Built for inland weather
Shade for 35-degree afternoons, cover for wet winters.
Paarl and Stellenbosch afternoons often pass 30 degrees from December to March, and valley mornings can drop close to freezing in July. That heat is why the Val de Vie client chose a manual louvre pergola: the job there is managing sun, and a winding rod sets the blade angle with no motor to maintain. Tilt the blades and the glare drops while the light stays.
Colour follows the house and the estate. The Stellenbosch roof went charcoal to match a grey estate home, and the Val de Vie louvre pergola went bronze with white blades. Composite pergolas give timber grain overhead with no sanding, sealing or painting, which matters where summer sun cracks and bleaches real wood.

Rust-free aluminium over the pool walkway

Powder coat specified for intense UV

Estate drawings supplied with the quote

Blades open fully for airflow on hot days

Louvre roofs 95% weatherproof when closed