Pergolas & covers
Shade in summer, shelter in a storm
Four ways to cover an outdoor space, from open battens to a fully insulated roof. The right one depends on which months you want to use it.
Open batten pergola
Timber battens on a timber frame. Filters the sun, keeps airflow, and lets you grow something over it. Doesn’t keep rain off — that’s the trade.
Polycarbonate or Colorbond patio
The practical middle ground. Keeps rain off, goes up quickly, costs less than an insulated roof. Noisy in heavy rain, and a single-skin metal roof radiates real heat in February.
Insulated roof outdoor room
Our most-built project, and the one clients say changed how they use the house. Insulated sandwich panel means it stays cool underneath and rain is a murmur rather than a roar. Flat ceiling, so fans and lights recess into it.
Louvred opening roof
Motorised aluminium blades that tilt for shade and close to seal out rain. Expensive, and for a Brisbane courtyard where you want winter sun and summer shade from the same structure, nothing else does both.