A bit of shade on a hot summer day.

Here are a few images of a pergola that I built this week in Fayetteville.  It's about 12' x 12' at the base, and the back corner had to be worked in with the clipped corner of the deck.  There are double posts in that corner, and the lattice ends in an open pattern, short of that corner.  It was a bit of a head scratcher to get that right, but I think it turned out well.

The existing rail posts were really uniquely done.   Running down, and bolting into the skirt-board/rim joist is a 2x4, and then spaced about an 1 1/2" forward of that is another 2x4 that rests on the deck itself.  Joining them are 1x4's that were spanning the gap and used to frame out the section of spindles.  The homeowner was having a bit of trouble with them pulling free as they were joined with only finish nails.  Fortunately for this add-on though, the 4x4 post fit perfectly into the void, once I removed the interior 2x4.  Then after it was done, I modified the top railing to fit around the new extended posts.  Once it dries and can be stained, I think it will look as though it was always a part of the deck.