Pergola Day 17 - Finish the roof and two of the walls

The first thing I accomplished this morning was finishing the roof. After that, I climbed up on the roof and used my circular saw to trim the boards on the south side of the pergola. Despite my best efforts, I still had variances of a quarter inch or so on the boards. The circular saw helped create a nice clean line.

The next step was taking a trip to Home Depot to purchase some stainless steel screws we plan to use on or "mini-wall" and a footing for a 4x4 post. The post will be used as part of a privacy wall on the south side of the pergola.

The photo below shows the completed roof but you can still look over the fence and see the neighbors.

Here is a photo of the fence from the neighbor's yard. Notice how they can see into our backyard. 

Michelle and I moved some boards over the fence and prepped them in our neighbors yard.

We used the same block and clamp strategy to install the boards but this time we used 1 inch spacers to provide us with a little more privacy. Here is the final product.

While cutting wood, Michelle found a scrap that had a knot that looked like the Virgin Mary. We decided to keep this piece as a souvenir.

The last project of the day involved installing 2 foot boards on the "mini-wall" between the pergola and our bedroom. We used the same two inch spacing on the roof because privacy wasn't really a concern here.

Tomorrow we will work on the final privacy wall on the south side of the pergola. After that, I'll install the low voltage lighting and outdoor speakers. Once this is complete, we can move the furniture back in and hang the plants! I'm hoping we will be finished in a couple of days.