Replacing the shade cloth and wood lattice with polycarbonate panels was a great idea. It protects from the sun and keeps the oak worm frass and debris off the table and chairs.
Stained the beams while we were at it.
The eight foot panels left enough room to clean out the gutters on both buildings.
The umbrella provides temporary shade for the stag horn ferns during the summer when the sun in high in the sky.