Hi all in the final stages of planning a pergola - will probably order the timber today or tomorrow. I want a clean look to the pergola, so will be using deisgn pine, a H3 treated glulam pine product. Will help with the spanning I need. My question is about joints between the beam and the rafters. All will be be set flush, so the rafters won't sit on top of the beam. I've made decks before in this style, but have always used a joist hanger. I don't want to see the hangers on the...

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