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Renowned Musician and Songwriter Tom Pergola Seeks to Sell His Nearly 400-Song Catalog Concurrent with His 60th Anniversary in the Music Industry

February 2, 2023 by Staff Reporter

Beverly Hills, CA, February 2023 — Tom Pergola, a highly accomplished songwriter and music producer, is currently celebrating his 60th Anniversary in the Music Industry! Concurrently, the acclaimed musician is seeking to sell his lifetime of work—a catalog nearly 400 songs and tracks strong–to a music sync company for licensing to multimedia outlets. For a sample of Tom’s songs and tracks please visit: https://tompergola.com/ and https://originalsongshub.com/

Regarding his career milestone, Tom says, “Music is my life. This has been reflected by the 60 years I’ve put into my craft, as well as through the many gifted people I have worked with, including Ricky Bell, Freda Payne and Merry Clayton. As I am getting older, I wanted to make sure that the music I made over the past six decades—some of which that has not seen the light of day in some time–gets its chance to be incorporated through sync licenses within feature films, TV shows, commercials, videogames, digital media, and other outlets. At the end of the day, if my music can reach someone’s ears and make their day better or can get into the right person’s hands who can translate my original works into a smash hit, than it will all have been worth it. Whether it’s pop, R&B, rap, or anything in between, I’ve composed and produced a track that I’m hopeful will be of interest to the next generation of content creators.”

QUICK BACKGROUND ABOUT TOM PERGOLA:

A resident of Westlake Village, California, Tom, originally from New Jersey, found music at an early age, as a creative outlet–and after finding out how good he was at guitar, he began building solid industry relationships. Staring professionally as a guitarist from New York, moving to LA along the way, Tom played guitar for the iconic Latin Singer Charo, as well as creating the iconic 1960’s New York band The Pilgrims, who were signed to Mercury Records. With The Pilgrims, Tom saw much commercial success. He later worked with the same producers as those for The Jackson 5 and for Sonny & Cher, accumulating extensive recording experience and building up important relationships with key players within the music industry.

From there, Tom expanded his musical knowledge, playing and learning different instruments, including playing the congas on one of Allen Toussaint’s albums–Toussaint was later inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

As his career has gone on, Tom has worked with countless fellow collaborators: Rappers Snoop Dog and Busta Rhymes both chose two of Tom’s different rap tracks to write and record on, but due to unfortunate scheduling conflicts, were unable to finish them; in the early 2000’s, Tom charted #1 for his own song, Sweet and Mellow, on the MP3 Chart; Tom wrote and produced the Tom Pergola Project with featured Ricky Bell from the hit singing group New Edition.

And even today at the tender age of 78, Tom continues to work in the music industry. He has actively been pursuing the TV space, having written and produced the Pilot Episode for a group of 40-plus aged women, entitled, The Singin’ Mamas. In fact, Tom is currently the Songwriter and Music Producer for Singin’ Mamas star Arlette Jones. Their collaboration which features 46 brand new songs, can be found here: www.ArletteJones.com
And see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS2ksZkFVX0

FULL BACKGROUND ABOUT TOM PERGOLA:

Starting his music career in New Jersey as an 18-year-old guitarist in 1963, Tom formed and played with various local bands. His first professional music endeavor was when he joined Rick Martin and The Showmen—that group played in New York and New Jersey nightclubs and at times backed up singing groups such as Ruby And The Romantics, The Shirelles, The Dovels, The Chantels, The Tokens, The Chiffons, and others.

Before moving to Los Angeles in 1970, Tom, along with his friend Rick Martin, played guitar for the legendary singer/entertainer Charo. Tom then created the iconic ‘60’s New York band The Pilgrims.The group had minor hits with the songs Bad Apple and Do You Love Me while signed to Mercury Records.

When Tom first came to Los Angeles, he was writing and singing his original songs. At that time, he was produced by Charlie Green of Green and Stone who also produced Sonny and Cher, Buffalo-Springfield, The Troggs and Iron Butterfly. Tom was also later produced by Marcellino and Larson, then producer of The Jackson 5.

Tom created a Southern California band called Burn–they played in LA and Orange Counties and were very successful for many years.

While playing guitar for Charo, Tom learned how to play multiple Latin percussion instruments, having been taught by Charo’s band leader and percussionist Jack Del Rio. With that knowledge, Tom landed a gig playing congas on one of famed Allen Toussaint’s albums. Toussaint, songwriter, producer and piano player, was later inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Other well-known musicians played on that same album, including Dr. John. (Truly prolific, Toussaint wrote a number of hit songs for other artists, including Working On A Coal Mine, Lee Dorsey’s Ya Ya, The Pointer Sisters’ Yes We Can Can, Glen Campbell’s Southern Nights, and many more. He also collaborated with Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney.

