These billowing shades easily slide on the cables they hang from so you can have shade when you want it and retract them when you want a little more sun.
Diy retractable awning pergola.
Add extra shade and style to your outdoor living space with a wire hung canopy system.
Cut your fabric to size.
When retracted this diy pergola canopy tucks neatly away at one end of the structure.
A wire hung canopy can be installed on any pergola or other freestanding structure.
Large eye screws do the sliding and make easy work of extending and retracting the canopy.
With a retractable canopy the fabric is attached to support boards that slide along tensioned stainless steel cables called wire ropes.
It uses outdoor fabric to create some shade and rain protection and is the easiest way to cover your pergola.
If you are never going to want sun on your patio then a diy stationary pergola canopy is probably the way to go.