The main difference between a pergola and a gazebo is the roof. The roof of a pergola is typically an open grid of beams, rafters, and purlins (which run perpendicular to the rafters), usually ...

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Double up the rafters. If you're creating a dormer on a roof framed with common rafters, you'll need to double or triple up the rafters on either side of where the dormer will be.

Atelier JV had found the structural wall damage was too extensive for the gazebo to be retained. The roof is in relatively good condition, but some rafters were splitting and cracking.