Tom played guitar on a Jazz album by Renzo Fraiese. One of the well-known musicians on that same album was Chet McCracken of The Doobie Brothers, along with a full orchestra of horns, strings and percussion. Soon after the death of John Lennon in December 1980, Tom produced a John Lennon medley called Tell Me It Isn’t True and it was released as a 45 record by Randy Clark. Clark was a highly regarded performer in BEATLEMANIA on Broadway, RAIN, a tribute to the Beatles” – a national touring show, IMAGINE, a tribute to John Lennon” – a touring show on the East Coast, and LEGENDS IN CONCERT in Las Vegas and on Broadway.

Tom produced songs by singer Philip McKeon of the hit TV series Alice. Philip played Alice’s son Tommy in that series. Tom wrote and produced Don’t Wake Me If I’m Dreamin’ by the singing icon Freda Payne. Rappers Snoop Dog and Busta Rhymes both chose two of Tom’s different rap tracks to write and record on, but due to unfortunate scheduling conflicts, were unable to finish them.
Tom was the producer and co-writer of The Tom Pergola Project music release, and had several hits on the MP3 Chart, including the #1 R&B hit Sweet And Mellow. His album also made # 1 best-selling album in two categories of the MP3 Chart–Rhythm & Blues Radio and Urban/Radio, beating approx. two hundred and sixty thousand other songs in each category.

Tom produced and co-wrote songs on The Tom Pergola Project, Vol. 2 featuring Ricky Bell, one of the singers of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVo.

As leader, guitar player, songwriter, and producer of a 15 piece band Burn, Tom was introduced to Mark Maverick, the owner of indie 104.com, a worldwide internet radio station. The all-format station has had over eight million listeners, with over two hundred thousand listeners per hour, and is considered by the industry as being “Bigger than any FM station.” 104.com has been voted “Station Of The Year” for several years by The New Music Awards in Hollywood.

After Mark Maverick played three of Burn’s songs on 104.com during the course of just one day, Tom’s song Come Back rapidly became the number one most requested song in the history of that station. Come Back hit #1 on 104.com’s charts, where it stayed for months–Burn’s other songs followed closely behind.

Tom was the producer of the Rolling Stones rendition of Gimme Shelter featuring the famed singer Merry Clayton and sax player Joel Peskin, along with numerous other original songs. Tom was also co-writer and producer of four songs that appeared on the Ricky Bell album—Ricky was one of the singers in the groups New Edition, and Bell Biv De Voe.

Tom says, “One day, I realized that with all the Christmas parties that are held during each Christmas season, you can’t dance to any of the most popular Christmas songs such as Jingle Bells, so I arranged and produced a Christmas medley called Tommy’s Christmas Party. It consisted of 20 well-known Christmas songs, all set to a hypnotic dance beat for all to enjoy and dance to.”
In 2009, Tom granted Sirius Satellite Radio DJ Larry Flick in New York an exclusive to play one of his songs called Menu4Luv which he co-wrote with Pat Falletta. The song played worldwide along with all the other top hits at the time. More recently, Fox Radio played three of Tom’s songs on over 262 of their FM stations, in addition to stations heard across parts of Canada and Europe.

For many years, Tom had a party service called “CLOSET STARS” which entertained children and adults at his party room. They sang live and lip-synced to soundtracks on stage in wacky costumes provided by Tom. A video of the event was provided at the end of the party. Singer Tanya Ware was the winner of the CLOSET STARS poster contest before her later appearance on Star Search.
Through the years, Tom has been writing and producing many songs in his own studio, with various vocalists singing them. Most recently, Tom created and wrote all the songs for the singing group The Singin’ Mamas and was the music supervisor behind the hit musical comedy play Hot Flashin’, which received rave reviews during its LA performances in 2019. Tom wrote all 15 of the original songs that were featured within that show.

