Adding Value to Your Home: Build a Patio!

Patios are a functional and gorgeous addition to your home and offer great flexibility as to the size, shape and material that it is constructed with. Patios are highly favorite in the Australian culture, as they contribute welcome shade during our hot summers and protection from wet weather in the cooler months.

Patios come in all shapes and sizes and are only minuscule by the room available. The most absorbing patios are built using timber, as they withhold the wood's natural beauty. Timber patio roof trusses are visually stunning. They give that unique "webbed" look to your patio roof that will have all your friends talking. Much more attractive, compared to cold steel.

Modern Patio

You can also select to paint your patio or withhold the natural timber look. For the natural timber look, your patio roof can be kept safe from rotting and borers if treated with a preservative, so that your patio will last as long as the house does. Just ask your patio roof provider to have the patio roof trusses "treated" when you order them.

One of the fastest and most effective ways to build a patio is to use prefabricated roof trusses. Prefabricated roof trusses are consistent in shape and quality, ensuring your patio roof is structurally sound and looks good.

Another absorbing alternative, is to have an arched patio roof. This choice is favorite with modern homes and suits a wide range of outdoor living areas. You can select to use curved iron or laserlight as the patio cover, in a wide range of colors to suit your home. Your patio cover can give an older home an instant face-lift.

Tips for choosing a patio:

• Diy or have it built for you? - If you're handy with a hammer, some manufacturers can contribute you with a patio kit and you can build yourself. This can help keep costs down.
• Choose a patio roof that suits the existing style of your home - keeping your patio in the same style as the rest of the house ensures that your new patio will look attractive. A mis-matched style will make it seem as if the patio has been added on.
• Check that you have sufficient height - The lowest of the side beam of the patio should be no less than 2050mm, which is the standard door height.
• Ensure your patio posts can be fixed securely to - or into - the ground - If your posts are not securely fixed, your frame could shift in strong winds or greatest weather.

Adding Value to Your Home: Build a Patio!