Laying Out Your Footprint
To determine the proper placement of your
Posts and Footings, refer to footprint detail
illustration on the left.
Outside Post to Post measurements for the
8’x8’x Spa Breeze Pergola is
101” x 101”
.
Take diagonal measurements in both
directions to confirm square.
Mark out center to center post locations on
the ground.
Inside Diagonal 127 1/2”
Outside Post to Post 101”
Center to Center 95 5/8”
Inside Post to Post 90 1/4”
Typical Post
Footing for New
Construction.
Sonotube Form.
(Not included).
Can be 6”, 8” or 10”
diameter and 2 to 4ft
deep depending on
geographic location.
Redi Mix Concrete
(Not Included). Example
8” diameter - 3ft deep
= 1 cubic ft.
1 1/2 - 80 lb bags per
footing.
Post Mount Bracket with
Hardware (Not included).
Use Simpson ABU66 or
similar hardware such
as a Carport Bracket.
5 3/8” x 5 3/8”
Post (Included)
Pouring Your Forms
1. Dig large enough hole (use measurements above)
and deep enough to be below the frost line.
2. Place 2” of crushed gravel in the bottom of hole.
3. Cut Sonotube to proper length. Measure and cut
tubes for each hole individually, as hole depths are
likely to vary by a few inches.
4. Set the tube in hole. Use a level to ensure that tube
is plumb in the hole and level at the top. Backfill by
shoveling dirt into the hole around the outside of the
tube.
5. Pour concrete into the sonotube. Set post mount
bracket into the pier tops as you pour the concrete.
Confirm center to center location for post mount
brackets when pouring concrete.
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