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Acclaimed Songwriter and Musician Tom Pergola Currently Seeking to Sell His Nearly 400-Song Catalog:

January 31, 2023 by Staff Reporter

Tom Pergola, a highly accomplished songwriter and music producer, is currently celebrating his 60th Anniversary in the Music Industry! Concurrently, the acclaimed musician is seeking to sell his lifetime of work—a catalog nearly 400 songs and tracks strong–to a music sync company for licensing to multimedia outlets. For a sample of Tom’s songs and tracks please visit: https://tompergola.com/ and https://originalsongshub.com/

Regarding his career milestone, Tom says, “Music is my life. This has been reflected by the 60 years I’ve put into my craft, as well as through the many gifted people I have worked with, including Ricky Bell, Freda Payne and Merry Clayton. As I am getting older, I wanted to make sure that the music I made over the past six decades—some of which that has not seen the light of day in some time–gets its chance to be incorporated through sync licenses within feature films, TV shows, commercials, videogames, digital media, and other outlets. At the end of the day, if my music can reach someone’s ears and make their day better or can get into the right person’s hands who can translate my original works into a smash hit, than it will all have been worth it. Whether it’s pop, R&B, rap, or anything in between, I’ve composed and produced a track that I’m hopeful will be of interest to the next generation of content creators.”

Quick Background About Tom Pergola
A resident of Westlake Village, California, Tom, originally from New Jersey, found music at an early age, as a creative outlet–and after finding out how good he was at guitar, he began building solid industry relationships. Staring professionally as a guitarist from New York, moving to LA along the way, Tom played guitar for the iconic Latin Singer Charo, as well as creating the iconic 1960’s New York band The Pilgrims, who were signed to Mercury Records. With The Pilgrims, Tom saw much commercial success. He later worked with the same producers as those for The Jackson 5 and for Sonny & Cher, accumulating extensive recording experience and building up important relationships with key players within the music industry.

From there, Tom expanded his musical knowledge, playing and learning different instruments, including playing the congas on one of Allen Toussaint’s albums–Toussaint was later inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

As his career has gone on, Tom has worked with countless fellow collaborators: Rappers Snoop Dog and Busta Rhymes both chose two of Tom’s different rap tracks to write and record on, but due to unfortunate scheduling conflicts, were unable to finish them; in the early 2000’s, Tom charted #1 for his own song, Sweet and Mellow, on the MP3 Chart; Tom wrote and produced the Tom Pergola Project with featured Ricky Bell from the hit singing group New Edition.  

And even today at the tender age of 78, Tom continues to work in the music industry. He has actively been pursuing the TV space, having written and produced the Pilot Episode for a group of 40-plus aged women, entitled, The Singin’ Mamas. In fact, Tom is currently the Songwriter and Music Producer for Singin’ Mamas star Arlette Jones. Their collaboration which features 46 brand new songs, can be found here: www.ArletteJones.com

Full Background About Tom Pergola
Starting his music career in New Jersey as an 18-year-old guitarist in 1963, Tom formed and played with various local bands. His first professional music endeavor was when he joined Rick Martin and The Showmen—that group played in New York and New Jersey nightclubs and at times backed up singing groups such as Ruby And The Romantics, The Shirelles, The Dovels, The Chantels, The Tokens, The Chiffons, and others.

Before moving to Los Angeles in 1970, Tom, along with his friend Rick Martin, played guitar for the legendary singer/entertainer Charo. Tom then created the iconic ‘60’s New York band The Pilgrims.The group had minor hits with the songs Bad Apple and Do You Love Me while signed to Mercury Records.

When Tom first came to Los Angeles, he was writing and singing his original songs. At that time, he was produced by Charlie Green of Green and Stone who also produced Sonny and Cher, Buffalo-Springfield, The Troggs and Iron Butterfly. Tom was also later produced by Marcellino and Larson, then producer of The Jackson 5

Tom created a Southern California band called Burn–they played in LA and Orange Counties and were very successful for many years.

While playing guitar for Charo, Tom learned how to play multiple Latin percussion instruments, having been taught by Charo’s band leader and percussionist Jack Del Rio. With that knowledge, Tom landed a gig playing congas on one of famed Allen Toussaint’s albums. Toussaint, songwriter, producer and piano player, was later inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Other well-known musicians played on that same album, including Dr. John. (Truly prolific, Toussaint wrote a number of hit songs for other artists, including Working On A Coal Mine, Lee Dorsey’s Ya Ya, The Pointer Sisters’ Yes We Can Can, Glen Campbell’s Southern Nights, and many more. He also collaborated with Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney.

Tom played guitar on a Jazz album by Renzo Fraiese. One of the well-known musicians on that same album was Chet McCracken of The Doobie Brothers, along with a full orchestra of horns, strings and percussion. Soon after the death of John Lennon in December 1980, Tom produced a John Lennon medley called Tell Me It Isn’t True and it was released as a 45 record by Randy Clark. Clark was a highly regarded performer in  BEATLEMANIA on Broadway, RAIN, a tribute to the Beatles” – a national touring show, IMAGINE, a tribute to John Lennon” – a touring show on the East Coast, and LEGENDS IN CONCERT in Las Vegas and on Broadway.

