A pergola can make all the difference. Is it worth it for your deck?
A backyard deck is a nice feature to have; in fact, any home with an outdoor area is a place that feels complete. Access to the outdoors is liberating and enables you to connect with nature without leaving home. Of course, access to the great outdoors can be a little harsh, which is why you can add features to make yourself more comfortable. What are the benefits of decks with pergolas?
Permanent Shade
Unlike a deck umbrella or a retractable awning, a pergola offers some level of permanent shade. A pergola is a structure with at least two columns that support an open, slatted roof. These slats and joists create a significantly shady area underneath it for many comfortable days in pleasant outdoor weather. A permanent shade structure is especially valuable if you are sensitive to sunburn or heatstroke or you just prefer shade to direct sunlight.
Flexible Shade
Because pergolas are open structures with an open roof, you will still get plenty of sunlight, even if filtered, during certain times of day. Depending on where your pergola is situated, you can still enjoy plenty of sunlight in the early morning, late afternoon, and noon. Pergolas give you some flexibility in how much filtered light you get throughout the day.
Potential Shelter
A pergola naturally has an open roof, but you can include solid panels or a retractable awning in its design. A pergola can also give you shelter when it rains. Clear solid panels on top of the roof will let you still get all the sunlight; just remember to clean it off now and then.
There’s More Than One Way to Use a Pergola
A pergola is a very flexible outdoor shade structure. On a deck, it can cover the main outdoor living zone just outside the back door, to one side of the deck, or along one edge or corner of the deck. A pergola can have two, three, four, or more supporting columns; it is quite flexible in shape and can meet your deck’s custom shade needs.
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