Aluminum Patio Covers Offer Unparalleled Advantages

Aluminum Patio Covers Offer Unparalleled Advantages
The outdoor season has arrived, both at home and commercially. And whether you’re grilling poolside or serving an influx of customers al fresco, aluminum patio covers can help you get a little more out of the great outdoors without being at the mercy of the elements. Colorado weather dishes up a little bit of everything in Denver. Sudden wind gusts. Cloudburst rains. And there’s nothing quite like the brilliant (and brutal) Colorado sun. Don’t you wish you had a patio shelter solution that let you experience all the wonderful facets of the area’s weather – yet saved you from its less-than-pleasant effects?

Not Your Granny’s Patio Umbrella
For decades old-fashioned patio umbrellas, flimsy awnings, and high-maintenance wooden pergolas have been the only outdoor cover options available. But today, aluminum pergolas are stealing the show, with features that make them seem like something you wouldn’t expect to find commercially available until well in the future…

More Bang for the Buck
Rather than the all or nothing solutions the outdoor shelters of the past presented, today’s aluminum pergolas have incorporated amazing new louvered roof technology, offering full adjustability through almost 180-degrees of louver travel to offer the flexibility of sun, shade, and everything in-between. Freestanding or fastened, built-in gutter systems and interlocking louvers provide rain and snow protection. Easy to adjust, small actuator motors quickly react to remote control or smart-device-driven operation, allowing for everything from shelter to ventilation and sky-views on-command – or automatically, with optional rain-sensing technology and custom ‘smart’ programming options.

One Less Thing on Your ‘Honey-Do’ List
Constructed of high-quality aluminum, customizable facades are nearly maintenance-free, with options to compliment your existing architectural them, from clean, neutral styles, to wooden facades and decorative columns. Impervious to environmental degradation, surfaces will not rot, fade, tear, or house insects, and safely and easily meet the (heat-resistance and ventilation) needs of grills, fireplaces, firepits, and patio heaters, as well as provide the perfect anchoring system for motorized screens for privacy and pest control.

Don’t Fall for Imitations
Leave the old-school patio shelter solutions in the past - and watch out for imitators. Competing products require a great deal of maintenance to keep intact, aren’t easy-care products engineered to withstand hurricane force winds, and don’t offer the adjustability and convenience options Arcadia Systems provide. Worse, they pigeonhole you into a full shade, full sun, or partial shade solutions that will later rob you of outdoor enjoyment as weather and seasons change. Get what you need – when you need it – with a patio shelter solution that responds on-demand. 

Looking for more usable square footage? You’ve found it! Add the space you need to entertain your family or patrons quickly and easily. Contact Denver Pergola Systems today.

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8 Cool 2017 Backyard Patio Ideas for Hot Summer Weather

Backyard Patio Ideas: What’s ‘In’ for the Outside in 2017

With the 2017 backyard patio season well underway and temperatures rising, you may have found yourself taking a long hard look at your outdoor living décor. (Just how old is that sun-bleached patio table set?) Chances are, it’s time for an update of your outdoor space.

What’s Hot & What’s Not in Summer 2017?
Say good-bye to cold, modern concrete, wrought iron, and faux wood plastics. This year’s groovy styles are anything but boring – and far from stuffy... 

1.       Natural Materials
Natural wood furnishings such as teak tabletops offer a rural, rustic feel, withstanding the test of time to weather beautifully to grey over the years. Prefer more color? Look to bright, vintage-style mosaic dining and accent tables in natural stone, ceramic, and glass.

2.       Retro Seating
Retro-style furniture such as natural woven rattan and 70s-inspired wicker are making a comeback indoors and out – but with a fresh, new take: Non-traditional colors that pair well with darker, more traditional outdoor furniture hues.

3.       A Cool Feel
Nautically-inspired coastal blues and ivories paired with soft, yet durable woven outdoor textiles from cushions to throws and rugs look great when paired with budget-friendly, low-maintenance, self-contained water features such as portable fountains and urns. 

4.       Splashy Patterns
Fun, splashy patterned pillows, blankets and rugs are a great way to bring the indoors out – and easily swapped out as trends change.

5.       Urban Edibles
Landscape design that doubles as dinner is huge, from incorporating veggie gardens and fruit trees to cute, backyard chicken ‘condos’ and family-friendly beekeeping solutions.

