My boring input on your entire dilemma is that it's probably difficult to achieve something that looks acceptable from a design perspective. I would definitely build a square pergola construction around your sofa and then put a plastic roof on top of it. The easiest way is then to take down the plastic roof in late autumn and place them as a roof cover over your sofa and then a tarpaulin around everything. The lovely thing about a pergola is that you create a "room" on your patio which makes it feel like you are naturally in a "sofa room" and outside you are in a "sunbathing deck chair room" etc. The downside of a pergola is that you get 4 posts. But keep thinking about your ideas. Good luck!
I have that idea as plan B. But don't quite want to abandon my first wish yet...
I'm working on some drawing here... Could this possibly hold?
I'm thinking of a pergola construction, without the posts.
I'll skip the roof, but put up a sailcloth in the summer.
Regardless of what beam you place across everything, it will look terribly ugly. You only need a post in the "corner," and you'll have a much sleeker and more attractive construction. Alternatively, place bearing beams diagonally on top of the posts and roof rafters on that. See attached messy image
No matter what beam you put across everything, it will look terribly ugly.
You only need a pole in the "corner" for a much sleeker and nicer construction.
Alternatively, place diagonal load-bearing beams on top of the poles and roof rafters on that.
See the attached sketchy picture
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That was not a bad idea at all!
THAT might even fit better with the execution of the rest of the build!
I thought of another solution where the rafters fan out like a handheld fan from the corner post behind the sofa. It could be stylish and you avoid having to place rafters between the posts.
I thought of another solution where the roof joists fan out from the corner post behind the sofa. It could look cool and you can avoid placing beams between the posts
I think it will be the aesthetics that decide
45x120 studs, you can have the longest one in a thicker dimension 45X145.
Beams 45x140 for the inner short one and 45x190 for the outer one, that way you also get a slight slope on the roof
Just a rough idea, but it should only be a fabric roof it needs to hold up
Yes, I can definitely use different dimensions to get the slope.
But the question is if I should perhaps settle for a larger dimension on the longest bearer only, so I get the slope backward towards the corner.
If I use a larger dimension on the longest rule as well, I also get a slope towards the sides.
That might facilitate drainage though...but I’ll end up with more water running down onto the deck than if I only tilt it backwards.
An alternative is the opposite...so the water runs towards the center, then back.
I think it will be more the aesthetics that decide
45x120 rafters, you can have the longest in a heavier dimension 45X145.
Bearers 45x140 the inner short one and 45x190 the outer one, then you also get some slope on the roof
Just roughly sketched, but it should only be a fabric roof it needs to support
Offering a quick sketch...
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