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Metal Pergola Ideas
Metal pergolas do what timber can't: span further on slimmer members and hold their colour for decades. These designs use black steel, powder-coated aluminum and weathering corten, often paired with wood or bamboo slats overhead.
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Metal Pergola Ideas, explained.
Metal pergolas do what timber can't: span further on slimmer members and hold their colour for decades. These designs use black steel, powder-coated aluminum and weathering corten, often paired with wood or bamboo slats overhead.
The slimness is the point — notice how thin the posts are compared with a cedar pergola of the same size. Save the metal pergolas whose lines echo your window frames or railings for a coherent look.
What to look for as you browse
- Clearance under the beams — 8 to 10 feet feels right
- Slat spacing and orientation against the afternoon sun
- Posts placed outside the furniture, never through it