chewbacca1237 Apr 2020 17:43Hello everyone, hope you’re all healthy.
We are considering the best way to cover our terrace, which will be built in 4 weeks. The terrace size is about 7 x 4 m (23 x 13 ft). Our garden faces south, so we definitely need sun protection. The terrace will run along the entire side of the house next to the bay window, that is about 7 m (23 ft) wide and 4 m (13 ft) deep.
At first, we thought about an awning, 6 x 4 m (20 x 13 ft). But then a friend suggested a fixed sunshade with a louvered roof. The problem is: we have a bay window on the left, then a terrace door of 2 m (6.5 ft) width, and a 2 m (6.5 ft) wide window. To avoid an unbalanced look, the whole 7 m (23 ft) width between the bay window and the right corner of the house should be covered, but that gets quite expensive with a louvered roof – over 15,000 euros. Also, a local company said it’s difficult to get that wide. They offer intermediate sizes of 4.09 m (13 ft 5 in), 5.09 m (16 ft 8 in), and 5.98 m (19 ft 7 in) width. But these options always cut through a window or look awkward somehow.
An awning would be simpler and cost about 3,000 euros, but for example, if it rains a little, the awning doesn’t offer protection. We are absolute outdoor enthusiasts and always spend a lot of time outside during summer.
Do you have any ideas on how to best solve this? What could be done? Maybe something completely different? We also thought about a roof made of translucent photovoltaic panels, as we might want to cover our main roof fully with them later. We feel overwhelmed and unsure...
Attached are some pictures of the house.
Thanks and best regards,
Chewbacca123
We are considering the best way to cover our terrace, which will be built in 4 weeks. The terrace size is about 7 x 4 m (23 x 13 ft). Our garden faces south, so we definitely need sun protection. The terrace will run along the entire side of the house next to the bay window, that is about 7 m (23 ft) wide and 4 m (13 ft) deep.
At first, we thought about an awning, 6 x 4 m (20 x 13 ft). But then a friend suggested a fixed sunshade with a louvered roof. The problem is: we have a bay window on the left, then a terrace door of 2 m (6.5 ft) width, and a 2 m (6.5 ft) wide window. To avoid an unbalanced look, the whole 7 m (23 ft) width between the bay window and the right corner of the house should be covered, but that gets quite expensive with a louvered roof – over 15,000 euros. Also, a local company said it’s difficult to get that wide. They offer intermediate sizes of 4.09 m (13 ft 5 in), 5.09 m (16 ft 8 in), and 5.98 m (19 ft 7 in) width. But these options always cut through a window or look awkward somehow.
An awning would be simpler and cost about 3,000 euros, but for example, if it rains a little, the awning doesn’t offer protection. We are absolute outdoor enthusiasts and always spend a lot of time outside during summer.
Do you have any ideas on how to best solve this? What could be done? Maybe something completely different? We also thought about a roof made of translucent photovoltaic panels, as we might want to cover our main roof fully with them later. We feel overwhelmed and unsure...
Attached are some pictures of the house.
Thanks and best regards,
Chewbacca123
The roof will be lower than the bay window, right? I would probably extend it from the bay window to above the door and the lights, so stopping just before the window. If you have many guests and need more shade, you could add an awning or something above the window...
Or you could install a sunshade sail right from the corner...
Or you could install a sunshade sail right from the corner...
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hampshire7 Apr 2020 18:56Remember: a fixed installation loses light during winter.
chewbacca1237 Apr 2020 19:16Müllerin schrieb:
The roof will be lower than the bay window, right? I would probably extend it from the bay window over the door and the lights, stopping just before the window. If you have many guests and need more shade, you could add an awning or something over the window...
Or you could install a sun sail right from the corner... That might be another option with the sun sail. We’ll need to think about it carefully.
Birkenfelder8 Apr 2020 09:24Hello,
try searching for Lamaxa by Warema; in my opinion, it’s a brilliant system to achieve something like this. However, it certainly isn’t inexpensive.
Alternatively, for these dimensions, you could build a simple glass roof with a steel substructure. If galvanized, it will last forever and is easy to clean since you can easily reach it from the two windows above. A roof pitch between 3° and 5° away from the house, a small gutter attached, and it’s done. You might also consider using darker glass panes to reduce the amount of light coming through.
try searching for Lamaxa by Warema; in my opinion, it’s a brilliant system to achieve something like this. However, it certainly isn’t inexpensive.
Alternatively, for these dimensions, you could build a simple glass roof with a steel substructure. If galvanized, it will last forever and is easy to clean since you can easily reach it from the two windows above. A roof pitch between 3° and 5° away from the house, a small gutter attached, and it’s done. You might also consider using darker glass panes to reduce the amount of light coming through.
chewbacca123 schrieb:
To avoid it looking unbalanced, the entire 7 meters (23 feet) width between the bay window and the right corner of the house should be covered, but that will be quite expensive with a louvered roof, I don’t think it will look unbalanced if the roof doesn’t cover the whole terrace, since you don’t have symmetry anyway.
The terrace roof with sun protection will still provide enough shade on the southeast side, even with the sun coming from the west.
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