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Published January 13, 2022 at 1200 × 403 in Affordable Home Energy Independence with Pergola Solar Panels

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Beat the Summer Heat by Creating Shade in the Backyard

For those who love spending time outdoors, longer summer days mean more sun exposure and more exposure to extreme heat. Whether your summer fun is relaxing on the lanai, wallowing by the pool or babysitting the smoker on the deck, during these months, the sun’s rays and their intrinsic heat can be overwhelming without some cooling effects for your outdoor living space. With myriad options to introduce some shade in the backyard, what is the best way to beat the heat this summer? Heat and Sun Exposure Effects Anyone who has spent too long on the beach or on the golf course knows all too well the impacts of excessive heat exposure. Ranging from heat stroke, to heat exhaustion, even cramps and rashes, summer’s heat can be a blessing and a curse for those who enjoy the outdoors. Combining excessive heat with the sun exposure effects can make spending time outdoors without the proper shade retreat potentially dangerous. According to FamilyDoctor.org, too much sun exposure can be harmful. Sun exposure effects can lead to skin changes resulting in freckles or moles, potentially dangerous, lowered immune system responses, skin cancers that, if left untreated, can cause longer-term health issues, and perhaps just as scary, early aging as the skin turns leathery from too much exposure. The experts at FamilyDoctor.org recommend wearing sunscreen and other methods to limit exposure of the skin, but also to plan for your daily sun exposure. To mitigate heat exhaustion, the experts at the Mayo Clinic suggest several tactics, including taking it easy during the hottest parts of the day and drinking plenty of fluids. This brings us back to the need to create cooling elements for your outdoor living space. Shade, The Easiest Way to Cool an Outdoor Space Cooling effects for your backyard patio or deck can came in innumerable forms from a dip in the pool to high-speed outdoor fans or even misting machines. But, the easiest way to cool down on a hot day is to simply relax in the shade and rehydrate will a cool drink. While air temperatures do not actually change between the sunny and shady areas, escaping the sun’s harmful rays can make the “feels like” temperature drop by 10-15 degrees. How to Create Shade in the Backyard for the Whole Family Adding some shade in the backyard can take many forms. A shade cover for just a couple people can be as simple as popping up a portable patio umbrella or stringing a sun shade over the patio. But, to ensure the entire family can seek refuge from the sun, a larger and more permanent shade solution may be in order. The most dynamic and flexible shade structure to accommodate the entire family is a pergola. Modern pergolas are available as solid-roof designs that create full-time shade, or with an adjustable louvered roof design that allows you to control the sun/shade balance on your patio. Pergolas are also infinitely scalable from a small 5-foot by 5-foot footprint from a DIY kit up to hundreds of square feet of shade in the backyard with a custom design. High Tech Cooling Effects for the Backyard More than just a way to create shade in the backyard, aluminum pergolas can bring many relaxation amenities to your outdoor living space. Our customized pergolas can be outfitted with embedded LED lighting, motorized retractable sun shades, integrated patio fans, and much more. The motorized louvered roof can be controlled by handheld remote, or become a completely hands-free voice activated pergola that integrates with your smart home devices. To take the pergola controls to the next level, smart pergolas can even incorporate sensors that monitor the weather and autonomously close when a passing shower approaches. Of course, all of this technology requires a power source. If the pergola is attached to the home, simply wiring the new shade structure to your home’s electrical is quite easy. For standalone pergolas built further from the house, pergola solar panels can be integrated with the design to provide more than enough power for the pergola operation and still feed accessory outlets to charge your phone or power a pellet grill. Conclusion Good old-fashioned shade in the backyard is one of the best options if you are looking for the best way to beat the summer heat and avoid excessive heat or sun exposure. However, for homeowners looking to make that shade structure a luxurious and stylish addition to their home, a pergola system is an ideal solution. If you would like to explore adding an outdoor structure to your backyard, contact us today and we will have one of our local experts reach out to you. DOWNLOAD OUR PATIO COVERS BROCHURE
Customer Satisfaction at the Heart of Azenco’s Success in the Pergola Market

