Place or install a pergola In our garden or terrace it is one of the best options to get a shady area where you can enjoy the outdoors, sheltered from the strong sun rays. But there are many types of pergolas that exist today depending on the use that we are going to give it or the place where it is going to be placed.
In the first place we can differentiate the type of pergola depending on the material with which it is made, being able to find wooden pergolas, forging, aluminum and even fabric (which are easily removable).
Regarding their classification by the place where they will be placed, we can differentiate between the attached pergolas and freestanding pergolas. The first ones are, as its name suggests, attached to the house on one side, and the roof can be straight or a water, they are perfect for terraces or porches, and they can have the upper area with the same tile as the house or stop the sun with horizontal awnings, or even be made up of beams to let the sun pass through or place a beautiful vine that provides shade and fescor.
All the freestanding pergolas They are those that are independent of any other constructive element, they are ideal to place in a garden or a large terrace. This type of pergolas can be purely ornamental, or have a shade function to create an area sheltered from the sun where you can place a table or armchairs. The latter usually have a straight roof or several waters and on the sides it can have an installation of awnings or mosquito nets to prevent the passage of insects and the sun. There are many designs that we can find to choose from today, which makes it, in addition to becoming a useful area of our garden, also a perfect ornamental element for decorating the outdoor space of our house.
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