A poolside outdoor room: insulated pergola over composite Blackbutt deck
Shade, deck and pool, working as one outdoor zone
Pergola with insulated roof panel over composite Blackbutt decking, set alongside a swimming pool in McKellar. Outdoor entertaining zone combining roofed shade, weather-resistant decking, and pool-edge integration.
Composite Blackbutt was specified because it stays cool underfoot and shrugs off pool splash, chlorine, and the wet/dry cycle that destroys timber decks next to pools. The insulated pergola roof keeps the entertaining zone usable through Canberra summer afternoons. Drone aerials let you see how the pergola, deck, and pool sit as one geometric composition from above.
Six aerial and ground views of the McKellar build
What's in this build
- Pergola style
- Fascia-fixed with riser brackets. Roof set above the home's existing fascia line for clean elevation.
- Roof material
- Insulated roof panel. Quiet in rain, real thermal break against summer sun, finished underside.
- Decking
- Composite (Blackbutt). Cool underfoot, splash-tolerant, designed for the wet/dry cycle next to pool water.
- Context
- Adjacent to swimming pool, geometry coordinated with pool edge and the home's outdoor flow.
Want a poolside pergola like the McKellar one?
Pool-edge builds need decking that handles splash and chlorine, and shade that doesn't trap heat. We'll come and walk your pool zone.
Three other outdoor builds with deck and pergola
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