Container Levelling Feet
Screw jacks that bolt into a shipping container's corner castings so it can be trued up in place instead of packed with timber.
Roof a Pergola With Clear Corrugated PVC — and Loose Bamboo for the Looks
Clear corrugated PVC sheets on top keep rain (and birds) off the furniture; a layer of bamboo canes underneath, deliberately not packed tight, gives the look and still lets the light through.
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The Problem
An open pergola is a sunshade that quits the moment it rains — and everything under it, cushions included, lives at the mercy of weather and birds. Solid roofing fixes that and kills the light, which was the reason for a pergola instead of a room.
The Main Idea
The combination that gets both:
- Clear corrugated PVC sheets across the top of the pergola as the weather layer. Rain sheds, furniture stays dry, bird droppings land on plastic instead of cushions — and the clear sheets pass light through.
- Bamboo canes laid underneath the PVC as the visible layer. From below you see bamboo, not corrugated plastic.
- The detail that makes it work: don't pack the bamboo tight. Deliberate gaps between canes let sunlight filter through, so the space underneath reads dappled-bright instead of roofed-over.
Pro tip: Pitch the PVC slightly so rain actually sheds, and fasten corrugated sheets with the screws-and-sealing-washers made for them, through the crowns — the sheets are the weather seal, and every flat-bottom screw hole is a future drip.
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