ᐅ Wind on the terrace makes it uncomfortable, even with an umbrella.

Hello,

this year we completed our house including a beautiful large southwest-facing terrace.
To provide shade on the terrace, we purchased the Rhodos Grande cantilever umbrella in 4x3m (13x10 feet) from Schneider.
Since July, however, we have noticed that despite the warm weather, there is a wind of about 4-6 m/s (9-13 mph).
This is enough to make the umbrella shake significantly and sometimes lift off. It’s annoying and makes the terrace quite uncomfortable.
Installing the umbrella base permanently in concrete is unfortunately not an option, as the sun’s position changes throughout the day and we want to be able to move the umbrella.
Currently, we are using a rolling base weighing about 120 kg (265 lbs).

How do you deal with this, or do you have any tips?

After years of struggling with the same problem, we decided to install a sunroom with an awning. The umbrella has been a thing of the past since then.

Remove the umbrella and install a proper roof with an awning

You mean a traditional patio roof? I originally considered that as well. But we dismissed it because of the cost, since we would need at least two vertical blinds for shading.
However, that is probably the only solution.
I am just concerned that heat will build up underneath during the summer, and I won’t end up sitting there.

We had the same problem with wind using an articulated arm awning.
I also felt that the heat builds up under the awning.
Next time, I would go for a louvered roof instead. You can tilt the louvers depending on the sun exposure, so the heat doesn’t get trapped underneath.

Stefan67422578 schrieb:

I’m just worried that the heat will build up underneath during summer and then I won’t want to sit there again.

Then you just raise the vertical blinds from time to time – and everything is fine.
With a roof and vertical blinds, you can also sit outside more often in mixed weather. With just an umbrella, not so much.