Pergola Question

[MrFixIt]

Ok, it's just you prefer the appearance of it that way. Unorthodox to be sure but as long as it works.

Yeah sure, whack em up.

Pergola pictures as mentioned...
the first photo shows the Alsynite lined pergola above the outdoor setting, the photo was taken from under the original pergola.

The second photo shows the original pergola taken from under the Alsynite lined pergola. I you look closely at the roof of this pergola you can make out the clear Alsynite.

The last photo shows a reasonable view of both pergolas. You can probably see that the original pergola covers approx 2.5 metres of the pool, great in summer

Though these photo's do not show it, the pergolas' battens are "raked back" over the existing tiled roof so that it looks more like a "built in" pergola than something just "tacked on" to the house

(I had to make the last file a little smaller for it to fit the 100kb upload limit)

[Johnny-DIY]

Anyone experienced putting in one of those fancy pergola's from Bunnings? It's sort of a hexed shaped setup with three guard rails and a stage sectioned shade cloth cover ... currently cost around $399 for DIY.

I'm thinking of getting one but am not sure of the best way to secure it because I don't want the wind to shred it to bits, we do getting pretty bad wind in Melb. My yard is paved but the pavers are not concreted in so securing it to a paver I suspect won't help much.

Based on the specs on the box the whole key weighs only around 42kg so I don't think will hold its own against strong wind. Have anyone else found otherwise (perhaps because of the 2 staged cover that may be designed not to catch th wind so much ??). Any tips on ways to secure it would also be appreciated.