Location: Dainfern Estate, Fourways · System: Adjustable Louvre — motorised
The brief
A modern white double-storey opening onto a composite deck through a full wall of frameless stacking glass, with the pool immediately beyond it.
Anything landing on the deck in front of that glazing would have been the first thing you saw from inside the house.
What we built
An adjustable louvre roof carried entirely off the house wall — no front posts at all, so the deck edge and the view through the stacking doors stay clear.
The blades are motor-driven, and the drive and its linkage are visible along the beam in these frames. That matters: it is the difference between a roof that gets adjusted through the day and one that is left wherever it was.
The system itself is set out under Louvre Awnings, and there is more of our work in Fourways & Dainfern.
What a cantilever costs and buys
Taking the whole load into the wall rather than sharing it with posts means deeper sections, heavier fixings, and a wall that has been checked before anything is made. It is the more demanding way to build a roof this size.
What it buys is an uninterrupted line from the living room, through the glass, to the pool.
The specification behind it
- Motorised adjustable aluminium louvre roof
- Cantilevered off the house — no posts to the deck side
- Full all-round gutter, discharging through a square outlet at the beam end
- 95% watertight in Highveld storms, with a full all-round gutter
- 15-year guarantee on aluminium, 10-year on Chromadek®
Why motorised earns its place on a big span
On a small patio a crank is a five-second job and nobody minds. Across a span this wide, adjusting by hand is enough of a chore that it stops happening.
A roof that is never adjusted is a fixed roof that cost louvre money. Motorising a large span is less about luxury than about the roof being used as intended.
If you’re considering the same
Ask whether your wall can carry a cantilever before you fall in love with the idea — it is decided by what the wall is built of, not by the span.
