Post #720307 by sur2baja on Tue, Jun 17, 2014 8:19 AM

I did something very similar and originally used thatch. The thatch was great for about three years and then started disintegrating. I replaced it with corrugated metal to match the original roof and was very glad I did. My original thatch hung low to provide shade and I was worried that I wouldn't get enough shade with the corrugated metal but that wasn't the case. I used 2 x 4's for the facia, 2" landscaping poles for the rafters and 1 x 2's for the cross supports.