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The couple added a wall built of shutters along one side of the covered outdoor seating area to create more private space
Step down to connect indoors and outdoors runs along length of house - also consider outdoor cooking in rain?
Above the two main beams that run perpendicular to the house, five sets of ipe 2-by-6s are bolted through the webbing of wide-flange beams that run in the opposite direction, parallel to the house. A proprietary clear finish made specifically for ipe was used to seal all the ipe in the project.
Around the pergola’s perimeter, 1¼-inch by 5½-inch ipe louvers are diagonally slotted into the ipe 2-by-6s so that they have room to move side to side, much like traditional window shutters were constructed. “This detail is critical to the longevity of the structure,” says Ginn. The steel beams and wood louvers move and experience thermal expansion at different rates. “By allowing the pieces to move differentially, stress that would otherwise damage the components is greatly reduced,” he says.
Wider stairs with lights
Benches with backs solid to spaced pavers
Single species for greater impact - taller grasses for movement
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