Thanks all,
Believe it or not each panel is quite light for being 3' x 5'. The structure was engineered to have a solid roof. Hence the large beams. The footings are massive 3' x 3' rebar laced cement that are located under the pavers. To qualify for the federal 30% rebate we could not make a solid roof covering. So for now it will leak in the seams. But again I purposely build the structure to handle a solid roof which we will retrofit later. That idea was to bring down the entire cost of my lumber, paint, brackets, footings etc. by 30%.
Funny thing is the inspector said that one of the biggest reasons everything had to be so stout was because of wind and uplift. We live here in the canyons and he said he seen these things blow up like kites in the wind.
Now to fix my gates :()
