Caring for your Luna pergola.

What your Luna is made of

Your Luna is built from galvanised steel — both the frame and the louvre blades — with a protective powder-coated finish for long-term UV, fade and weather protection. The galvanising underneath gives the steel its corrosion resistance, while the powder coating protects the surface. It brings together several working parts:

Each part needs slightly different care — but none of it is complicated, and most of it is just keeping things clean and clear.

A solid, level foundation

This is the single most important factor in how well your Luna performs over its life. A pergola is only as good as what it’s fixed to.

If you ever notice the roof louvres or a side screen becoming stiff, catching or not closing evenly, the first thing to check is whether the frame is still square and the base is still solid and level. Getting the foundation right prevents the large majority of operating issues.

Cleaning the frame & roof

Aluminium asks very little of you. A wash a couple of times a year keeps the powder-coated finish in good condition and stops grime building up in the moving parts.

1. Open the roof and clear loose debris

   Open the louvres flat and brush or rinse away leaves, twigs and dirt from the blades, beams and posts before you start — this stops grit being rubbed into the finish.

2. Wash with warm soapy water

   Use a soft cloth, sponge or soft brush with mild washing-up liquid and warm water. Wipe down the frame and louvre blades, then rinse with clean water from a low-pressure hose.

3. Dry off the worst of the water

   The galvanising and powder coating protect the steel, but it's good practice to wipe the frame down — especially around fixings and joints — to prevent water spotting and stop moisture sitting in the detail. If you ever notice a chip or scratch in the coating, touch it up promptly so the finish stays sealed.

Drainage channels & gutters

Your pergola channels rainwater off the roof and down through the posts. Those channels and outlets need to stay clear to work — this is the maintenance task most often forgotten, and the one that causes the most overflow problems.

• Clear the gutters and channels at least twice a year, and more often if you're under trees. Leaves, blossom, moss and seeds are the usual culprits.
• Check the drainage outlets at the base of the posts are free of blockages so water can escape freely.
• After heavy storms, take a quick look to make sure nothing has washed into the channels and blocked them.

Louvres & side screens

Keep it simple — and safe

Season by season

The Luna is wind-tested to 73mph and engineered to stay outside all year — that’s the point of it. The two seasonal things to watch are wind and snow: in high winds, opening the louvres lets air pass through and reduces the load on the structure, and in snowy spells, keeping the louvres open stops heavy snow collecting on a closed roof. Clearing the drainage before winter sets in also avoids frozen blockages.

A few common questions

• The roof louvres have become stiff or won't close evenly. Nine times out of ten this is grit in the mechanism or a frame that's shifted out of square — check the base is still solid and level, and clean any debris from the blade edges. Don't force it.
• Water is dripping or overflowing from the roof. Almost always a blocked gutter or drainage channel. Clear the channels and the outlets at the base of the posts and it should run freely again.
• A side screen is jamming or won't slide smoothly. Usually grit in the guide channels or a frame that's racked out of square. Clean the channels, check the frame is square and level on its base, and pull the screen out evenly with both hands. Never force it.
• Will the finish fade? The powder coating is UV-stable, so any change over many years is gradual and even. Keeping it clean — and touching up any chips promptly so the steel stays sealed — is all it needs to stay looking sharp.
• Can I leave it up all winter? Yes — it's designed to. Just keep the louvres open in snow so it can't build up, and make sure the drainage is clear before the cold sets in.