Tom produced songs by singer Philip McKeon of the hit TV series Alice. Philip played Alice’s son Tommy in that series. Tom wrote and produced Don’t Wake Me If I’m Dreamin’ by the singing icon Freda Payne. Rappers Snoop Dog and Busta Rhymes both chose two of Tom’s different rap tracks to write and record on, but due to unfortunate scheduling conflicts, were unable to finish them.

Tom was the producer and co-writer of The Tom Pergola Project music release, and had several hits on the MP3 Chart, including the #1 R&B hit Sweet And Mellow. His album also made # 1 best-selling album in two categories of the MP3 Chart–Rhythm & Blues Radio and Urban/Radio, beating approx. two hundred and sixty thousand other songs in each category.

Tom produced and co-wrote songs on The Tom Pergola Project, Vol. 2 featuring Ricky Bell, one of the singers of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVo.

As leader, guitar player, songwriter, and producer of a 15 piece band Burn, Tom was introduced to Mark Maverick, the owner of indie 104.com, a worldwide internet radio station. The all-format station has had over eight million listeners, with over two hundred thousand listeners per hour, and is considered by the industry as being “Bigger than any FM station.” 104.com has been voted “Station Of The Year” for several years by The New Music Awards in Hollywood.

After Mark Maverick played three of Burn’s songs on 104.com during the course of just one day, Tom’s song Come Back rapidly became the number one most requested song in the history of that station. Come Back hit #1 on 104.com’s charts, where it stayed for months–Burn’s other songs followed closely behind.

Tom was the producer of the Rolling Stones rendition of Gimme Shelter featuring the famed singer Merry Clayton and sax player Joel Peskin, along with numerous other original songs. Tom was also co-writer and producer of four songs that appeared on the Ricky Bell album—Ricky was one of the singers in the groups New Edition, and Bell Biv De Voe.

Tom says, “One day, I realized that with all the Christmas parties that are held during each Christmas season, you can’t dance to any of the most popular Christmas songs such as Jingle Bells, so I arranged and produced a Christmas medley called Tommy’s Christmas Party. It consisted of 20 well-known Christmas songs, all set to a hypnotic dance beat for all to enjoy and dance to.”

In 2009, Tom granted Sirius Satellite Radio DJ Larry Flick in New York an exclusive to play one of his songs called Menu4Luv which he co-wrote with Pat Falletta. The song played worldwide along with all the other top hits at the time. More recently, Fox Radio played three of Tom’s songs on over 262 of their FM stations, in addition to stations heard across parts of Canada and Europe.

For many years, Tom had a party service called “CLOSET STARS” which entertained children and adults at his party room.  They sang live and lip-synced to soundtracks on stage in wacky costumes provided by Tom.  A video of the event was provided at the end of the party. Singer Tanya Ware was the winner of the CLOSET STARS poster contest before her later appearance on Star Search.

Through the years, Tom has been writing and producing many songs in his own studio, with various vocalists singing them. Most recently, Tom created and wrote all the songs for the singing group The Singin’ Mamas and was the music supervisor behind the hit musical comedy play Hot Flashin’, which received rave reviews during its LA performances in 2019. Tom wrote all 15 of the original songs that were featured within that show.



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Pergola Extension / Krisna Cheung Architects

January 29, 2023 by Staff Reporter

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Text description provided by the architects. Modification of the terrace house in the inner suburb of Melbourne is a continuity of space exploration after family occupancy. The project aims to reflect and celebrate the previously designed ‘Studio Garage Façade’ by incorporating the polycarbonate sheeting into the roof and ceiling of the living and kitchen area, opening onto the backyard, and forming a pergola. The moments created through innovative roofing are an exciting journey to be taken on and shared by the clients. The angled polycarbonate roofing combined with an open plan of the residence’s corridor through to the backyard visually connects the indoors to the outdoors. The project’s open plan was made possible by relocating the kitchen and deleting the corridor in between the living and the backyard area where the kitchen bench joinery extending to the living area and the backyard transforms into shelves and a BBQ bench respectively, to create a fluid connection of spaces. The materiality of the joinery pays a tribute to the steel from the existing staircase designed in the 1990s and the family‐crafted timber bookshelves.

