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Posted by Roger on May 17, 2007, 1:29 am
Google is your friend.
Go to google Images, and put in - pergola with awning - you'll get about
2000 photos of folks who had the same idea. Wind and sun damage are
downsides, but if you design a clever roll-up or retraction scheme, it could
work quite well.
Roger
> Hey folks, I'm in the middle of building a deck (1 foot above grade), and
> have decided to add a trellis for shade and for trumpet vine/ clematis to
> grow on. The trellis "ceiling" will be 8 feet from the deck, and cover
> a 24 x 8 area. (deck is 30X25ish) the 24 foot stretch will edge the
> house. I'm toying with the idea of somehow making the trellis water
> proofish, so that I could sit under it in a rainfall and stay dry. The
> trellis will consist of 2x6 joists that run perpendicular to the house and
> are supported at one end by a ledger board attached to the house, and on
> the other by a double 2x6 beam held up by 4x4 posts.
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> 2 approaches so far.
>
> one is to put some type of retractable awning above or below the trellis
> itself.
>
> pros
> - fairly straightforward installation,
> - most come with a warranty
> - pretty rainproof if there is not a strong wind.
>
> cons
> - would it look stupid to have an awning above a trellis?
> - awning below trellis restricts headroom, and possibly interferes with
> plants
>
>
> 2nd idea is to fill the space between the joists with either a plexi or
> greenhouse grade glass.
> starting the glass at the "top" of the joist on the end close to the
> house, and finishing at the "bottom" of the joist at the beam the glass
> would fill the joist spacing and keep the deck below dry. The glass would
> be on a 1 - 16 slope assuming the glass extends 8 feet from the house
>
> pros
>
> - potentially better looking??
> - less interference with plants?
>
> cons
>
> -potentially not as water tight
> -requires spring and fall removal and replacement of glass due to snow
> load in winter.
>
>
> anyone have any other ideas?
>
> Dave
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