t believe it either, imagine a customer saying don’t slant it but we still want you to install it
@@everythingresidential imagine listening to a customer, that’s not trained 😂 and then doing it anyway 😂 Thats a bit like a dad letting a 10 year old drive, cos the kid wanted to 😂🙄
2:22 no
PITCH IT PLEASE.
Heading there right now
why did you not overlap the other roof to avoid a leak between the 2 roofs ?
I have a problem with the clear roofs - how do you keep them clean?
Power washer works well... if you don't have one you can always rent. I think $20 for 1hr homedepot
Lazy, just build some runners for slope!
What do you mean runners?
Happy customer until they get water damage from water not running off away from the house. Really? Are you guys licensed? NO.
We are licensed! Check out some of our other TH-cam videos!
This video shows you nothing lol just laying the roofing on top.
Who builds a roof with No Pitch??? 🤪🙄
Who asks a contractor for a pergola and then 6 months later asks to roof it?
Facepalm
Let's see the 5 Year Uodate