Relaxing by the pool is one of the greatest ways to wind down with family and friends here in South Florida. Whether a tranquil dip after work, a classy soiree with dinner and cocktails, or a long weekend nap on the chaise lounge, the backyard pool deck never disappoints. That is, of course, unless your pool is overrun by the blasting sun. Hundred-degree heat and 95% humidity can turn any home pool deck into a sauna. But, with a modern pool pergola by the pool, your relaxation station gets a massive boost.
When evaluating the best type and style of pergola to complete your patio transformation, there are many elegant and fun pool area pool pergola ideas. Let’s explore some of the options.
First and foremost, a modern pool pergola is a practical solution for those looking to avoid extended sun exposure when hanging out by the pool. A poolside pergola will usually have one of two popular roof styles.
A solid fixed roof fabricated of insulated sandwich panels is an ideal choice if you are looking to create full-time shade on the pool deck. Large expansive pool decks often lose some of the intimate aspects that you want from your pool deck. Creating a space with full-time shade helps designate a portion of the pool deck for sheer relaxation away from the splashing of the pool’s edge. Some homeowners enjoy fun pergola over pool ideas that partially cover the pool to create shade for people lounging at the water’s edge.
For homeowners that would like more flexibility in their shade selection, an adjustable louvered roof pergola allows for control of the sun/shade balance. This style of roof can open to allow more sun exposure and close tightly to block out all of the sun and rain. Pergola orientation will be important in the conceptualization of an adjustable louvered roof pergola design to ensure the louvers are best positioned to adjust to the prevailing path of the sun. A skilled pergola contractor, like the members of our in-house design team, have years of experience ensuring your pergola is oriented to best accommodate how you plan to use your covered pool deck.
Regardless of the roof style selected, building the pergola near swimming pool amenities, like guest changing rooms, bathrooms, or a guest house, can make your guests feel right at home.
There are plenty of pool pergola ideas that not only deliver the practical functionality needed for a pool deck, but also amp up the style of your entire outdoor living space. First, a pergola is a great way to bring a splash of color to a wide-open pool deck. If your pool deck is clad in darker shades, a white pergola can add an enlivening contrast to the existing space. For pool decks distant from the main home, a pool shade pergola can be color-matched to the exterior color of the home, helping to tie the distant structures together visually. Alternatively, your new modern pool pergola can deliver an architectural element to the pool deck with its geographic lines that play off its own structural shadows as the sun casts through open louvers. This visual effect can help break up long segments of same color pool decking as well.
Beyond function and style, a pool pergola is a great way to keep the party centralized around the pool deck. With the addition of the right furniture and equipment, your backyard pool pergola becomes the ideal gathering place for casual barbecues or more refined dinner parties. If you want to keep It casual by the pool, some pool pergola ideas can include open fire grills, rustic bench seating lining a farmers table, or a central fire pit to gather the family around. For a more elegant setting, hanging lights accenting a minimalist stone or marble outdoor table can create a canvass that evolves with dinner party themes throughout seasons.
Fly over South Florida, and you will see rooftop pools dotting hotels, resorts and country clubs throughout the region. Given the density of resort construction here, the rooftop is sometimes the best remaining space to accommodate a beautiful pool. Plus, rooftop pools take full advantage of the amazing coastal vistas at our very doorstep. While an amazing luxury amenity to offer guests, a rooftop pool and pool deck can often become extremely hot as they bake in the high noon sun. Adding a poolside pergola to the rooftop is the ideal solution for these travel destinations. The shade structure keeps flooring cool and provides a place for guests to lounge out of the sun. Plus, a beautifully designed custom pergola delivers all the high-end-resort style you can imagine. Exterior colors for the pergola can be completely customized to fit with the roof deck’s existing style. While a white pergola is very common, we can custom color match any hue or even include wood grain powder coatings for a more organic feel.
Throughout the luxurious zip codes from Palm Beach to Miami, residential homes in South Florida enjoy rooftop pools almost as much as the hospitality industry. The same patio cooling benefits that we see in commercial poolside pergolas also apply to residential rooftop pools. They also bring the resort-like luxury feeling to your home. One of the challenges of creating a well-appointed shade structure on a residential roof is the overall weight of a pool and shade structure. Building a pool house out of wood will put serious stress on the structural integrity of a home already stressed by the weight of a full pool of water. Very often, a lightweight-yet-strong aluminum pergola can be the solution in these cases. Our design team can also fully customize the size for a patio cover to limit the overall weight or seamlessly fit into the available rooftop footprint. When your home’s rooftop pool is within sight of neighbors, a poolside pergola can also create needed privacy on the pool deck. Because their aluminum supports and roof frame are hollow, our pergolas can be outfitted with motorized retractable privacy screens that roll down to prevent neighbors from seeing into your pool pergola. Then, when you want to enjoy the views to the horizon, simply tap the remote control to roll the curtains up into the frame.
Adding a pergola near swimming pool to your pool deck is a surefire way to maximize its use regardless of what South Florida’s fickle weather has planned for the day. With numerous roof styles from which to choose, and innumerable pergola over pool ideas at your disposal, a functional and stylish poolside pergola is just a phone call away. If you would like to explore pool pergola ideas for your home, contact us today to arrange a consultation with our pergola design specialists.
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