Pavilion made of polycarbonate

In the garden area there must be a rest area where you can get together with family or friends and have a great time. For these purposes is a gazebo made of polycarbonate for a summer house, which can be built in one day. In this article, we will present various options for installing such structures with photographic materials, and also highlight all the advantages and disadvantages of polycarbonate.

Characteristics of polycarbonate

This kind of material deservedly enjoys great popularity in the construction of arbors, verandas, sheds, greenhouses and otherobjects due to a number of their undisputed advantages:

• High impact strength of polycarbonate in comparison with glass and plastic;
• Ease of material. All constructions with its use have a low weight;
• Variety of colors and exterior appeal;
• Resistant to high humidity and temperature extremes;
• Excellent sound insulation properties, as well as high light transmittance;
• Easy to use. The material is easily cut and mounted.

When constructing a gazebo made of polycarbonate, one should take into account its small negative. This material is gradually destroyed by the constant exposure to ultraviolet rays. Therefore, this design is better to install in the shade of trees, and for its erection use polycarbonate with a special protective coating.

Also work with this material requires accuracy, as it is easily scratched and has a low abrasion resistance.

Options for installing polycarbonate pavots

First you need to decide how our creation should look like. It will simply be a canopy using a metal profile or a capped gazebo made of polycarbonate, as in the photo.

In the first variant it is possible to install a gazebo from the profile and polycarbonate directly into the ground. The design is assembled with nuts and screws or by welding in a matter of minutes. As the pillars can be used and wooden materials, but they are inferior to the metal for strength and resistance to bad weather conditions.

For the erection of more capital garden arbors from cellular polycarbonate, a foundation is needed. To do this, we select a suitable flat area, make a marking for the structure with the correct shape and designation of the locations of the columns. At the points we are digging small pits for the stable placement of metal profiles.

Free places around the column are filled with fine gravel and filled with cement mortar. To proceed to further stages of installation of a gazebo made of metal and polycarbonate can be a couple of days after the full hardening of the concrete.

Polycarbonate is used not only to create a gazebo roof, but also to decorate walls. The material is easily cut using a hacksaw or a special knife.

For fixing polycarbonate to a metal structure, holes are drilled in it for fasteners. To avoid leakage of the gazebo, special roofing screws and silicone sealant are used.

Care for the material

A neat gazebo with a polycarbonate roof looks great against the backdrop of the garden and is a great place to relax. It can last at least 10 years and does not require special care.

It is sometimes enough to wipe dusty areas with a damp cloth with soapy water or rinse out of a hose. The main thing is not to use abrasive and chlorine-containing detergents.

The arbor of polycarbonate, built by own hands, will become a favorite place for the whole family. It is nice to have lunch in the summer heat and enjoy socializing with each other in nature.

Photo of polycarbonate arbors

Construction video of polycarbonate pergolas