Really happy with our new opening roof pergola!
We have an outdoor deck, which had a shade sail above it. That worked great for the sun, but not for rain, so we wanted something a bit more permanent. We wanted opening louvres so that we could still let light into the house, as this is on the north side of the house, so would potentially block the midday sun. We got in touch with a few places and ended up going ahead with Opening Roof Specialists. Their quote was a little more than one of the other places, but we also got more for the money (a few extra features).
The colours that were available to us work really nicely with our place, and we're really happy with the look. In the lead-up to the install, one of the chosen colours was discontinued, but it was no issue because the team came to us with a solution. We couldn't even tell the difference with the new colour. Thanks also to Grant for working with me on trying to add additional lights, which we've shelved for now. Grant was very friendly with all of this, even when I decided to not include them in the end, despite him putting time in to working through how we might include them. Sorry again about that Grant.
The install went smoothly. There are always a few little issues that pop up during installs, but the team sorted it all out without a fuss - thanks Mick and Greg! Just when they'd packed up, we spotted a couple of very minor things and they were all too happy to unload a ladder to fix them, despite looking forward to going home. The install was expected to go for 7 days, and ended up being 6, which was a nice surprise. All was done on budget, too.
It rained the day after it was installed, which let us test the rain sensor. The rain sensor worked perfectly - closing the louvres automatically before the deck underneath got wet. The lights are great at night - not too bright, but with enough coverage. The remote control is a little confusing at first, but it didn't take long to learn. We also included a Wifi box so that we can control the lights and louvres via a smartphone app.
We're pretty thrilled with our new space! We can now be outside when it's raining, which is fantastic for when the kids want to do messy stuff. We can also open the louvres to let light in to the house - we were worried about making the house too dark but that's not a problem. We're looking forward to having people around to enjoy the space with us.
Thanks again to everyone on the team at Opening Roof Specialists. Hard to go past the service, and the quality of the product.