Category: Marina & Waterfront Structures

The sites people most want a pergola on are the sites that punish structures hardest. Waterfront pergolas in Jupiter, Palm Beach and along the Intracoastal sit in the two most aggressive conditions South Florida offers at the same time: the highest wind exposure in the state’s classification system, and continuous salt aerosol. A structure built to inland assumptions and placed …

Waterfront hospitality is a brutal environment for outdoor structures. A marina restaurant, yacht club terrace or dockside bar gets constant salt spray, unobstructed wind off open water, full sun with no tree cover, and daily afternoon storms — and it has to keep serving through all of it. Canvas awnings fade and tear. Wood greys and rots. Fixed roofs kill …