We went away from standard way. The patio builder had never built what we wanted before, but he did a fantastic job, and he thought it was great too and took photos to add to his portfolio. The roof of the patio is skillion style that is canter levered over the gutter and slopes away from the house. I don't have any photos and it is dark now. I will take some tomorrow if you are interested. I think it is very cool and a bit different. The gaps are in- filled with polycarbonate. We have just had a severe storm...patio clean and dry. It has actually given us an extra room for prob 9 months of the year.
I have recently added a patio the rear of my house. It is on the southern side. The lights and ceiling fan went in a week or so ago. The difference it has made is enormous. I still have to 'trick' it up but it is a tremendous addition to the house. It is about 10 meters long and about 4.5 meters wide. Some things I did that I think made it more visually appealing included the coloured trim at the top, the coloured gutters and the coloured posts which blend in with the brickwork. The down pipes still have to plumbed in and painted so that still looks a bit dodgy.
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