Tips for Adding Shade to Your Backyard with an Alumawood Pergola
If you’ve already added several beautiful plants to your backyard but are looking for another stylish addition to your outdoor landscape, look no further than an Alumawood® pergola.
Discover everything you need to know about Alumawood pergolas, including the awesome benefits of these beautiful shade structures and helpful tips for your installation, to get an idea of what these pergolas offer!
What Is an Alumawood Pergola?
Alumawood is an aluminum material that has been manufactured, painted, and embossed to mimic the look of authentic wood. This material is used to create beautiful, low-maintenance pergolas that are longer lasting than other materials on the market.
Alumawood pergolas supply shade, making them an attractive addition to desert landscapes often exposed to the sun. They’re extremely versatile, with style options of all shapes and sizes, and can be painted to match your home’s beautiful exterior shade. You can also choose whether you’d like to have a fully covered top for complete shade or a lattice top for partial shade.
You can even customize your Alumawood pergola to include a ceiling fan, a television, vines, or other accessories. Your new pergola can truly become your outdoor oasis!
What Are the Benefits of an Alumawood Pergola?
Alumawood pergolas offer homeowners the following advantages:
Style—Choose a shade for your pergola that perfectly matches your exterior paint or trim color. You can also select a neutral shade that complements your home’s appearance.
Shade—Enjoy a cool, shaded space over popular areas in your backyard, like your barbecue grill, outdoor kitchen, firepit, or extended patio.
Versatility—Select whether you’d like your pergola to offer complete shade with a flat top or partial shade with a lattice top.
Space—Extend your patio and enjoy the feeling of having more multi-use indoor and outdoor space with your new pergola.
Cost—Enjoy a less-expensive alternative to a wood-built ramada when installing a pergola. They are up to 20% less expensive than a ramada!
Quick installation—Unlike a tree, which requires years of growth and patience before providing shade, an Alumawood pergola supplies shade immediately after it’s installed.
Best Tips for Installing Alumawood Pergolas
Follow these suggestions to maximize the effectiveness, beauty, and longevity of your Alumawood pergola.
Find the Perfect Placement
Place your pergola on the west or south sides of your yard, instead of the east and north sides, to prevent direct sunlight from hitting your pergola during the afternoon. This will allow you to maximize shade and enjoy your pergola at all times of the day.
Select American-Made Metal
When selecting materials for your pergola, ensure the metal you choose is made in the United States rather than China. Chinese metal is thin and often mixed with non-metal materials, resulting in a less-sturdy structure that may quickly rust or fall apart.
Utilize Heavy-Duty Bolts
Ensure your contractor anchors your pergola with heavy-duty concrete anchor bolts to keep your pergola firmly in the ground during windstorms. These bolts can also keep your pergola anchored when people or bulky objects lean against it.
Learn Your HOA Requirements
Before installing your pergola, don't forget to research your city and homeowner's association requirements. It's typically mandatory to allow enough space between your pergola and adjacent walls or property lines to adhere to these requirements.
Design the Perfect Alumawood Pergola for Your Desert Landscape with Wildflower Desert Design
Wildflower Desert Design can help you design the perfect Alumawood pergola for your backyard, and we’ll help connect you with a trusted installer. You’ll receive all this, and more, in the entire package for your backyard design!
Contact us for a free consultation so we can begin designing your Alumawood pergola today.