Before You Plan to Build an Awning, Gazebo, Pavilion, or Trellis —Read This
When you can take off your shoes, kick up your feet, eat, lounge, nap, and other at home-like behaviors— it is an indicator of your comfort level. An outdoor space can be beautifully designed, but if the area does not provide comfort it will lack that intimate feel and remain unused. Being in a familiar space where you feel entirely at ease is not an extra luxury; it is a basic human need. Timber frame arbors, awnings, gazebos, pavilions, pergolas, and trellises are the protective shelter to create a more inviting and comfortable environment that will be enjoyed all year-round. But before you plan to build an outdoor living shelter, read this: The strength and stability of an awning, arbor, gazebo, pavilion, pergola or trellis depends HEAVILY on the joints that hold all parts together. With beefed-up construction, a ShadeScape® outdoor living shelter [...]