The perfect patio roof? Is it possible?

bertha

We have a south facing living room with large bifold doors opening onto a patio. We would like to build a roof over the patio but want the best of both worlds - a roof to stop the living room getting like an oven in summer but doesn't stop the light getting in in the winter. Any ideas please?

DaftyDuck

Large horizontal blind. Not sure what they are actually called.. Try googling retractable awning. Is that what you want?

bertha

Thanks, but I was thinking of a permanent structure, like a room but without walls, just a roof supported by pillars of some sort.

peachyprice

If it's going to stop the sun in summer, it's going to stop it in winter too, no way around that unless you have a retractable awning.

Davesnave

A modern verandah, with grape vines trained beneath it on wires, would cast little shade in winter, yet provide this in summer. Bonus of fruit too.

cyclonebri1

A patio is just that, by definition:

pat·i·o (pt-, pät-)
n. pl. pat·i·os
1. An outdoor space for dining or recreation that adjoins a residence and is often paved.
2. A roofless inner courtyard, typically found in Spanish and Spanish-style dwellings.

That's the pedantic bit over with.

I too would go with the high street type roller blind, only of any use in calm but cool or damp summer conditions.

Me personally, trellis over a pagola, Jap style may be, evergreen clematis and as DS says the mood creating vines.

lee111s

Get a retactable awning

Davesnave

DaftyDuck wrote: »

Large horizontal blind. Not sure what they are actually called.. Try googling retractable awning. Is that what you want?

bertha wrote: »

Thanks, but I was thinking of a permanent structure, like a room but without walls, just a roof supported by pillars of some sort.

lee111s wrote: »

Get a retactable awning

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melanzana

Hi Bertha,

I think this might be what you are thinking of....they look wonderful. Some great ideas below. I love houzz site, I could look at it all day!

http://www.houzz.com/glass-covered-patio

tanith

My granddaughters school has a canvas sail type thing they put up in the playground in the Summer the children sit under it and in the Winter it comes down and is stored away..

Like this and it works very well. http://www.crocus.co.uk/images/products2/PR/20/00/00/59/PR2000005987_card_lg.jpg

peachyprice

melanzana wrote: »

Hi Bertha,

I think this might be what you are thinking of....they look wonderful. Some great ideas below. I love houzz site, I could look at it all day!

http://www.houzz.com/glass-covered-patio

She wants a roof to keep the sun out of her sitting room, it'll go straight through that and make it even hotter.