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Victorian houses in inner‐city Melbourne lack habitability and quality of the environment as they aren’t well considered in terms of heating, cooling or daylighting. The design interventions drastically improve natural ventilation and daylighting. Thus, reducing overall energy consumption alongside providing a healthy environment. Further, the design concept of mirroring the polycarbonate façade onto the roof needed thorough consideration of detail as well as insulation properties. The roof’s construction detail of three ampelite easy‐click opal finish sheets sandwiched together with air gaps created by the timber battens and rafters resolves the design constraint of acoustic and thermal insulation, rendering the place comfortably habitable.

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Subtle incorporation of the simplest and the most mandatory passive design strategies made building sustainable. The north‐facing living room with an acoustically and thermally well‐insulated polycarbonate roof and ceiling provides ample diffused sunlight into the space. While the indoor-outdoor connection through a sliding window also provides natural ventilation. Further, the practice believes in building a cycle footprint that plays a crucial role in a building project. Thus, bricks from the demolition of the existing house were reused in the landscaping of the backyard. Further, the existing floorboard was protected and polished for refurbishment.

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The completion of the design marks the beginning of the exploration of the views, shadows, and experience generated not only in the living room underneath the roof but also in the master bedroom looking onto the living room through the translucent roofing onto the backyard that connects the main house to the garage studio. While the daytime aspect of the design looks forward to the northern sunlight entering the living area, the night‐time aspect hopes to highlight the studio garage as a lantern brightening the spacious connectivity to accommodate house parties and its surrounding neighborhood.

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Upgrade Your Outdoor Space with A Pergola or Screen Room

January 24, 2023 by Staff Reporter

How about an outdoor space than you can make into a screen room? Eric Brown is back from Outdoor Living Unlimited to show off some of their featured screen rooms. They can customize one just for you. Imagine relaxing outside protected by the sun, bugs, and even the wind. They can build a room outside that can include a fireplace, TV, bar and grill, and make it look like an extension on the home. Carrying your style to the outdoors.
Now, to really step it up another level, they can use automated screens you can lift out of the way if you want a clear view or lower the screens for a purpose. Along with your screens, they can drop clear vinyl to help protect from wind and dust.
Maybe you are thinking pergola? They can build an automated enclosure with the automated screens and vinyl AND with a ceiling that opens up for light and air and closes for protection from rain and snow. A summer room that can be converted into a protected outdoor space you can use in the winter…with heaters!!!
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Next Level Pergolas Sponsored Content: Which Type of Pergola is Best for You?

January 23, 2023 by Staff Reporter

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Gedling borough planning applications: Plans for pub garden pergola and stable block extension submitted

January 18, 2023 by Staff Reporter

Plans to create a new pergola in a pub garden and a stable block extension to create a home have been submitted to Gedling Borough Council this week.

House extensions and new dwellings proposals make up most of the applications submitted to Gedling Borough Council in the last week.  

Here is a round-up of the latest plans that the council’s planning officers will now decide on. 

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More details can be found on Gedling Borough Council’s planning site HERE

Arnold

No planning applications this week

Bestwood

No planning applications this week

Burton Joyce

Non-material amendment to permission 2021/1332, for the erection of 11 dwellings (elevation alterations to plots 1, 2, and 7)

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Ashdale, Nottingham Road, Burton Joyce NG14 5AQ

Ref. No: 2023/0006NMA

Calverton

No planning applications this week

Carlton

Construction of a new timber pergola structure.

146 Burton Road Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 3GP

Ref. No: 2022/1362

Single-storey side and two-storey rear extension

10 Acacia Crescent Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 3JH

Ref. No: 2022/1288

Ground floor extension to building for domestic extension to host dwelling and for creation of a new residential unit

2 Doveridge Avenue Carlton Nottinghamshire NG4 3GR

Ref. No: 2022/1116 | 

Colwick

No planning applications this week

Daybrook

No planning applications this week

Gedling

No planning applications this week

Lambley

Conversion and extension of stable block to create a dwelling

First Cottage Park Lane Lambley Nottinghamshire NG4 4PY

Ref. No: 2022/1368 

Ravenshead

Single storey rear extension, alterations to dwelling including render to front elevation, glass balustrade and infill extension to front elevation

125 Longdale Lane Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9AG

Ref. No: 2022/1374

Single storey rear and single storey side extension

180 Main Road Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9GW

Ref. No: 2022/1373

Woodthorpe

Proposed alteration to roof from hip to gable and rear dormer – loft conversion

30 Grange Road Woodthorpe Nottinghamshire NG5 4FW

Ref. No: 2023/0013 

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Things to remember while installing pergola roof | Lifestyle Decor

January 11, 2023 by Staff Reporter

Adding a pergola on the main rooftop of the house has become a trend these days, as it brings in a great amount of natural sunshine. However, it isn’t good to blindly imitate this trend even if it isn’t necessary.