Here at Azenco, our guiding touchstone has always been laser-focused on customer satisfaction. We are a family-owned business and that familial commitment transcends our business from our dedicated manufacturing team and our expert network of dealers to the customers who love our products. It is this commitment that allows us to invite potential customers to explore our customer reviews on sites like Google Reviews, where we enjoy a 4.6 out of 5 customer satisfaction rating, and an untarnished 5 out of 5-star rating on the Azenco Facebook page. This commitment to customer satisfaction also drives us to refine our designs, making better products for a better experience for our customers. There are four interlinked elements that make it possible for Azenco to maintain such a high level of customer satisfaction: Decades of Experience Before forming Azenco, our founder Charles Chapus spent a decade designing and fabricating innovative pergolas, patio covers, and pool covers for the European market. Since establishing the Azenco Group in 2011, Charles and the growing team have continued to forge territory in outdoor living design. Now operating worldwide, Azenco has completed more that 25,000 pergola, carport, and pool cover projects for residential and commercial customers. The satisfaction of these customers has led Azenco to secure numerous accreditations, including the Better Business Bureau. Our Expert Dealers and Installation Experts Azenco has expanded its expert dealer network to more than 100 dealers worldwide. We insist on working with the most skilled and qualified designers and installers. Our dealers must also share the value of complete customer satisfaction. We invest heavily in training our partners to install our products the Azenco way. This means each dealer attends multi-annual installation training, and our installation instructors go to project sites with them to oversee the construction of our pergolas, carports, and pool covers. Our Dedicated and Skilled Manufacturing Team While our amazing network of dealers is designing uniquely customized pergolas, it is the daily dedication of our manufacturing team to ensure the highest quality products for our satisfied customers. It is this part of the family that sources the highest-quality aluminum for our projects, and man the precision manufacturing tools that sculpt raw material into seamless works of art. Each manufacturing team member is highly skilled in their own right, and here at Azenco, we vow to help them continue refining those skills. This is why our team sees such little turnover and why we are waiting to be accredited as a “Great Place to Work.” Never-Ending Innovation Excellent customer experience and industry accolades do not come out of thin air. The final driver of our amazing customer satisfaction ratings is our truly innovative outdoor living products. Azenco has developed a reputation for its “nothing is impossible” approach to outdoor design. When customers request pergola concepts that defy standard building practices, our team simply invents new ways to tackle challenges. This “can-do” approach has led Charles Chapus and the Azenco team to invent dozens of never-before-seen mounting brackets and entirely rethought-out pool enclosures. The team now holds more than 30 patents for these innovations. Our industry peers have also taken note of this innovative approach, and we have been recognized with numerous industry awards from the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association’s VESTA Award, a Gold Medal in the 2020 Residential Products MVP Awards, and an Aurora Award for Best Commercial Project from the Florida Home Builders Association. B Conclusion There are innumerable factors that go into creating our best-in-market outdoor living projects. It is theshared goal of maximizing customer satisfaction that truly unites the designers, installers, andfabricators to create such satisfied customers. If you would like to see for yourself, reach out to us andwe will have one of our local expert dealers follow up to bring you into the Azenco family DOWNLOAD OUR PATIO COVERS BROCHURE
Why is a Metal Pergola Better than a Wood Pergola?

Pergolas are fabricated from an array of materials including wood, vinyl and metal. There are advantages and disadvantages to each material. A wood pergola, for instance, requires extensive maintenance and consists of heavy material limiting where a larger pergola may be constructed. Vinyl pergolas are lightweight and reduce maintenance needs; however, they are less durable than a wood or metal pergola. Metal pergolas, on the other hand, are durable, lightweight, and minimize necessary maintenance. Let’s explore the unique advantages of a metal pergola. Wood pergola vinyl pergola Metal pergola – Aluminum What Metal Is Best for Pergolas? The most prominent metals used in the fabrication of pergolas are steel and aluminum. Both are durable and strong metals. Aluminum is much lighter weight than steel, so it is the preferred fabrication material for today’s modern pergolas. Left untreated, both metals are susceptible to oxidation. Metal pergolas, then, usually receive a heavy-duty exterior coating to repel water. While some manufacturers rely on exterior paint, paint is prone to chipping over time, leaving exposed metal to rust. Here at Azenco we build all of our outdoor living structures from high-quality aluminum and apply a high-quality powder coating for protection. We also customize powder coating to match any home’s exterior color scheme. We can even apply a wood grain to the roof of the structure for a wood feel. Metal louvered roof with a wood grain What Are the Benefits of a Metal Pergola Frame? The pergola frame is made up of support columns and the roof structure can be an adjustable louvered roof or made of insulated sandwich panels to create a fixed-roof pergola. A metal pergola frame is hollow to allow the space to be leveraged for numerous applications. In our pergola designs, we leverage this hidden space to house an integrated pergola gutter system that captures rainwater and channels it to downspouts at the base of the columns. This allows rainwater to be directed away from the patio, keeping the outdoor space dry during heavy rain showers. Integrated gutter What Differentiates a Metal Pergola Roof from Wood? A wood pergola is limited in its functionality. The weight of a wooden pergola roof means it would be difficult to create adjustable lovers from the material, so wood pergolas are static structures. They can be designed with a solid shingled roof for full-time shade, or with static louvers to create some shade, but cannot block out sun and rain. On the other hand, fabricating the structure from lightweight aluminum allows the metal pergola with roof louvers to become adjustable. We incorporate whisper-quiet electric motors to open and close the louvers. This motorized control combined with precision manufacturing practices ensure that our louvered roof pergolas close tightly to create a gapless seal against rain or snow. Why is a Metal Pergola Modern? The greatest advantage of leveraging lightweight aluminum with a hollow frame design is we are able to integrate all kinds of comfort features into our custom designs. Our R-Blade adjustable louvered roof pergola can include a smart sensor array that monitors for rain, and that autonomously closes the roof at the first sign of showers. You can also add a wind sensor to monitor for high winds, and open the louvers to mitigate damage from powerful updrafts. A metal pergola can also hide other amenities in the frame, including motorized retractable privacy curtains or insect screens, LED lighting, infrared heaters, etc. Adding these types of accessories to a wooden pergola would leave wiring and receptacles exposed to view, but a metal pergola hides these components to maintain clean exterior lines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_sAjrKIvF8 What Projects Require a Metal Pergola Rather Than Wood? Most pergola products, whether a standalone small metal pergola or a metal pergola attached to house, projects are built to create shade for a patio or pool deck and will have their footings buried in the ground. For these terrestrial projects, the overall weight of the structure does not make too much of a difference. A qualified engineer can design a wood or metal pergola to meet necessary structural regulations without worrying about the overall weight of the structure. But, for pergola projects on a deck, veranda, or roof deck, the overall weight of the structure becomes very important to the structural integrity of the deck, veranda, or roof. In these cases, a lightweight aluminum pergola is likely the only solution that will satisfy engineering and permitting codes. Conclusion A modern metal pergola is the ideal outdoor living structure and will bring a new level of enjoyment to a patio, deck, or roof deck. For homeowners and commercial property owners looking to create the most-advanced pergola with motorized functionality, embedded amenities, in a unique location, lightweight-but-strong aluminum is the material from which to choose. DOWNLOAD OUR PATIO COVERS BROCHURE
What Makes a Luxury Pool Cabana?

