Saturday, December 8, 2012

Pergolas for Shading Your Home


If you're tired of using umbrellas to shade and protect your home, maybe it's time to look at alternative shade structures. Yes, most shade structures offer great protection against weather conditions but they can lack the aesthetic depth to give your home and your garden their character. Pergolas offer a wide functionality because you can easily install them anywhere you want to provide shade.

Most pergolas can be found attached to patios or decks because these are the places where most people converge for outdoor entertaining and plain relaxation. As such, you would need to provide as much sunscreen as you can to ensure that you can stay there for longer periods of time. However, you can also use pergolas to define and shade your walkways, as much as protection from the sun and rain. You can also use pergolas to shade your cars, like a carport, if your garage is too full of cars and other equipment. If you have an outdoor Jacuzzi, a pergola is the perfect shade structure for it. It gives you the privacy you need plus it also helps to showcase your Jacuzzi too. You can even install a pergola near your entrance if you don't want the full walkway pergola.

Pergolas can last a long time if you choose the right materials for it. If you want the simple pergolas, you always have a choice of going with the ready-made or fully-built pergolas which you can order from your preferred store. You may even build it yourself or buy assembly kits if you're adept at some carpentry work. However, if you want more professional and high quality pergolas, you would do well to have an expert take you through the process of choosing the right materials and pay them to build them and install them for you.

Also, you need to know which vines will work well with your pergolas, once they're installed. The vines are essentially the ones that provide additional shade in your pergolas so you have to choose well. If you choose the right vines, when they bloom, your patio or deck may even smell naturally fragrant and you won't need to light scented candles. If you have a green thumb, then this is the perfect project for you to handle. But, if you're unsure of what to do, you may need to consult experts in landscaping and gardening to give you the perfect tips for growing the vines and taking care of them.

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