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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO CALGARY PERGOLA

Your house deserves an outdoor area you’ll love, use, and enjoy all year. Pergolas are a fundamental and useful feature to invest in if you want to get the most out of your backyard. They are one of the earliest garden constructions and have endured through the ages.

These architectural ideas have evolved in the modern era to better suit our lifestyles, expanding how we entertain and utilize our homes.

In addition, decks can add value to a new or existing home and transform backyards into more functional spaces!

However, you may still have some questions about decks and what to know before building one, right?

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF PERGOLAS

The name “pergola” has its roots in the Late Latin word “pergula,” which denotes “protruding eave” (an eave is the part of a roof that joins or overhangs a building’s walls).

Pergolas have endured through the ages despite their current resurgence. The earliest recorded garden pergola dates to 1400 BC. In fact, the first pergola is thought to have belonged to a Theban official of the Egyptian high court.

While the origin of the first pergola is unknown, it is believed that rich, ancient Egyptians used these ornamental structures as a haven from the sweltering sun.

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERGOLAS

Most pergola manufacturers offer extremely customizable pergolas, so there are no restrictions on size or shape. Here are some of the common types of pergolas:

FREESTANDING PERGOLA

A freestanding pergola is precisely what it sounds like: a canopy that stands apart from your house as a landscaping feature. This pergola would be used in a garden, by a pool, or to construct an outdoor living area separate from the home.

ARCHED PERGOLA

Most pergola designs have flat roofs, but you can also find ones with arched roofs. The arched pergolas can feel more romantic than a flat one and offer your area a more exquisite and distinctive look.

ATTACHED PERGOLA

One side of an attached pergola fastens directly to a house wall. This design would be appropriate if you wanted to cover a deck or patio attached to your home. Instead of looking like a separate area, a linked pergola can make an outdoor living area feel like an addition to an internal space.

LOUVERED PERGOLA

A louvered pergola uses movable louvers as rafters instead of conventional slats. You can open and close the louvers to allow sunlight inside. Louvered pergolas come in automatic and manual designs to open and close.

AWNING PERGOLA

Small pergolas in the awning design mount directly to the wall and don’t require support posts or beams. You can build an awning pergola over a doorway, window, or garage for shade or aesthetics.