Pergola On The Roof House

Pergola with a shade cloth roof.

Pergola on the roof house. Although you can install a translucent roof if you d like the roof of a pergola includes crisscross slats and rafters to provide shade and ambiance. A pergola is an outdoor structure with open sides and an open roof. Although small and simple this timber pergola design has been given a dark stain and. Stone steps add an intriguing warm color contrast.

Pergolas are good outdoor structures but because of the lattice roof they offer little cover from rain sunlight and other weather elements. A pergola can stand alone or be attached to a building. The white wooden roof of the pergola extends out from the house to two pillars that combine wood and gray stone to unify the look. A pergola can be built above a deck patio outdoor kitchen area or any other sitting area.

It extends the living space into the yard and serves as a graceful transition between outdoors and indoors. What used to be called a patio roof is now commonly referred to as a pergola it provides shelter from the sun rain and wind while extending your home s living space. However if you have a free standing pergola with a flat roof like mine you need to decide which way the grooves will go. If your pergola roof has a slope or is attached to the house the direction of the panels is determined for you.

And being able to see the sky through the roof is so beautiful. With a mix of perspex roof covered areas and open air spots we ve got you covered whatever the weather. As this pergola illustrates the suggestion of shelter is sometimes an effective substitute for actual walls and a roof. The grooves need to point downhill and away from the house.

The clear pergola roof still blocks some of the sun about 10 so the patio still feels cooler than the non covered area. A clear pergola roof was the way to go. Space defining pergola an attached pergola functions as an extension of the house. Bask in the sunlight or watch the clouds go by overhead.

So off we went to the home depot for the clear suntuf panels and i haven t regretted my decision once. Adding a roof to a pergola is doable without too much difficulty. The benefit of a louvered pergola is that you can change the roofing to allow in more light or. A cantilevered pergola is the.

The dual pergola porch area is paved with gray stones.