The deck is one of the areas in the home where homeowners and their guests love to stay. Your outdoor space gives you the perfect place where you can enjoy Mother Nature without leaving the comfort of your home. A Trex pergola can impress your guests and improve the experience of your deck. Sunburst Construction can help with your pergola and other outdoor features.
What can a pergola do for your deck?
- Adds shade
- Creates a lounge space
- Protects plants
- Improve backyard design
- Privacy and blocking outside views
What Is a Pergola?
A pergola is an outdoor structure of parallel colonnades an open roof of girders and cross rafters. Similar to a gazebo or arbor, it provides shade. However, a gazebo has a fully covered roof, while a pergola has slats placed apart to create only partial shade to allow beams of sunlight to shine through.
There are certainly a lot of ways on how you can decorate your deck. You can put furniture to make the space more comfortable. Add an outdoor kitchen so you can enjoy a weekend dinner on your deck with the rest of the family. Or you can also try adding a pergola. A pergola is a common structure for most decks. It’s an exterior structure that is held up by columns and can either be attached to your deck or freestanding. Pergolas are usually square or rectangular in shape, but they can also be made out of interesting shapes.
For some people, a pergola may look like an incomplete structure since they are built with roof beams and vertical beams without a roof or walls at all. Well, pergolas are designed to be made that way. So, what exactly does a pergola do for your deck? Here are a few things you should know:
They create a definite outdoor space
Your deck is not just an ordinary outdoor space; it can make or break your home’s curb appeal. By adding a Trex pergola, you are putting emphasis on your deck. You are telling your guests that this is your deck; your most prized outdoor space.
Whenever you have guest over for a bbq, mid afternoon swim, or late-night hangout, they will know where to go.
Create a sense of closure
A deck may look like an open space where you feel oneness with nature and it’s okay. With a pergola, your deck will have that feeling of being enclosed but without the need to build walls at all.
Gives you privacy
There will be times when you want the deck all for yourself. Because a deck is an open space, it can be a bit hard for you to do it, but with a pergola, you can achieve that. With a pergola, you can add drapes, lattice works or screen to one side of the pergola and it doesn’t feel out of place.
Not only can you add features to keep people from looking in, but it also helps to block unflattering external views.
It provides protection for your deck
Your deck will be protected from direct sunlight without sacrificing an open-air feeling. Some items on your deck may be vulnerable to direct sunlight and get damaged easily. With a pergola, you can protect your deck and the things inside it while still enjoying the fresh air.
The harmful rays from the sun will gradually damage paint and deck coatings, and a pergola will help to prevent that. Pergolas can also prevent rain and other storm damage since it will be in the way.
Give additional space for plants
Adding plants to your deck can be a great idea. It can make your deck look more inviting. With a pergola, you can hang plants from the boards and you can instantly have a gorgeous airy garden! In fact, it is recommended to grow vines on pergolas in order to get the best pergola experience. You get to enjoy the plants, and they get to enjoy the additional shade from the structure
Trex Pergola Installation
Planning on adding a Trex pergola to your deck? Why not?! It’s an easy way to add beauty to your deck without spending much. Plus, it can transform your deck and make it just the perfect place to entertain guests or just unwind after a long, tiring day from work.
If you live in Northern Virginia and are ready to get your pergola installed, you can call us at 703-827-1205 or fill out our contact form.