Patio Cover (Step out Dry)

Step out Dry -

Hi Guys - a little Tuesday tip for you. Here we have a detached structure but the highlight and tip today is walking out of your house to step underneath the pergola and stay dry! This breezeway has a polyurethane cover that allows you to step out dry while allowing all the daylight that was normally coming into your house. You won't lose that light so you can come out to your detached structure and enjoy the outdoor living space without worrying about the light, without worrying about getting wet. You can watch the game, hang out every season in your outdoor living space and you won’t lose anything by having to attach it to the house.

As you watch the video you may be reminded of individual videos we’ve made on these three kinds of structures; a breezeway, detached covered structure, and a pergola. In this video we are showing how they all connect and relate to each other in an outdoor living space. Notice the pergola/breezeway is attached to the covered structure and the covered structure to the pergola on the other side of the see-thru fireplace wall. This pergola is open to the air and serves as an anchor in the landscape drawing you out to it. What a great spot to hang out - unless it is raining or if it's a colder day. Some weather may have you snuggling up underneath the covered structure near the fireplace with the heaters warming up the outdoor room.

So, the difference between the two pergolas is one has a cover turning it into a covered breezeway. You can see in the construction portion of the video, the waves angle back towards the roofline where a corrugated or a plastic cover (polyurethane) will lay and go back as far as the gutter. This see-thru cover allows all the light to the home and best yet, you walk out dry into your covered living space.

You’ve seen in other landscape design videos where attaching the outdoor room directly to the home may sacrifice some natural light and skylights were put in. This Tuesday tip gives another option to have all the benefits of the covered space with the breezeway to protect from the rain. It acts as a true cover over the entire bar area. Grab a barstool and watch a movie or the game with cozy ceiling heaters and the fireplace roaring. A genuinely nice destination for an outdoor living space.

That’s a wrap - We hope you enjoyed this little piece. Thanks Guys. Thank you for joining Paradise Restored. We are happy to answer questions - help with all types of covered structures and spaces . . . Complimentary Consultation? You got it! Check out other 2020 landscape designs in our portfolio.

Thanks for Watching!

[imarak]

Great tip! Just in time for this rainy weather. Thank you for this

[cnotake]

I like that backyard, looks relaxing.

[brucemanley]

Love your videos and design ideas are over the top. Question- is the wood on this project cedar and did you seal with a clear coat or what product? That's the only thing about pergolas is keeping the wood looking nice and the effort to retain the look. Would appreciate your feedback. Keep up the great you were in our neck of the woods! Cheers- Bruce

[themontephone]

It doesn’t look cheesy
It’s a conversation piece to transition to grill

[themontephone]

Lol
I rather eat than mow more lawn than I should