Installation Guide

Traditional Pergola Installation Guide
ModernPergolaKits | 9
a) Install 5" X 5" Post Over Post Mount
a) Cut each 5x5 vinyl post sleeve to proper height.
• Cut post ½" shorter than recorded measurements.
b) Install skirts and optional trim rings on to
your vinyl post sleeve, these fit tight.
c) Slide vinyl post over the top of the aluminum post mount.
• Your vinyl post should stick up 1" taller
than the top of the aluminum mount to
allow room for pyramid post cap.
b) Install Column Over Post Mount (7"
Square/ 7" Round/10" Round Column)
a) Cut each vinyl column sleeve to proper height:
• Kits with a 6" beam:
Cut column 8" shorter than recorded measurements.
• Kits with an 8” beam:
Cut column 10" shorter than recorded measurements.
b) Slide column base, sleeve, and cap over post
mount (in that order), these fit tight.
c) Slide the 5" x 5" vinyl post cover with cap
over the aluminum post mount.
• This slides through the hole in the
top of the column cap.
d) Secure column base to a deck with wood
deck screws; to a footing or slab with small
concrete screws (Tapcons
®
or similar)
Top of Beam height
½"
Cut Vinyl Post here
Top of
Beam height
2"
Cut Vinyl
Column here
Beam Width
(6" or 8")
Figure 3a Figure 3b