A pergola is required in a house that is surrounded by other houses or concrete structures that block the sunlight from entering the house. So, the pergola on the rooftop would bring an ample amount of sunshine into the house. Besides, it would be a great addition if you plan to build an additional floor in the future. This opening could be used to build the staircase from the inside. Experts say that a pergola should be added only if it is absolutely essential as there is a chance that it could do more harm than good.

You cannot use the space taken by the pergola on the terrace for anything else. Moreover, the pergola would be a waste in case you plan to install a GI truss roof. Besides, building a pergola roof isn’t cheap too. It could in fact create a dent in your pocket if not done wisely. Here are some of the points to keep in mind while installing a pergola roof:

» While concrete proofing, make sure to raise the area where you intend to install the pergola at least at a height of 10 cm. This would prevent the rainwater from leaking into the house. Besides, the area around this raised platform should be sloped and plastered. If possible, waterproofing this area would be a great idea.

» This should be raised again using bricks at a height of two to three feet. Do not forget to plaster this area nicely to seal everything. It would be easier to clean this area if the pergola space is constructed in this manner. Moreover, no one would step on the glass pergola if it is built on a raised platform.

» Air holes should be added on all four sides of the platform. You could install PVC pipes too. Make sure that they are built on the slope. Securing the outer end of these pipes would keep the mosquitoes away. In case the air holes aren’t on the slope, then the strong winds would bring the water droplets into the house during monsoon.

» The air holes would take out the hot air and prevents moisture from forming into droplets on the inner surface of the glass panel. Most people mistake this for leakage. But, the hot air gets condensed into moisture particles and sticks to the surface.

» It would be wise to install a small exhaust fan inside one of the air holes. It would easily push out the hot air. Switch on this exhaust fan in case you are hosting a party and the house is filled with guests. It would ensure a pleasant atmosphere inside the house.

» It is better to use toughened glass for the pergola. In case it breaks, the damage would be lesser compared to a regular glass panel. The glass panel too should be placed in a sloped manner to ensure that the rainwater flows effortlessly. Besides, it is easier to clean too. Try to install a single panel of glass instead of joining more than one panel as there is a chance for leakage through the joints.

» Always install the glass pergola at a spot that is easily accessible so that it could be cleaned at intervals.

Pergola grants a modern look to the structure. It illuminates the interiors with natural sunshine so that you do need not switch on the light during the day. However, if not done properly, the pergola could be a liability. Most people who have fallen for the incredible looks of the pergola roof say that it might look great for a short period of time, after which it becomes difficult to maintain. 



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Jan. 10 – Potential noise from JK O’Donnell’s pergola worries neighbors | Fwbusiness

January 10, 2023 by Staff Reporter

The Fort Wayne Plan Commission will make a decision in a couple of weeks on whether to approve a waiver on design plans for a dining area behind JK O’Donnell’s Irish Ale House.

The plan commission held a public hearing Jan. 9 that included JK O’Donnell’s request for a waiver to install a retractable awning in a 2,700-square-foot space at the rear of the pub, 121 W. Wayne St.

Dodd Kattman of MKM architecture + design described how the city a few years ago approached the pub about developing the area behind it.

“As you know we have our alleyways, and the art in our alleyways is such a source of pride in this community, and they had approached JK O’Donnell’s wondering if they would be willing to develop this space behind the restaurant,” Kattman told plan commission members.

A year ago the pub bought the property, which now is used for parking. It wants to build a steel-frame structure to support a retractable canvas awning, that’s being called a pergola. Current code limits the structure to 25% of the building’s footprint. The space is surrounded by three buildings, which includes the pub and another building that it owns, for a total of 4,760 square feet, meaning the pub wants a waiver to use another 1,510 feet.

Eliminating the parking area also will lead to less traffic in the alley because service vehicles will serve the building from Wayne Street in the front, rather than in the rear, he said.

Cari Bean of the pub explained that it would use the space during special events, such as its St. Patrick’s Day festivities, which includes music. Currently, it rents a large tent out front for such activities, which requires a closure of Wayne Street on that block. 

However, nearby residents are concerned about noise, access to their garages in the alley and trash or patrons urinating in the alley. 

