Pergolas, Trellises: at Blissful Home

Article by Tim Layton

Tim Layton, aka Remodeling Guy, worked his first full week on a construction site at age 11. Learning the ropes from his grandfather, he became a licensed contractor in Florida at age 19, which remained his profession for twenty years.

Tim got involved in blogging in 2009 and now focuses much of his energy on encouraging and inspiring people to dream big remodeling dreams here at RemodelingGuy.net, and as a writer for various publications in both online and traditional media.

Tim also helps his wife, Kim, with an inspiring and growing online community at her site, EverythingEtsy.com.

Tim and Kim split their time between their hometown of Tampa, Florida and the historic harborside town of Punta Gorda, FL. They have been married for 21 years and have two awesome sons.

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1 NCJill February 25, 2009 at 9:21 am

Mornin’ Tim!
The weather here in NC is very COLD. Blech. Please don’t tell us it is 80 again there, okay!? (just kidding)
I will have pictures to send you very soon of our finished powder room. It’s looking purdy and even has some new molding around the mirror (thanks, Rhoda!). Hubby has been awesome and I am so proud of him.
Is that enough comments?

2 Jennifer February 25, 2009 at 10:28 am

The weather here is so not ready for a trellis or pergola or whatever. But I did hear a robin singin outside yesterday. It was 15 degrees last night so I hope he can still sing.=) our garage is 4 feet shorter than the back of the house & I’m knowin’ a pergola is in the works for one day! Kitchen first.

3 Emily@remodelingthislife February 25, 2009 at 10:34 am

Adding a pergola to our outdoor space made such a huge difference. Great post over there, Tim!

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4 JanMarie February 25, 2009 at 11:51 am

Here in Sicily it’s another wettish, cold day. Back home they are dealing with a few feet of snow so I feel a little bad complaining about wanting warmer weather!
I enjoyed your pergola post over at Blissful Home. I would love to have one covered in wisteria!
Have a great day

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5 mom2oem February 25, 2009 at 11:51 am

I love your blog and can’t wait for the moulding lessons! Keep up the good work. I’m happy to be part of the crew.

6 Mrs. Q February 25, 2009 at 2:05 pm

The weather here in Oregon is rainy…what else could it be? Grey and rainy.

I think the difference between a pergola and trellis is the size. Pergolas are on a much bigger scale than a garden trellis. When you said trellis it made me think of those little lattice work thingies you can buy at the home improvement store. Now a pergola makes me think of something big, requiring a bit of construction.

Trellis: 1.a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.
2. a framework of this kind used as a support for growing vines or plants (definition from Dictionary.com)

Pergola: 1. an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained. (definition from Dictionary.com)

So I guess the difference is that trellises (is that a word?) don’t have columns to hold them up. And pergolas do.

Thanks for a fun word hunt

We want to do a pergola in our backyard. Maybe plant some bouganvilla (I have no idea how to spell it) because it reminds us of Mexico where my husband is from. We loved how it cascaded down the sides of the houses down there…so beautiful!

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7 JudyBug February 25, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Your wife recommended your blog and I’ll have to keep up with your projects. I keep mine pretty busy tho already! Take a look at “our” latest project if you get a chance.

JudyBug

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8 Audrey McGill February 25, 2009 at 3:38 pm

I really love your blog!! Currently we’re renting, so I do miss the projects we used to do in our former home that we owned. But your blog is so inspirational to me still and I love all of the wonderful posts!!

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9 Deidra February 25, 2009 at 4:21 pm

We’re being tricked here today in The Middle of Nowhere. It’s almost 60 degrees (!) and sunny. Lovely day. Now I’m heading over to Blissful Home to swoon over trellises and pergolas!

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10 Andrea February 25, 2009 at 11:45 pm

Thunderstorm-y tomorrow! And in Arkansas, thunderstorms with a high of 71 in February means a good chance for Tornado watches!

How’s the weather there (wherever there is!)?

11 June February 26, 2009 at 9:30 am

Those are so nice! I plan on doing some outside remodeling and decorating once I finish up the inside! I would love to have a pretty trellis with some beautiful flowers growing up in my yard somewhere.

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