Yes, you can build a solid roof pergola. Picture a Saturday dinner outside when a rain shower rolls in. With a solid roof overhead, the table stays dry and nobody has to rush for the door. That’s the appeal! While a traditional pergola has an open roof, giving shade but
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For homeowners in the Florida Panhandle, outdoor living isn’t only about having shade or protection from the rain. These spaces need to be able to handle the Florida sun and withstand the hurricane season. This is one question most homeowners are asking when they look into a pergola: “Will it
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This deck on Wall Lake near Sioux Falls, South Dakota had one main problem: too much sun. Without shade to bring relief, the space was hard to use and actually enjoy. For context, the deck sits right off the back patio door, with a beautiful view out across the water.
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Picture a covered patio on a beautiful August evening. The temperature finally cools down and the conversation is good, but then the wind picks up. Or the bugs find you. Or the patio lights let anyone walking by see straight into your space. Nights like these are what push many
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A restaurant patio shouldn’t depend on perfect weather to be valuable. What it should do is make the space more comfortable for guests and help the business use more of its space. That was the goal for Over Easy at Dawley Farms Village on the east side of Sioux Falls.
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Most patios only get used when the weather feels just right. If it’s too hot, windy, rainy, buggy, or cold, the space sits empty until better weather comes. This can be super frustrating, especially when you’re planning to host parties or just want to enjoy an evening outdoors. With the
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A great outdoor space should feel like it belongs with the home. That was the goal for this project in Idaho, where Innov8 Outdoors worked with Azenco Outdoor, Progressive (MagnaTrack) Screens, Matthews Fan Co, and the Henrie family on a custom motorized pergola with screens for actor David Henrie’s home.
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If you’re looking at shade options for your patio, you’ve probably come across the term “motorized louvered pergola” and notice that there are so many options, designs, and companies to choose from. So, what exactly is a motorized louvered pergola? A motorized louvered pergola is a patio cover with adjustable
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You’d think that a patio right off the cafeteria would be one of the easiest spaces to use. At the New England Laborers’ Training Academy in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, that wasn’t quite the case. The patio sat just outside the cafeteria with open views of the pond and the wildlife around
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A finished patio can look great in photos. The pavers are in, the furniture is set. Maybe there’s a grill, a fire feature, or a dining table ready for guests. But after a couple of months, the homeowners might notice something they didn’t expect. They don’t use the space as
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