Aluminum awning
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We have a 2nd floor deck in our backyard, attached to our living room with French doors.
It's a great space - but we get a ton of rain in Seattle which makes it unusable for much of the year.
Beyond that, I don't want to furnish it, because the stuff will get wet and deteriorate - or need to be covered and look like eyesore for most of the year.
Enter an aluminum awning. I'm thinking something like this:
The roof is not fully opaque and lets through light. It'd have to be mounted on my roof and the deck. It'd be much bigger than the one in the pic because of the dimensions.
I got two quotes. Both are $10K +/- a few hundred bucks.
I'm willing to pay - but seems pretty steep. Am I just not calibrated on how much these things cost? Any alternatives? (I'm willing to spend more for a better solution)
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Just realized I made a thread about this before.
Some additional context: https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/9465/new-deck-and-patio-am-i-crazy/16?_=1630618548977
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Is it retractable? There are some very nice retractable Pergolas out there. They are expensive as all get out, but if you buy the kit and do the work yourself it can be fairly affordable…
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Is it retractable? There are some very nice retractable Pergolas out there. They are expensive as all get out, but if you buy the kit and do the work yourself it can be fairly affordable…
@lufins-dad it’s not - I’ll look into that. I think some sort of retractable shade underneath can be added. The key think I’m looking for is waterproof.
I looked into this one: https://struxure.com/products/pergola-x/
Super cool looking. But almost too modern and high end for my house. Seemed out of place. They quoted $30k just for the pergola. But the louvers open and close at the top. Very cool.
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If it’s open on three sides, I don’t see that a roof by itself does much to protect the furniture… It’s always going to get soaked by condensation if nothing else, plus I have never seen rain fall in a perfect line…
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If it’s open on three sides, I don’t see that a roof by itself does much to protect the furniture… It’s always going to get soaked by condensation if nothing else, plus I have never seen rain fall in a perfect line…
@lufins-dad oh, it'll get wet. I'd still get regular patio furniture that's meant to get wet.
But Seattle is a different beast - the rain can be relentless sometimes. Weeks on end without a chance for things to dry out. It can really age things in a year or two without some protection.
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You can always do a retractable like you have on a motorhome...
May not hold up to a monsoon, but it's a heckuva lot less money.
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You can always do a retractable like you have on a motorhome...
May not hold up to a monsoon, but it's a heckuva lot less money.
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Easier said than done but… I feel like that’s a reasonable DIY project for half the quoted cost if you have the necessary saws, and a few extra hands to help with the installation?
If the primary goal is protection from rain, I like the example you have of a semi opaque material with wood frame/design underneath.
If you need shade too, that doesn’t change it too much. I like the pic you posted.
We have a three season porch, fully screened in with a normal slanted (gable?) roof. Right now it is raining outside and I am sitting on the porch, no problem. Only during heavy or windy rain storms will the furniture get wet, but if you have decent outdoor furniture it should dry pretty quickly.
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