The first thing we did was pick the location in our yard, which we chose the shady corner under the oak tree that would be great for late afternoons in the summer. The space … See more

Once we had the location, we measured out the two spots for the posts and dug two holes a foot wide and three feet deep. We dropped in the two posts so that they were now 7 feet … See more

The next step was adding the 2×6 beams across the top. These 16 footers were behemoths. We used two, 8 inch long 3/8 inch wide bolts to attach the beams to the posts on ea… See more

Once the bolts were secured through the beams and the post, we added 15 perpendicular, 3 foot long 2x4s across the top with the same 45 degree angle cut out. I attached t… See more