6.       Barbecue Courtyards
Instead of an outdoor living space opened to only one room (or two), eco friendly ‘barbecue courtyards’ nix the need for major regrading, replacing the conventional backyard with a multi-functional family space open to every room of the home.

7.       Sustainable Design
Over-the-top, showy landscapes are out. Design that is built to last, low maintenance, and green – from drought-tolerant container gardens and ground cover to long-lived, low maintenance shade structures that keep chemicals and maintenance chores at bay - have become the new norm in outdoor design for economic and environmental reasons.

8.       Seamless Transitions
The number one trend this year by far is seamless transition from the home to outdoor spaces. New outdoor fabrics in soft, waterproof, fade-resistant acrylics make this possible, from rugs to cushions, blankets and throw pillows, with the anchor of this seamless transition being versatile shelter.

An Open and Shut Case
Customizable, unbelievably durable, and nearly maintenance-free, Arcadia adjustable louvered pergola systems allow you to fully enjoy everything the outdoors has to offer, providing sun, shade, or shelter to meet your family’s changing needs – and Denver’s rapidly changing weather conditions - with a simple adjustment. Dial-in just the right amount exposure, including full rain protection, with up to 180 degrees of fine-tuning at your fingertips via electric, remote control, or smart-device-driven operation.

Open up to a world of new outdoor living possibilities. Learn more about our windproof, HOA-friendly patio shelter designs. Contact Denver Pergola Systems today.

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What You Don’t Know About Aluminum Louvered Pergolas Could Cost You

Aluminum Louvered Pergola: 5 Things You Need to Know

Arcadia aluminum louvered pergolas offer unique flexibility, providing sun, shade, shelter and everything in between with a simple adjustment. Other products on the market make the attempt, but they are unable to match the Arcadia design. What makes it stand out from competing shade structures?

Overlooking the Benefits of Arcadia Pergolas Could Cost You
Compared with other outdoor shelter options, over the long run you could miss out on…

●     Replacement Costs
How often do you want to repair or replace your shade structure? Made entirely in the U.S., every major component in the versatile Arcadia is constructed of fully extruded aluminum, providing a high tensile strength not achieved with the cheaper, roll-formed aluminum used by imitators.

●     Return on Your Outdoor Living Investment
Denver’s brutal weather taking a toll on your outdoor accoutrements? From rugs to refrigerators, your outdoor living space requires dependable protection if it’s going to last over the long run. Luckily the 170-degree adjustability of Arcadia louvers deliver, providing sun, rain, snow and wind protection via remote, iPhone, or weather-programmable operation.

●     Opportunity
Tired of weather robbing you of opportunity? The patented interlocking louver design of the Arcadia provide unmatched performance in the rain. The first pergola to develop and integrate a multi-zone-compatible gutter system, the superior water management of the Arcadia utilized its posts as downspouts for a clean, minimalist look, eliminating dripping between louvers and making Arcadia the company of choice for hotels, resorts, restaurants and country clubs who cannot afford to take chances with patron comfort.     

●     Convenience
Hand-cranking patio umbrellas or awnings getting old? The most technologically advanced system available, Arcadia’s exceptionally quiet iLouver™ Operating System Arcadia’s offers the ultimate in convenience. Compatible with any smart device, customize pergola operation with options such as…

o      Preset positioning

o      Auto open/close functions

o      Wind & rain sensors for automated weather control

o      ‘Hurricane mode’ to reduce resistance and minimize uplift

American-made, motors are environmentally tested for use in harsh conditions, Underwriters Laboratory (UL) and C.E. approved, and require zero maintenance throughout the life of the motor.

●     Maintenance
Dread pergola repair and re-staining? Premium AkzoNobel powder coating virtually eliminates maintenance needs, preserving your pergola. The standard finish on louvers, beams, and gutters hold up to salt water air, chlorine, sun, rain, protecting the pergola from oxidation and corrosion. Specially formulated to reflect solar radiation, it reduces the ‘heat island effect,’ keeping the pergola surface, and your indoor and outdoor living spaces, cool.

Arcadia Aluminum Pergolas Outshine the Competition in Every Arena
Stop looking out of the window and embrace the outdoors, gaining control of your patio space with the latest in functional, durable pergola technology. Contact Denver Pergola Systems to learn more today.