Are photos stored or retained?

That's your call, not ours — it's your software. We build the storage and retention policy around what your business needs and make sure it meets HIPAA, GDPR, or any other regulation that applies. No training on your data, ever.

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Can it show both an attached pergola and a freestanding option on the same patio?

Yes. Run the preview twice — once with the structure attached to the house's roofline or fascia, once freestanding further out on the patio. Homeowners can compare footprint and how much of the house facade stays visible before you finalize a quote for either.

Does it distinguish between roof styles — open lattice, louvered, solid, or shade cloth?

Yes. Describe the roof style when you run the preview and the AI renders it accordingly — open rafters that cast dappled shade, a solid or polycarbonate roof for full weather coverage, or a louvered roof shown partially open. That distinction matters to homeowners deciding how much shade and rain protection they actually want.

Can it show different materials and finishes — cedar, vinyl, aluminum, steel?

Yes. Cedar and redwood grain, painted or stained wood tones, white or black vinyl, and powder-coated aluminum or steel all render distinctly. Run the same photo through two or three material options and let the homeowner pick by looking at their own patio, not a swatch.

Does the AI get the scale right relative to my actual patio dimensions?

It works from the photo's real perspective and existing reference points — the patio pavers, the house's door and window proportions — to size the structure believably against them. It's not a substitute for a CAD measurement drawing when you're finalizing footings and permit plans, but it's accurate enough that homeowners stop asking whether it'll look too big.

Can I use this to support an HOA or permit submission?

Some contractors attach the preview image to HOA architectural review packets alongside the formal drawings, since boards respond better to a photorealistic image of the actual house than a line drawing. It's a visual aid for that conversation, not a substitute for the stamped plans a permit office requires.

Does it handle gazebo-specific features like screens or a cupola?

Yes. Describe the feature — screened panels, mosquito netting, a cupola, a shingled versus metal roof — and the AI incorporates it into the render. Useful for showing the difference between a basic open-air gazebo and a fully screened one on the same footprint.

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Show homeowners their pergola or gazebo before it's built

Photograph the patio or backyard. Makeover generates a photorealistic pergola or gazebo preview in under 10 seconds. Homeowners see the actual structure — sized, positioned, and finished — sitting on their own patio, not a catalog photo of someone else's yard.

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What is a pergola / gazebo preview?

A pergola or gazebo preview tool uses AI to generate a photorealistic image of a proposed outdoor structure placed on a homeowner's actual property. Upload a photo of the patio, deck, or backyard, and the tool produces a transformed image showing the pergola or gazebo — built to scale, in the chosen material, roof style, and finish — as it would look once installed. Outdoor structure builders and landscape contractors use this during the site consultation to resolve scale and style uncertainty before a contract is signed.

Why it matters

A basic wood pergola kit runs $3,000–$8,000 installed; a custom cedar structure with a solid or louvered roof runs $10,000–$25,000; motorized aluminum louvered pergolas from dealers like StruXure or Azenco push $20,000–$45,000+. Gazebos follow a similar spread — around $5,000 for a prefab hardtop up to $25,000+ once you add screens, electrical, and a cupola. At that spend, homeowners rarely sign off on a design they can only picture on paper. The sales cycle stalls on one recurring question: will this structure look right on my patio, or will it overwhelm it? A photorealistic preview on their actual property, shown at the first site visit, answers that question before a second contractor gets a shot at the bid.

Who uses this

Hardscape and patio contractors who add pergolas and gazebos as the finishing piece on a paver or deck project. Outdoor structure dealers selling branded systems — aluminum louvered pergolas, vinyl kits, cedar post-and-beam builds. Deck builders pitching a pergola as an upsell once the deck framing is sold. Design-build landscape firms presenting the structure alongside planting and hardscape as one cohesive backyard plan.

Heard this from a homeowner?

They ask whether a 14x16 pergola will overwhelm their patio or block the sightline from the kitchen window, and all you have is a tape measure and a verbal description.

You pull up a manufacturer catalog photo of the structure on a completely different house. They say "that's not my patio, and my house doesn't look like that."

They stall for weeks comparing an open lattice roof against a solid or louvered one, and cedar against white vinyl or black aluminum, because they can't picture any combination on their own backyard.

How pergola / gazebo previews work

Three steps. Under 10 seconds. No design skills needed.

Photograph the patio or backyard

Any phone camera, existing conditions. Shoot from where the homeowner will actually view the finished structure — the patio doors, the kitchen window, wherever the sightline matters.

AI generates the structure preview

The model places the pergola or gazebo at true scale and position, in the chosen material, roof style, and finish, while preserving the house, patio, and existing landscaping around it.

Present it during the site visit

Their own backyard, structure and all, on your tablet before you leave the driveway. The scale and style conversation ends there instead of dragging into a second visit.

Common questions about pergola / gazebo

Straight answers. No jargon.

Let's build the version made for your business

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