The backyard pool is one of the pinnacles of outdoor living. The opportunity to slip into the cooling waters after a long day at work, or host family get-togethers is a homeowner’s vision of the good life for many. So, how do you turn your wide-open pool deck into a functional-yet-elegant part of your home’s style? With a luxurious pool cabana. What is a Pool Cabana? The pool cabana creates a shaded poolside space and is a place for guests to change into their suits or relax. The structure usually has a roof and one to three walls with the front of the structure open facing the pool. A pool cabana can be a very basic cloth tent or a more luxurious permanent structure. Permanent pool cabanas can be fabricated from wood. However, wood and pool water do not coexist very well, hence why luxury resorts around the world often turn to aluminum cabanas. For homeowners looking to create shade, privacy and a luxury entertainment space by the pool, a louvered cabana may be the ideal solution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGArkfDgX0Q Shade on the Pool Deck The primary purpose of a pool cabana is to create shade on the pool deck. With some protection from the sun, family and friends can better enjoy their time by the pool, and the pool deck becomes a relaxation destination rather than simply a path to and from the water. Whereas a permanent wood cabana can create shade, an aluminum cabana can become a far more flexible option. For homeowners envisioning the full-time shade of a traditional wood structure, a fixed paneled roof pergola like our R-Shade delivers a cleaner look and is requisite for all-day shade. To take full control of the sun/shade balance on your pool deck, an adjustable louvered roof pergola near the swimming pool like our R-Blade can allow the homeowner to open the louvers for full sun exposure, angle the slats to create shade, or close the roof completely to block out the sun and rain. K-Bana: Open roof K-Bana: Gapless roof Privacy for Changing, and Maybe a Nap The second main purpose of a pool cabana is to create privacy on the deck. It is important that the structure provides enough privacy for guests to comfortably change into bathing suits. The ability to close up the cabana also makes it a wonderful place to nap by the pool. Many pool shelters accomplish this with manual roll-down curtains. An aluminum cabana, though, takes privacy to the next level. A modern structure can be designed with fixed privacy walls or motorized privacy screens which retract into the pergola frame. Combining fixed rear and side walls with a retractable privacy screen on the front of the cabana can also create the feel of a pool house, while providing secure walls on which to hang artwork, TVs, or decorative plant beds. Pool Cabana Amenities What really amps up the luxury level of a modern cabana is adding amenities that turn it from a simple changing room into a full-blown outdoor living space. Obviously, to bring the amenities of the indoors to the pool deck, a sturdy all-weather structure like a pergola is necessary. With sufficient protection from sun and rain, the opportunity to customize the pool cabana amenities is almost endless. For a luxury resort feel, add some comfortable day beds or couches. If family entertainment is the goal, bringing outdoor dining space, a wet bar, or even a full outdoor kitchen to the patio cover is ideal. What Does It Cost to Build a Pool Cabana? While a simple wood frame and cloth roofed pool cabana could be built for a couple of thousand dollars, to deliver the level of luxury akin to a resort cabana the investment should be on par with a small home addition. Depending on the envisioned footprint of the pool cabana, a product like our R-Shade or R-Blade pergolas may be the ideal solution. Another option that defrays some of the louvered pergola cost is our Azenco K-Bana. Our customizable modular aluminum cabana can be crafted into just about any footprint, and pool owners can then select from an assortment of design options from telescopic sliding walls, a motorized louvered roof, or integrated privacy screens. Since the award-winning K-Bana leverages our self-leveling post bases rather than traditional footings, it can often be erected without the need for a building permit, further limiting project costs. modular K-Bana by Azenco k_bana with privacy walls Conclusion If you are looking to bring your poolside entertainment venue to the level of your favorite luxury resort, then a smartly-designed poolside cabana is the ideal solution. If you would like to explore the design possibilities of our aluminum pergola and cabana lineup, reach out to us. DOWNLOAD OUR PATIO COVERS BROCHURE

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