undefinedI need some help here, folks. This should be real simple, but my mind has gone blank. What I'm picturing is a patio with a roof/ceiling in the Spanish style made of horizontal wooden poles, usually hand hewn, generally left natural rather than painted. Newer versions use 2"x6" horizontals with them fixed vertically. They are spaced about a foot apart to allow some sun through but also shade nicely. Often they are covered with flowering vines. In the SouthEast Coastal areas, I often see them painted white, with the horizontal pieces having the ends cut in a fluted design.

I'd like to get plans to build one, but first I sorta need to know what they're called...

Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks,
LeeB

 

I know WHAT you are talking about -- I just can't recall ever hearing a name for them. Lattice or even a trellis, maybe??

 

I think you may be referring to a "pergola". No guarantees on the spelling, though!

Hope this helps!

 

Well, the consensus seems to be 'pergola'. After looking up a few photos, that is indeed what I am speaking of. But, I keep thinking there is a Spanish name for the old style. Oh, well. Thanks all!

 

The "roof" you have described is called a "Ramada" in the Southwest.