How Tall Should A Pergola Be?
How Tall Should A Pergola Be?
Regarding this issue, we must first determine the size of the pergola you need, and then confirm the height, generally, the standard size for aluminium pergola is fixed almost.
However, customizing an excessively high height for a specific pergola standard size may affect the stability of the pergola structure itself.
So we take this into consideration base on different scenario.
The scene needs to be analyzed according to different actual situations, and the size of the house and outdoor space is the key point to analyse;
In the market, most gazebo manufacturers produce standard sizes of 3X3, 3X4, 4X5, 5X6, 6X6, etc., and their main heights are 2.5M and 2.7M, which are standard sizes?
While most pergola on the market are between 3m and 6m in size, these pergola are between 2.5m and 3m in height, but you can still choose a higher height, but it depends on local laws and regulations. ;
From an aesthetic point of view, a pergola is not as high as possible or as low as possible, even if it is a special house or outdoor space limitation, it needs to look beautiful in the end, and the size conforms to the golden ratio, which is scientific and beautiful; Otherwise it will look strange, even if it meets the structural requirements of the house.
From a scientific point of view, architectural engineering takes into account aesthetics. The most important thing for a structure is safe, and a safe building structure is also beautiful; on the contrary, a structure is beautiful but unstable and unsafe, which also has hidden dangers .
Let's explain what the engineering size of the golden ratio should be in terms of specific dimensions:
1) pergola 3x3: a pergola with a width and length of 3 meters, its height should be 2.5 meters is the most suitable;
2) pergola 4x3: pergola with a width and length of 3 meters and 4 meters, its height should be 2.5 meters is the most suitable;
3) pergola 4x5: pergola with width and length of 4 meters and 5 meters, its height should be 3 meters most suitable;
4) pergola 5x6 : pergola with width and length of 5 meters and 6 meters, its height should be 3.5 meters is the most suitable;
5) pergola 6x6 : pergola with a width and length of 6 meters, its height should be 4 meters most suitable;
But some people pursue individuality and feel that the so-called golden ratio of beauty does not meet their aesthetic and house needs. They want a higher custom size ratio.
If there is no problem in engineering and materials, they can customize the height they want , but there is a premise that it needs to comply with local laws and regulations.
Some local governments have strict regulations on building structures, but if we need a higher size, we can consider customizing the columns of the pergola as functional components with adjustable height, which can bypass laws and regulations and create the height of the pergola that you need, but requires specific & scientific customized components and material.
