Pergolas shade owners from the sun’s harsh ultraviolet rays and enclosed ... A gazebo is a freestanding structure with open sides, a roof, and typically constructed in hexagonal or octagonal ...

However, in the wintertime, the fixed roof prevents sun from shining into the home and from naturally warming the house. If a pergola is attached to the house, the shade provides cooling ...

This can be in the form of a roof or a canopy for complete sun and rain protection ... mounts underneath the rafters of the pergola, with the shade hanging below the track. If the structure ...