Pergola Photo Gallery

Pergola Photo Gallery: Pergola Designs for Whitehorse Homes

The pergola designs in this gallery show the range of outdoor structures that suit homes across Box Hill and the City of Whitehorse, from open timber frames in a leafy garden to fully roofed patios over the alfresco. Each design starts with the house: its age, its roofline, the trees around it and how much winter light the rooms behind need. Use the images as a starting point, and the free measure turns an idea into a design drawn for the actual home.

Timber Pergola Designs for Established Gardens

Timber pergolas in hardwood or treated pine suit the established gardens of Blackburn, Box Hill North and Mitcham. Open rafters can carry a grapevine or wisteria, decorative beam ends suit older homes, and posts sit on galvanised stirrups so the timber stays dry. A timber pergola over a new deck is one of the most popular ways to turn a sloping back yard into an outdoor room.

Aluminium and Steel Pergola Designs

Powder-coated aluminium pergolas never need painting or oiling and come in colours matched to windows and gutters, which suits renovated homes and townhouses. Galvanised steel spans further with fewer posts, which suits wide patios and carports. Slatted tops give filtered shade, while a solid roof turns either frame into a covered alfresco.

Patio Roofing Ideas: Colorbond, Clear and Insulated

Colorbond sheet gives full shade and rain cover in colours matched to the house. Clear and opal polycarbonate lets daylight reach the kitchen in winter, when Box Hill gets only about four hours of sun a day. Insulated panels block summer heat, soften rain noise and give a finished ceiling for lights and a fan. Many patios mix clear and solid sheets in one roof.

Gable, Skillion and Louvre Pergola Styles

A gable roof rises to a ridge and matches the pitched tiled roofs of post-war homes. A skillion roof gives a single clean slope that suits modern and renovated homes. A louvre roof has blades that open for winter sun and close for rain. Free standing pergolas and front verandahs complete the range.