Pergola On The Roof House

What used to be called a patio roof is now commonly referred to as a pergola it provides shelter from the sun rain and wind while extending your home s living space.

Pergola on the roof house. The grooves need to point downhill and away from the house. Some pergolas are freestanding while others as is most often the case with front facing pergolas act as extensions of an elevation off the main home whether it be the porch roof or garage. However if you have a free standing pergola with a flat roof like mine you need to decide which way the grooves will go. A pergola can be built as a stand alone structure as shown above.

As this pergola illustrates the suggestion of shelter is sometimes an effective substitute for actual walls and a roof. The roof of a pergola includes crisscross slats and rafters to provide shade and ambiance. You may also choose to put the pergola at the top of the house or on a roof. And being able to see the sky through the roof is so beautiful.

An attached pergola functions as an extension of the house. The clear pergola roof still blocks some of the sun about 10 so the patio still feels cooler than the non covered area. I seriously cannot wait for a rain storm so we can sit under the roof and watch the rain drops dance on it. However you may also install it on the side of your house where it can be viewable from the street.

If you are going to build a pergola at your yard as like your back yard and the goal is to extend the area of your house inside to the yard then you can have a try to attach pergola to roof of the main building of your house. A pergola can be built above a deck patio outdoor kitchen area or any other sitting area. It extends the living space into the yard and serves as a graceful transition between outdoors and indoors. Compared to arbors which most commonly feature curved tops the pergola roof structure is flat i e parallel with the ground.

If your pergola roof has a slope or is attached to the house the direction of the panels is determined for you. For instance a pergola or verandah is designed to admit only partial sunlight. The most common place that people install pergolas is in front of their house. A major architectural structure pergolas consist of rafters beams and posts and can be attached or detached to a house.