Pavilions made of polycarbonate

Today, the construction market offers just a huge variety of materials for building gazebos. But polycarbonate pavilions are becoming increasingly popular. Their attractiveness in strength, reliability, durability and lightness.

What are good polycarbonate garden gazebos?

All the advantages of arbors are related to the properties of the material itself. Polycarbonate has such positive qualities as:

• impact resistance - it is stronger than glass 200 times;
• ease - for a gazebo with a polycarbonate roof does not need a strong foundation and strong carriers;
• resistance to environmental factors - polycarbonate withstands temperature fluctuations from -40 to + 120 ° C, does not react at all to moisture, that is, rain, snow and other sediments do not cause deformation, rotting and molding processes;
• protection from ultraviolet - polycarbonate, covered with a special film, does not pass harmful solar rays;
• ease of processing - the material is easy to drill, bend, cut, etc .;
• fireproof - the material is difficult to ignite, it does not burn at all, and melting starts only at a temperature of + 125 ° C;
• safety - even if the polycarbonate is broken, it does not give dangerous fragments.

All these useful properties of the material allow us to state about such advantages of polycarbonate arbor for giving:

1. Using transparent material, you visually expand the boundaries between the gazebo and the rest of the world, which makes it possible to feel unity with nature. And if you make the roof of a gazebo out of yellow polycarbonate, then yellow lighting will create the illusion of a sunny day even in cloudy weather.
2. Inside the polycarbonate gazebo is always warm in the winter due to the porous structure of the material. Its thermal insulation properties are an order of magnitude higher than that of glass, so that the heat will be better preserved, and it will be quite comfortable for you in such a gazebo.
3. It is very easy to take care of the polycarbonate summerhouse - it does not need to be tinted or treated with water repellent. It is enough to wash the pavilion from the hose, so that it again has its original appearance.
4. Thanks to the honeycomb structure, polycarbonate not only keeps the heat well, but also does not miss sounds, suppressing external noises. Even with heavy rain, you will feel comfortable inside and calmly talking, without raising your voice.
5. Glazing of a metal or wooden pergola from a polycarbonate will allow the site to remain visible. The design will not obstruct the space, clutter it. This is especially true in areas with a small area.
6. Due to its light weight, the polycarbonate arbor can be mobile, that is, it can be moved from place to place. Especially it concerns small tables with a canopy. But, despite the seeming small size of such a gazebo, even at such a table, a company of 6 people can easily fit, which will at the same time feel comfortable and cozy. Similar designs are in great demand at recreation centers and water reservoirs. They can easily be collected when the summer holiday season passes and is taken away to a garage or a barn.
7. Thanks to the plasticity of polycarbonate, it is possible to create gazebos of incredible designs. Thus, you can reconsider your attitude to the uniformity and banality of country cottages.

Varieties of polycarbonate used

For arbours, two types of material are used:

1. Cellular polycarbonate - panels consist of several layers of opaque and transparent plastic, fastened with vertical stiffeners. The result is a flexible carbon material that resembles a honeycomb.
2. Monolithic polycarbonate - is continuous sheets of various thicknesses. It is characterized by greater strength and anti-shock properties.