"Peter and Susan" wrote in message
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Hi there,

We're looking at putting in some sort of shade structure for our BBQ area.
He (my other half) isn't keen on shade sails, I have concerns about the
traditional tacked onto the house wood structure. So we need to toss up a
few different ideas before we get into the serious stage of talking to a
builder.

The basic details for our place is - we are on the Gold Coast. The area of
our house we are looking at is on the western side of the house. Heat is
a
problem in summer, 'cold' can be a problem in winter (we live on the
eastern
side of a hill, direct sunlight disappears about 4.30ish in winter). The
area doesn't need to be weather proofed but we would like some sun
protection. At the moment we have a couple of self cleaning palms which
provides some shade in the late afternoon in summmer.

I was appreciate it if anyone had dealt with this problem before, and if
you
had any advice, tips or comments. I've checked out several websites (there
are a lot of 'Stratco Outbacks' out there - No thanks!).

TIA
Susan



Demountable shadecloth sails are currently popular, and not hugelly
expensive.