Steve Hinkle, who has lived in the neighboring Midtowne Crossing Condominiums, said the music over the summer from JK O’Donnell’s “went on till 10 o’clock and I couldn’t hear my television.”

Also, he worries that patrons will block Midtowne’s two garage entrances in the alley.

Another Midtowne neighbor said his building’s neighbors want a guarantee of access to their garages at all times, a fence to keep the pub patrons out of the alley, daily cleanup of the alley at the pub’s expense and an increase in security during the patio season. 

Other neighbors voiced similar concerns. 

The new structure will have a bar, kitchen area and a restroom in it. 

The fire marshal’s office requires exits that would give all ages of patrons access to enter from or exit into the alley, Bean said. The pub has an all-ages area in the back of its building. Responding to a concern voiced by Tom Freistroffer, City Council representative on the plan commission, Bean said the pub would try to prevent patrons from smoking in the alley near residences.

“We want to be good neighbors,” she said. “We hope that maybe we can keep the alley a little bit cleaner than it’s being kept right now.”

Some neighbors have overflowing trash containers in the alley, she said.

The pub’s hours are 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, and the pub would expects to start by offering the new space on weekends only, possibly with live bands. 

“There’s noise downtown, unfortunately, whether its TinCaps fireworks, garbage trucks, sirens, motorcycles in the summertime,” Bean said. “We’re not trying to be intrusive.”



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Viewers Confused By Pergola Obsession In ‘Room To Improve’ Return

January 9, 2023 by Staff Reporter

The new series of Room To Improve arrived on RTÉ last night, with Dermot Bannon tasked with updating an old house in Offaly into a suitable home for a young couple by updating the main building and adding an extension.

Amy and Conor were the couple in question, who tasked the architect with updating the home belonging to Conor’s grandmother into a sleek and modern property that still featured plenty of homely touches. Fairly straightforward so.

He had a budget of €325,000 to get the job done. While that is a very healthy amount, it would be stretched when you consider the amount of work that had to be done.

Bannon had some disagreements with the home owners over a few different issues, but none more so than the pergola.

Those of you who are avid Room To Improve viewers will know that Bannon is prone to an auld pergola or two, seemingly insisting on their use in every design in the show.

For those who have no idea what we’re talking about, a pergola is an outdoor feature that essentially provides a shaded walkway or pathway. They are quite often smaller additions to outdoor spaces such as gardens, although they can also be features of a house itself.

You can see it in the blueprints for the design here.

‘Room To Improve’ viewers confused by pergola obsession

Now, Dermot Bannon loves himself a pergola.

Before last night’s episode of Room To Improve had even got underway, viewers were already anticipating that we would be seeing one in the property on the outskirts of Tullamore.

I give it 5 minutes before we get a pergola #RoomToImprove

— Richard (@rgrant89) January 8, 2023

The pergola would be placed on the outside of the extension to the original house, although Conor wasn’t convinced about their inclusion. He felt the vertical fins being used were a bit oversized and ask Dermot if he would consider halving them in size.

Dermot: What is the worry, is the worry with the view?

Conor: It’s the view out.

Dermot: Why don’t we go in and have a look at them? They’re fine from here…

Conor: No, I’d rather have the view out than have them framed.

Dermot: There is nothing in the yard that you can’t see, you just can’t see it all in one go. Is that a big issue? We’re not looking out at Skellig Michael.

Conor: I would halve them at minimum, depth wise.

Dermot: Why bother then?

They did come around in the end, with the feature ending up being a major feature of the design.

Still, viewers were bemused by their prominence on the show once again.

WE HAVE A PERGOLA!!!! It’s been under 5 minutes! #RoomToImprove

— Ben L (@purplebenny) January 8, 2023

I thought a Pergola was something they had in Venice til I watched #RoomToImprove

— Urlofcork (@urlofcork) January 8, 2023

“Double height ceiling spaces and concrete feature walls were seasons three and four, you’re getting a fcuking pergola…”#RoomToImprove pic.twitter.com/bv9pCWzeIr

— Sweet Lanterin’ Divine Holy Mother of Jay-Z… (@pwalshnow) January 8, 2023

Finished house is fab…..except there’s no ensuite…. and there is a pointless pergola. #RoomToImprove

