May

13

How to Protect Your Pergola Canopy During the Winter

Design and Inspiration / Installations
Pergola Canopy Winter Cover

With every outdoor living product, winter storage requirements is always in question. ShadeFX uses only the highest-grade materials which make our pergola canopies virtually maintenance free. For the winter months, some of our customers go beyond simply retracting the canopy to removing and placing it into storage. Although we recommend retracting it to prevent snow accumulation, building a pergola canopy cover (especially in snowier climates) provides added protection for your ShadeFX.

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May

10

Shade Canopy Fabrics: The Details of Sun Protection

Design and Inspiration
Canopy Fabric Sun Protection

I made the mistake of driving around with my sunroof open the other day. The beautiful weather is finally upon us and the temptation was too great to feel the wind in my hair (or what’s left of it anyway)…  When I got home I was reminded of the power of the sun these days. I had a burn that probably won’t peel, but the tan was too dark after about only an hour of driving.

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May

02

Pergola Shade: Pratical Solutions for Every Outdoor Space

Design and Inspiration
Pergola Shade Options

For those of you just starting to look at pergolas as an outdoor living accessory, you may be shocked to learn they don’t really provide much shade and they certainly don’t protect from rain. It leads one to wonder why they exist at all then. Perhaps a little history is in order to shed light on the origins of the pergola and its evolution to the pergola shades you see in backyards now.

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Apr

22

Pergola Roof Ideas: What You Need to Know

Design and Inspiration
pergola-roof-ideas

It’s a bit of an oxymoron isn’t it? A pergola roof. By definition, a pergola does not have a roof but the practical evolution of the many thousand years old idea is finally progressing at a rate worthy of the twenty-first century.

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Apr

17

Pergola Design: Attached, Freestanding or Hybrid

Design and Inspiration
Freestanding or Attached Pergola Design

There are lots of different styles of pergolas, but there are only three fundamental pergola designs. They are attached, freestanding, and hybrid. Attached and freestanding pergolas are very popular and share the installed pergola ‘population’ of about 60/40 respectively. Hybrid pergolas are rare but have a place that should be considered before making any final pergola design decisions.

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