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Step 2: Install Posts Mounts to a Secure Base

The posts (columns) hold up the entire pergola and therefore need to be secured into a strong "base" of some sort. Typically, this base will be one of the following:

  • Option A: A deck,
  • Option B: A concrete slab or landscape column top, or
  • Option C: A concrete footing.

Option A

This 1st video shows how to secure the post mounts to a DECK (Option A).



Option B

This 2nd video shows how to secure the post mounts to a CONCRETE SLAB OR LANDSCAPE COLUMN TOP (Option B).



Option C

This 3rd video shows how to secure the post mounts to a CONCRETE FOOTING (Option C).



Once you have a good understanding of how to secure the post mounts to these 3 different types of "bases," click here to continue to the next video.