Standard Pergola Height
If a pergola has an eight foot head clearance the beams will bring the height up to nine feet then the rafters will total about 10 feet high.
Standard pergola height. A pretty standard pergola height to length ratio of 1 1 618 is a good place to start. Once you ve decided on the size pergola you re ordering you ll choose the height of your posts. The size of the pergola is up to you but i would suggest staying a foot or so below your eaves with the height of the structure. We offer posts with standard lengths of 8 feet 10 feet and 12 feet and can customize post lengths upon request.
With no post on the wall side the attached version of the same kit would have the same overall measurement of 13 x19 but with an outside wall. In general keep the size of the structure in proportion with the size of your home otherwise iot could make your home look smaller answered by chason arthur 9 years ago. This is quite easy to draw out on graph paper or with a basic computer program. When placed close to a building the stature of the pergola will either be the level of a joist second floor level or taller when sheltering an entryway.
For example if the desired height for the top of the pergola roof is the typical 8 ft or 96 inches then start off with a length of 155 inches or 96 x 1 618 155. Once you have the pergola square footage finalized you ll want to decide on the height we recommend choosing an 8 foot high pergola for most designs but recommend increasing it to 9 feet high if you want to include lighting or ceiling fan accessories. Now for the height of a standard pergola roof.