Source: Amazon
Putting a pergola in the garden is perfect for enjoying it in summer and winter. The problem is that if it’s open and it’s raining or very sunny, you can’t use it. Unless you opt for waterproof outdoor pergolas.
Wait, don’t you know what we’re talking about? Maybe you tried and had a bad experience? With this guide that we have prepared we will try to help you buy a good waterproof pergola that meets your needs. Go for it?
The best waterproof outdoor pergolas
The best brands of waterproof outdoor pergolas
We cannot say that there are specific brands of waterproof outdoor pergolas, but some of the most well-known brands of garden products have them in their catalogs. We chose three of these brands for their quality and variety. We tell you.
sunny
Outsunny belongs to Aosom, a brand present in Spain since 2014. This part of the activity focuses on products for the terrace and the garden. Therefore, its catalog is quite extensive and you can choose between thousands of products, not just pergolas, which we are interested in, but swimming pools, parasols, awnings, planters…
vidaXL
In VidaXL you can find garden furniture, tools, sporting goods, toys and almost everything you need for a house with a garden. Of course, including pergolas.
TecTake
Tectake is one of the brands you will see the most in terms of home and garden products. It has a wide variety of these products and above all at affordable prices for all budgets with great quality.
Buying guide for waterproof outdoor pergolas
When you have a garden and want a somewhat covered place to enjoy it with family or friends, a pergola can be the solution. But You have to make sure that it is waterproof because, if it is open, it will not be of much use if you want to have a space to protect yourself from the sun or the rain.
The problem is that, being an item that isn’t cheap, we tend to only look at the cheaper ones, not realizing that they might not have the right features for us.
In this sense, what you must take into account is the following:
Material
Pergolas can be made with many types of materials: wood, steel, aluminum, hard plastic… Each has its advantages and disadvantages, but also its needs.
For example, If you buy an aluminum one and it’s too windy where you live, unless you secure it to the ground it will eventually fall. If it is made of wood it will be more resistant, just like steel. And in turn, these, with adverse weather conditions, can deteriorate earlier.
All this must be taken into account because it not only affects the price, but also the usefulness.
Impermeability
Or, more specifically, the waterproof cover it has. You want to make sure it’s high quality and really won’t “leak” water. This is common when sheets are used to cover the pergola, as if they were blinds.
Size
The size of the pergola will depend, mainly, on the space you have outside. Of course, it is impractical to say it very accurately, because then it will create an unpleasant effect, as if it is very overloaded.
Price
Finally, and related to all of the above, we have the price. This one is not easy to say as it will depend if you buy the pergola with the waterproof cover, whether they custom make it, or whether it’s a set. But the prices in general will oscillate at more than 100 euros.
Or buy?
Source: Amazon
Now that you have a better idea of what to look for when buying waterproof outdoor pergolas, the next step to take is related to buying. Specifically with where you are going to buy it.
We took a look at the most searched stores on the internet related to this product, then we want to talk about what you might find there.
Amazon
We could tell you that Amazon is where you’ll find the most variety, because when you put the term into their search engine, they tell us there are over 30,000 results. However, If you start to examine them a bit, you will soon realize that they have nothing to do with each other.
And it is that it will not be easy for you to find suitable pergolas in this store. Of course there are, but it will take time to find them among all the results.
As for the prices, they follow the lineage of the other stores, although some are somewhat raised. If you like it It is better that you compare the price by searching for this model on the Internet in case it is cheaper.
Leroy Merlin
In this case, at Leroy Merlin we have carried out a search with its search engine so that it gives us all the pergola options it has. We will find more than a hundred modelsAlthough you have to filter a bit because some won’t be really waterproof. Also, mix what are pergolas with tents or gazebos which will not be what you are looking for.
Brico Depot
Bricodepot is perhaps where you can find more pergola structures (in different sizes and materials). But these themselves are not waterproof.
In fact, if you are looking precisely for one as such, the results that this store gives us are zero, since you will have to buy, on the one hand, the pergola, and on the other, an element that makes it waterproof.
Second hand
Finally, we can offer you to buy waterproof outdoor pergolas through second-hand apps or websites. Although we are talking about a large and heavy product, the shipping costs of which can be high, you may be lucky and there is one in the area where you live. If so, you can save on shipping costs if you go there.
Also, you have to keep in mind that this is not a new product, so you will have to make sure that it is in good condition so that you don’t have any problems in the future (in the both near and far).
All you have to do is buy waterproof outdoor pergolas that go well with the garden you have or the space where you want to place them.