Reply by miles125

2177 posts in 2172 days

#1 posted 1194 days ago

Any visible hardware straps will take away from the look of the pergola imo. Making it look more like the underside of your deck! I’d stick with notching the 2×6’s at joint locations then toe screw, or just 2 toe screws.

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