songbirdalicia Like what you did with the planters as well as the blinds.

rikkif have any experience with a galvanized roof growing wisteria/ivy? Is it too hot?

Arizona Roof Rescue There are a bunch of ways to tie into an existing roof system. Did you punch through the roof and tie into the truss? it almost looks that way. Here is a more traditional entryway, where the small roof need to be tied into the home, pretty common, you can see more at http://arizonaroofrescue.com

Kim Liggins Lowes and Home Depot carry these outdoor blinds.

insipidperson Thanks to everyone who responded. Really appreciate your insights and will be referencing them as I start working on my project.

Brenda Macfarland I built the same thing in Calgary.After some hassles from planning, I ended up with an overbuilt structure for snow load with 12 inch spacing. It works great ! The back door is dry, the newspaper seldom gets wet and the natural gas barbecue is covered under this canopy. I have white rope lights all around it on a twilight timer. The clear plastic cover doesn't give you much shade however, and our hailstones have punched right through the plastic. A double layer may be the solution. Also drop down plastic sides can give you a instant greenhouse.

Lily Gahagan It looks like clear plastic corrugated roof panels to me.

megannmiller They sell it at Menards or your local big box hardware store. We have it over our pergola. You have to slope the pergola slightly to get the water to run down. We love it. ours are "smoke" colored which look like they are lightly tinted car windows. This way you don't see the dirt as bad on top and they won't yellow.