Pergola Photo Gallery

Pergola Photo Gallery: Pergola Designs for Dandenong Homes

The pergola designs in this gallery show the range built across Dandenong and the surrounding suburbs, from open timber frames over a garden to roofed patios that cover the whole alfresco. Each design starts with the house: its age, its roofline and how the yard is used. Use the images as a starting point, and the free measure turns an idea into a design drawn for the actual home.

Aluminium and Steel Pergola Designs

Powder-coated aluminium pergolas never need painting and come in colours matching the Colorbond range, which suits modern estate homes in Keysborough and Lyndhurst. Galvanised steel spans further with fewer posts, so it suits wide alfresco areas and double carports where a post in the middle would be in the way. Both resist rot and termites.

Timber Pergola Designs

Timber pergolas bring warmth to older brick and weatherboard homes and established gardens. Simple designs with square posts and evenly spaced rafters suit post-war homes; flush beams and close battens suit a renovated house. An open timber top can carry a vine for summer shade, and posts on galvanised stirrups keep the timber dry.

Patio Roofing Ideas for Pergolas

Patio roofing changes the feel of the space underneath. Colorbond sheet gives full shade and rain cover at the lowest cost, clear polycarbonate keeps the rooms behind bright, and insulated panels keep the patio coolest and quietest with a finished ceiling for lights and a fan. Lighter roof colours reflect more summer heat.

Gable Roof, Skillion and Louvre Pergola Styles

A gable roof repeats the pitch of a tiled house and lifts the ceiling over the table. A skillion roof has a single slope that suits modern homes and can pitch up towards the garden. A louvre roof has blades that open for winter sun and close for rain, so one alfresco works through the whole year.