Wise Small Space: Attached DIY Pavilion Kit with Hipped Roof

Thanks to all our homeowners who send us pictures of their finished installations. This ShadeScape™ Series attached DIY pavilion kit installed for shade makes this small space living area more usable and inviting at any time of day or nighttime for a place of pleasure and relaxation. Even a very small landscape can wisely turn a small area into an enjoyable outdoor living environment with the naturally human-friendly cooling shade of timber. Here the homeowners can enjoy the afternoon sun and eat breakfast out on the patio, Al-fresco.

Wind tunnel tests have clearly shown the hipped roof design has aerodynamic properties and is significantly more windstorm and hurricane-resistant than gabled roofs. This is a great benefit particularly in places that are hurricane-prone. In Florida, for example, having some of the strictest wind code and regulations in the Nation, there is a discount on some windstorm insurances if a roof is at least a 90% hip.

There are possible disadvantages with a hipped roof design for practical use in the interior of a home, e.g. being angled it can leave little space in an attic for practical use. With a pavilion, however a hipped roof is practical with a dynamic focus on aesthetics. The beauty of the hipped roof is stunning when the underneath tongue and groove roofing which can be contrasted with a lighter wood stain.

Installed over a patio with beautiful pavers for shade, this 8000 Series ShadeScape™ DIY attached pavilion kit has a footprint size (post-to-post) of 20' 9' 1/2" and a 17' 11" footprint (post-to-post) on the other side. It features the hipped roof, Classic style knee braces, Crescent Step beam and rafter end profiles, 8x8 posts, 4x14 beams, 3x14 ledger and is finished in the beautiful, premium high-grade, UV protective Rich Cordoba stain.