Shadow, brand guaranteed – pergolas, roofs, awnings, parasols

Pergolas, roofs, but also awnings, parasols or garden sails await the most spectacular months of the year. To serve as they should, it would be good to pay at least a little attention to them at the beginning of the season. To reveal what is good to repair, paint or clean at the last minute and where to plan more modifications in the autumn.

Purely under the foot

Take it from the floor and clean what you go after, and also build garden furniture.

• Take some very gentle cleaning agent and water, preferably in a hose or a high -pressure cleaner if it is a little. This allows you to flush the dirt into the grass without worrying that you will bring unwanted chemistry in the garden.
• Wooden Now be sure to paint the floor at the beginning of the season, but leave more repairs for colder months.
• Natural stone You should not only clean at the moment. If you have not paid much attention to him in the last few years, it is a good idea to treat the surface with a special impregnation that repels dirt and at the same time protects the floor from weathering and excessive grinding.
• Classic pavement requires the least effort. However, do not neglect careful cleaning. Also check if any tile has not been released or damaged during the winter, and consider if it would be good to replace it.

Regular maintenance

The load -bearing structure of any shading must be handled during the season by temperature fluctuations and sudden rain or wind. That’s why it’s good to check that it can bear it all.

• Check all of joint And where it goes, tighten the screws. This applies not only to pergolas, but also for parasols, whose fortress is quite often forgotten.
• Go through all guide cable For example, canvas roofs and side sails. If you don’t seem to hold something firmly somewhere, go to the repair right away. Alternatively, arrange the necessary craftsman. But do not postpone the solution. Nobody wants him to land in the plate of the roof in the middle of dinner. Moreover, every later repair will certainly be more expensive and demanding than the one that is done in time.
• Check out too carabiners, all the hem and the eyes of on the shields of sails. If it is needed, correct them immediately, or consider replacing the whole piece. If the tarpaulin is stretched throughout the season, it will no longer protect effectively after a few years. Therefore, it is better to take the sail after every use, or even when you leave the cottage, completely remove and put on the next time.

Material in the lead role

Pergola, garden house or just a simple shelter. The construction almost always forms wood, metal or combinations. And the right spring maintenance is the key to extending the time when you will be happy to use the construction.

• Modern metallic structure They usually do not need great maintenance. They are stainless and resistant to winter weather. However, it is important that you keep the construction clean and at least twice a season – in the spring and autumn – to get rid of it all dirt. Avoid all abrasive cleaning and cleaning helpers and wash the metal with a fine product with water.
• Wood Of course, it is less resistant in principle, so it requires more attention. Clean it just like metal, and then allow to dry carefully. At least once a year, treat the dry construction with a protective varnish, wax or other product you use. Thanks to him, moisture or pests will not get into the wood.
• Particular roofs pergolas tend to be covered plastic The board, but maybe you have high -pressure plastic boards partially or completely lined with a garden house. Careful cleaning ideally twice a year is even more important in this case than in metal parts. Simply because plastic can stop serving much faster. So try to protect him as much as possible. However, the principle remains the same – a gentle, ideally environmentally friendly cleaning agent, and water.

On the textile carefully

A parasol, a sun sail, an awning cover or a textile canopy in a pergola. Similar rules apply to all shading fabrics. If you follow them, you will significantly extend their life.

• If possible, and this is especially true for sails and parasols, protect them from sunlight. When you do not close, download, remove the sail and fold the parasol and ideally cover with a protective cover.
• When you need to clean the cover or sail, take lukewarm soapy water and a soft brush. Never umbrella or sails do not clean with strong cleaning agents unless they are directly intended for them. The chemicals could damage the protective layers of textiles – not only the one that repels water, but also protection against molding.
• Never drink the fabric in the washing machine.
• After cleaning, rinse carefully with water and allow to dry freely.

Source: Recipe magazine