Gazebos with Netting

Gazebo with mosquito netting for summer evenings

Netting turns a patio into a bug-free outdoor room. The roof gives shade and rain cover, and the mesh lets air through while keeping mosquitoes out, so dinner can run past dusk. All but one of these gazebos are hardtops that stay up year round; the exception is a 10x13 ft double roof model with a polyester canopy.

Hardtop gazebo with netting: roofs and frames

Most roofs are galvanized steel, and many are a double roof with a vent gap between the tiers so hot air escapes on sunny days. Frames are aluminum on most models and powder-coated steel on others, and a few use a solid cedar frame or a polycarbonate roof that lets daylight through. Most have hooks under the roof for string lights, a lantern or a fan.

Gazebo with netting and curtains

Nearly every model hangs privacy curtains on the same track as the netting, so you can close one side against low sun or a neighbor's view and leave the others open to the breeze. Tie the curtains back on calm days and take both layers down before a storm.

Gazebos with netting: sizes for your patio

The most common sizes are 10x12, 10x14, 12x12, 12x14, 12x16 and 12x20 ft, with options from 8x8 ft for a small patio up to 14x24 ft for a large deck. A 10x12 ft gazebo covers a dining set for four to six, and 12x16 ft or larger fits a dining set and a sofa set together.

Plan on two or more people and a full day to assemble a larger hardtop. Build on level ground, anchor the posts to a deck, concrete pad or stakes, and clear heavy snow from the roof in winter.