— Olivia King (@chuckles33) January 8, 2023

#roomtoimprove Pergola? pic.twitter.com/GcQAenqN58

— Steve McCroskey (@Dazoo1977) January 8, 2023

Where can I get a pergola? #Roomtoimprove

— Paddy Andrews (@PaddyAMetis) January 8, 2023

I would take a sledge to that fucking pergola #RoomToImprove

— John Francis Seery (@johnfseery) January 8, 2023

Pergola? 🫣 #RoomToImprove

— Anthony O’Donovan 🇺🇦 (@anthonyodonovan) January 8, 2023

What is the point of that pergola 🤔🤔 Am I missing something??? #RoomToImprove

— Olivia King (@chuckles33) January 8, 2023

Is there anything to be said for another pergola? #RoomToImprove

— Ciara (@epic_ciara) January 8, 2023

Well if it isn’t #RoomToImprove … you get a pergola, you get a pergola, you all get a pergola….. @DermotBannon pic.twitter.com/MwufHUG9Xj

— Thomas Curran (@Tcurran0) January 8, 2023

An odd obsession to have.

In fairness the place looked lovely in the end, pergola included.

Wow, that pergola & extension really works as Dermot said it would – recedes so well behind the original house! #DermotKnowsBest 😁 #RoomToImprove

— Grace O’Sullivan (@gosulli) January 8, 2023

We’re already looking forward to seeing were he can stick a pergola into this week’s episode.

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house whisperer Dermot Bannon goes to battle over a pergola – The Irish Times

January 8, 2023 by Staff Reporter

You say pergola, I say baloney – let’s call the whole thing off. That, in a nutshell, is the first episode of the returning Room To Improve (RTÉ One 9.35pm). Dermot Bannon, still unchallenged as Ireland’s most famous architect, wants to bring innovative design to the hinterlands of Tullamore and almost comes unstuck in the process. It’s an Offaly big adventure sprinkled with building site melodrama.

Would we have it any other way? Of course not. The fun in RTÉ’s home improvement blockbuster flows, as is traditional, from the tension between Bannon and his clients, in this instance Amy and Conor. He’s keen on a big, fancy pergola for their revamped farmhouse, which originally belonged to Conor’s grandmother. They think he’s barking bonkers. The rest of us are invited to sit back and enjoy them hashing it out.

“The sheer size of the pergola …” says Amy, from Cork, and engaged to Offaly-born Defence Forces member Conor. Bannon – the country’s pre-eminent house whisperer – is keen on plonking it in front of a converted shed. He promises that doing so will tie together the revamped outhouse to the rest of the build, which has a €325,000 budget.

The couple are nonplussed. They aren’t the only ones. “Oh Jesus – granny doesn’t like that one!” exclaims Bannon when a spectral owl hoot interrupts one of his reveries about the redesign.

In the end, a compromise is reached. Bannon gets his pergola, albeit smaller than initially planned. But it is still sufficiently large to do its job – which is, as Bannon says, to “tie together” the project. Everyone is shocked at how smartly it stands there, apart from Bannon. To his credit, he manages to not look too smug.

[ Dermot Bannon avoids the preachy architect and ‘property porn’ traps ]

[ Unlike Dermot Bannon’s design choices, Room To Improve will never go out of fashion ]

This is the 16th season of Room To Improve and, really, the magic ought to be fading. Yet the series has endured. And that’s despite a format unchanged since the early presidency of Barack Obama.

Part of that is down to Bannon, who remains a picture of charm and chutzpah. He loves what he does and isn’t bothered about the occasional disagreement. And he believes that smart architecture can lead Ireland to a better place.

Amy and Conor, who are presumably not unfamiliar with Bannon and Room To Improve, know what they are in for too. The pergola crisis is overcome with good grace.

They have a few things to teach him, as well. Conor is due to deploy to Kosovo on peacekeeping duties. Before doing so he shares with Bannon his passion for old bric-a-brac. He takes the architect to an odds ‘n ends shop where an old butter churn is pride of place.

“He has that love for things. It’s not because they are old, beautiful things. It’s because they are well-made and of a time. He has that bug in him. I thought it was fascinating to see someone of Conor’s generation who was into all that,” says Bannon. He is having a spiritual experience in a scrapyard.

[ Patrick Freyne: It is now late-period Dermot Bannon. He is on the verge of losing it ]

There’s a winning human component bound up in all the property palaver. The farmhouse, as Bannon is reminded, was once the domain of Conor’s grandmother. We see an old photograph of her leaning against the windows. It suggests a formidable woman with a soft side just under the surface.

“She’d be delighted to see somebody back living here,” says Conor as they survey the completed house, which comes in on budget. It’s a sprinkling of sentimentality amid the banter about balustrades. It’s also the magic ingredient that continues to set Room To Improve apart from lesser makeover shows.



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