Hi Shirley

When you ask for some type of roof do you mean a garden canopy of some kind or are you thinking about a built extension with a roof?

If you mean a garden canopy there are several options. Being south facing you will get the sun, so how about a removable sail canopy which can attach to the walls with brackets and eyes and be taken down for the winter. They come in many colours and can be tied in to your overall garden scheme and can be square or triangular - you could even have two in different colours and overlap them. You could also consider adding a wooden pergola which can be fixed to the slabs with post plates (rather than taking out slabs) and then you could grow many climbers up and over such as roses, jasmine, and wisteria. If you keep on top of the pruning of these plants you can still allow light to the table and chairs. If you want something more permanent there are 'free-standing' canopies that fix to a wall and come in either glass or Perspex - these will let light in, keep the rain out and can be finished to tie in with the white walls and windows. There are also pull-out canopies which can be operated manually or with a remote and come in a multitude of different fabrics, colours and styles. Of course, the simplest is an umbrella - either one that slots in to a table or one that can sit in a corner with an overhanging arm.

I hope one of these ideas is of interest.

Mark

Thank you Mark for your ideas .I don't like the idea of a canopy .I prefer a pergola or a roofed pergola.The problem we have the roof lines on either side are at different heights . not apparent from my photograph.I don't want to go down the road of tying in to the existing buildings on either side . HELP