Musketier
2020-04-03 14:03:43
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Maybe as a thought aid:
When I have a desire to acquire something, the first consideration is do I really need it.
If the answer is yes, then I consider how often I will need the item.
Using tools as an example for clarification:
I need the cordless screwdriver quite frequently. For me, that’s a Makita. The jig saw I only need every blue moon. For me, that’s a cheap no-name product. But I’m also not a craftsman who needs the tools daily, so I don’t need a professional line either.
Back to the patio roof:
We also struggled for a long time with the roof because it was a major financial expense for us.
It is an item that is exposed to the weather daily, will presumably be meant to look nice for a long time, endure wind and snow load, etc. You certainly don’t need a Mercedes, but in my opinion, it should at least be a good mid-range product at that point.
Walk through older residential areas from the 90s and early 2000s and look at the winter gardens and roofs. Sometimes you can see how shabby they look after 15-20 years.
For me, for example, hollow chamber panels were not an option due to the noise level and light transmittance in the darker months.
In addition, we had the problem that sometimes in the evenings we couldn’t sit on our terrace because the sun stood so low from the west that a normal sunshade or a normal awning had no effect. Roughly estimated, we were quoted a sum between 13 and 15 thousand euros at the trade fair.
We then spent 3 years with a makeshift solution in the form of a simple sunshade and afterwards acquired a roof with an additional vertical awning.
That was a manageable period for us.
If, of course, I couldn’t properly use the terrace for over 10 years due to too much sun exposure, then I would probably have gone for a cheaper model first.
And now a few general considerations on this:
In summer we keep the awning under the roof out continuously. This prevents the terrace slabs and the living room behind from heating up too much. Here I could most easily do without electrification. The shading above could possibly also be realized cheaply with such fabric panels. Whether shading is necessarily needed with hollow chamber panels, I can’t say.
We operate the vertical awning quite frequently depending on the position of the sun. But that depends on the property and terrace orientation.
One more thing about size: because of our west-facing orientation and depending on wind strength, rain and snow do blow quite far inside.
I’m very glad we decided on 4 meters depth. 3 meters might just work on the east side.
The 4 meters width is not generous either. We don’t have much more than a cushion box, grill, and table with 6 chairs on the terrace and still, the 6 meters width doesn’t feel spacious.
When I have a desire to acquire something, the first consideration is do I really need it.
If the answer is yes, then I consider how often I will need the item.
Using tools as an example for clarification:
I need the cordless screwdriver quite frequently. For me, that’s a Makita. The jig saw I only need every blue moon. For me, that’s a cheap no-name product. But I’m also not a craftsman who needs the tools daily, so I don’t need a professional line either.
Back to the patio roof:
We also struggled for a long time with the roof because it was a major financial expense for us.
It is an item that is exposed to the weather daily, will presumably be meant to look nice for a long time, endure wind and snow load, etc. You certainly don’t need a Mercedes, but in my opinion, it should at least be a good mid-range product at that point.
Walk through older residential areas from the 90s and early 2000s and look at the winter gardens and roofs. Sometimes you can see how shabby they look after 15-20 years.
For me, for example, hollow chamber panels were not an option due to the noise level and light transmittance in the darker months.
In addition, we had the problem that sometimes in the evenings we couldn’t sit on our terrace because the sun stood so low from the west that a normal sunshade or a normal awning had no effect. Roughly estimated, we were quoted a sum between 13 and 15 thousand euros at the trade fair.
We then spent 3 years with a makeshift solution in the form of a simple sunshade and afterwards acquired a roof with an additional vertical awning.
That was a manageable period for us.
If, of course, I couldn’t properly use the terrace for over 10 years due to too much sun exposure, then I would probably have gone for a cheaper model first.
And now a few general considerations on this:
In summer we keep the awning under the roof out continuously. This prevents the terrace slabs and the living room behind from heating up too much. Here I could most easily do without electrification. The shading above could possibly also be realized cheaply with such fabric panels. Whether shading is necessarily needed with hollow chamber panels, I can’t say.
We operate the vertical awning quite frequently depending on the position of the sun. But that depends on the property and terrace orientation.
One more thing about size: because of our west-facing orientation and depending on wind strength, rain and snow do blow quite far inside.
I’m very glad we decided on 4 meters depth. 3 meters might just work on the east side.
The 4 meters width is not generous either. We don’t have much more than a cushion box, grill, and table with 6 chairs on the terrace and still, the 6 meters width doesn’t feel spacious.