Caring for your Titan pergola.

What your Titan is made of

Your Titan is built entirely from aluminium — both the frame and the louvre blades — finished in TIGER Drylac powder coating for long-term UV, fade and weather protection. Aluminium is rust-free, light and engineered to last outdoors. 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 Titan 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

   Aluminium won't rust, but wiping down the frame — especially around fixings and joints — prevents water spotting and stops moisture sitting in the detail.

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, screens & lighting

Keep it simple — and safe

Season by season

The Titan is wind-tested to 82mph 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.
• Will the finish fade? The powder coating is UV-stable, so any change over many years is gradual and even. Keeping it clean 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.
• There's a problem with the lights or motor. Leave anything electrical to a qualified electrician or your installer — don't attempt repairs yourself, and don't hose the electrical parts.