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12 x 12 Flat Top Attached Louvered Pergola
Getting Started
F
irst of
f,
all
o
w us t
o s
ay thank
you f
or the investment
y
ou have made in one
of our fi
n
e per
gola
kit
s. T
hi
s
k
i
t
is des
ign
ed
t
o b
e a
ssembled
and
i
nsta
lled
i
dea
lly by
tw
o people
w
i
th
b
a
s
ic ca
rpe
nt
ry
kn
o
wledge an
d
t
ools.
D
o
not
attempt alon
e, esp
ecially du
r
ing the installation stag
e. S
hould
y
ou decide t
o
moder
ately modify the dimensions of
your per
gola f
r
om the standa
rd
kit si
ze,
a c
ir
c
u
lar
s
aw
w
i
th
a
s
ha
rp f
in
e-
t
oo
th bla
de is
a
ll
that
is
n
eeded
t
o
cut
, s
ho
r
t
e
n
or
modify the vin
yl
c
ompo
nent
s.
When ass
embli
ng c
omp
on
e
nt
s p
lac
e o
n a
non-ab
r
as
i
v
e surf
ac
e (ie:
sh
ipp
ing
box)
t
o
av
oid s
c
r
atch
i
ng
.
W
e re
c
om-
mend a 15
’ x 15’
a
r
ea
fo
r un
obs
t
ru
ct
ed
a
ssembli
ng
. You
sh
ould
not n
eed
t
o
use ex
c
essi
v
e for
c
e
when assembling an
y
c
omp
onent
s.
Planning & Preparing
T
he
Elysium
P
er
gola
i
s designed to be attached to an existing structure
such as your house. Please follow this instructions closely and plan ahead
to avoid confusions and issues during installation.
What
lo
oks
li
k
e
the t
o
ughest pa
r
t
o
f th
is proje
ct
is
actually the easiest
,
th
e
g
r
ac
eful, solid-loo
king column
s.
W
e’
ve designed these columns t
o simply be
slipped o
ver t
re
at
ed 4x4
w
ood p
osts that a
r
e either em
b
edded in conc
re
t
e or
dire
ctly mount
ed
to a conc
re
t
e or
w
ood sur
face using our
b
olt d
o
wn b
r
acket
s.
S
ee pages 7
,
8 and 9
for mor
e detail
s.
I
t
is
c
ri
tical
before you s
ta
r
t that
you
c
o
ns
ider
the cu
rre
nt s
lope of ele
vat
io
n
wh
ere
the
per
gola
is
planned - if the
re is
an
y. Also u
til
i
t
y or spri
nk
ler
lin
e
lo
cat
io
n
is impor
tant t
o ide
nt
ify prior
t
o ex
cavating holes if n
e
cessa
ry.
Y
ou should also check t
o
v
erify lo
cal building c
odes, or
dinanc
es,
neigh
bour-
hood c
o
venant
s,
or height
r
est
ri
ctions
r
ega
r
ding this t
yp
e of st
ru
ctu
re.
Restriction of Use
This product
is not
designed to carry additional
weight loads such as swings, people or other
objects.
Please take the time to read this instruction
guide thoroughly prior to the construction
of your pergola. If you have any questions,
feel free to contact our technical dept by calling
1 800 282 9346,(Mon to Fri 8:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M.
EST).
www.newenglandarbors.com
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