How hard is it to retrofit a louvered pergola system
to your existing patio? At Denver Pergola, we do this all the time. In fact,
98% of our residential pergola installations are retrofitted to existing homes,
rather than newly constructed residences. The process of incorporating a new
StruXure adjustable louvered pergola is easy, offering many benefits.
Incorporating a
Pergola Into Your Existing Patio Design Adds Value & Function
With strict deadlines and tight budgets, home builders don’t
typically put a lot of thought into patios. Even on properties with gorgeous
views, they often fail to address the functionality of outdoor spaces. Many
quite lovely yards are rendered useless in the afternoon due to the intensity
of the sun, turning the home’s location into a negative asset.
When homeowners move in, they often look to simple solutions
like patio umbrellas. However, these don’t work in the bright, windy Denver
climate, and are frequently seen soaring off like a child’s lost balloon into
neighboring yards. Fortunately, with a StruXure
louvered pergola, you can address many issues common to the
Colorado region:
● With a louvered roof pergola, you can easily manage the
intensity of the afternoon sun.
● A pergola system with motorized pergola screens is the
perfect solution to combat glare from the angle of the rising/setting sun.
● The interlocking louvers of StruXure aluminum louvered
pergolas provide leak-free rain protection, ensuring a space that’s useful
despite Denver’s frequent pop-up thunderstorms.
● Designed to withstand hurricane-force winds, you never have
to worry about strong mountain gusts with StruXure aluminum pergola systems.
The Process of
Attaching an Aluminum Pergola to Your Home
Louvered pergola systems are easily attached to your home
over your existing patio or deck. Depending on your preferences and county code
requirements, we can top mount posts or seamlessly integrate your pergola into
the angles of your existing walls or architecture, working around pools,
fountains, and other features as necessary. We offer a variety of pergola
colors to complement your modern or traditional home design. We can build your
home pergola as large as your budget allows to nearly any dimensions.
When fastening your aluminum pergola to stamped concrete, a
popular choice, modifications may be required. Concrete must be thick enough to
surface-mount the system, requiring a 36-inch case depth (below the frost line)
to meet county code requirements.
Straight walls, without “bump-outs,” make it easier to
install your pergola system, helping you avoid the need to design your pergola
around home extensions. Pergola components are securely attached to the side of
your house, using structural supports within the walls of your home, such as
studs, every 12-16 inches, according to code. We can work with wood, stucco,
and other common building materials, however, installations on brick are not
possible. In this case, a freestanding pergola design is necessary.
Freestanding Home
Pergola Installations
Freestanding installations are also easy to
accommodate. In some instances, we can
also add a louvered pergola roof to your existing wooden pergola structure, turning
the once static, open structure into a flexible shelter that can be opened or
closed on-demand to accommodate changing weather. Your wood pergola must include thick posts
and a robust, structurally sound construction to accomplish this. Otherwise, structural
improvements or a complete pergola renovation may be required.
Maximize
use of every square foot of your home, from indoors to out, with a custom
residential pergola. Contact Denver Pergola Systems to schedule a design
consultation today.
This article was previously published at:
http://www.denverpergolas.com/adjustable-residential-pergolas/retrofitting-a-struxure-pergola-to-your-existing-patio
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