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Winter Garden Systems Comparison
Systems

Winter Garden Systems Comparison

Both make a terrace usable all year; one has a fixed glass roof, the other a fabric cover that folds away.

Feature Glass Pergola (Winter Garden) Glass Pergola (Winter Garden) Turns the terrace into a room used all year with its fixed glass roof. View Illuminated Retractable Pergola Illuminated Retractable Pergola Folds its fabric cover away to open up the sky; its LED lighting is recessed into the frame. View
Roof
Cover Glass or polycarbonate panel Fabric that folds like an accordion
Does it open No; fixed Yes; motorised folding
Rain and snow Patented drainage and a rigid gutter; takes snow load Protects when extended; retract it and the sky opens
Use
Side enclosure With sliding, vertical-lift, full-height or folding glass systems With side curtains or zip screens
Lighting Options LED recessed into the frame as standard
Control — Remote control; wind and rain sensor
All-year room Yes; a fully enclosed, heatable volume No; a semi-open space