The Atlas is a motorized louvered pergola: rotating aluminum louvers you control from a remote, your phone, or a wall switch. Sun, airflow, shade, or sealed closed in rain. Custom built to your patio, installed by a trained local dealer. No kits, no DIY.
A louvered roof patio cover, also called a louvered pergola or operable pergola, is a permanent aluminum structure with a roof made of rotating slats. Motorized louvers turn open for sunlight and airflow, angle partway for filtered shade, and seal shut to block rain. It is the middle ground between a traditional pergola, which is fixed and gives you no control, and a solid patio cover, which blocks everything including the sky on a perfect evening.
The Atlas is Apollo's louvered roof system. Each one is custom built to your patio's exact dimensions from dual-layer powder-coated aluminum on a 6-inch structural beam, then installed by a trained local dealer. It is an architectural outdoor living system, not a shade sail, not a canvas canopy, and not a boxed kit.
Because the louvers move, one structure does the job of several: shade structure at noon, open-air pergola at sunset, and rain cover in a storm. That is why homeowners searching for a motorized pergola, an adjustable patio cover, or a pergola with a louvered roof all end up looking at the same product.
Every Atlas louvered roof is fully motorized. The aluminum louvers rotate at the push of a button, from your remote, the wall switch, or an app on your phone. Adjustments take seconds, whether you are seated under the pergola or inside the house watching a cloud roll in.
When the louvers close, they seal against each other and the roof becomes a rain cover. Water runs into a built-in integrated gutter with engineered drainage, designed around your specific installation and the topography of your yard, so runoff goes where it should instead of sheeting off the edges onto your patio furniture.
Three ways to control the roof. Open the louvers from your chair or close them from the kitchen. There is nothing to crank and nothing to climb.
Closed louvers shed water into the integrated gutter system with engineered drainage matched to your installation. Your patio stays dry underneath.
Louvers rotate to track the sun through the day. Morning light through open slats, filtered shade at noon, and a clear view of the sky at night.
Two integrated LED systems live inside the roof itself: warm and cool white light in the louvers, plus a full RGB color layer for entertaining.
Most louvered pergolas sold online never publish engineered load ratings, because boxed kits are not engineered to any. The Atlas is a permanent structure with real numbers behind it. Both ratings below apply with the louvers in the closed position, and higher wind ratings are achievable depending on configuration and anchoring.
| Wind load rating | 110 mph with louvers closed, higher achievable per configuration and anchoring |
|---|---|
| Snow load rating | Up to 60 psf with louvers closed |
| Sizing | Custom built to your patio, from 6' x 8' up to 15' wide x 20' long |
| Frame construction | Dual-layer powder-coated aluminum on a 6-inch structural beam |
| Roof options | Motorized louvered roof or solid insulated-capable fixed roof |
| Mounting | Attached to the house or fully freestanding |
| Controls | Remote, smartphone app, or wall switch |
| Warranty | 10-year structure warranty plus 5-year motor warranty |
Apollo builds the Atlas with two roof options, which almost no other patio cover company can say. Most kit brands only sell louvers. Most patio cover contractors only build solid roofs. Your dealer can quote both on the same frame and help you pick based on how you actually use your patio. Curious about the number before you call a dealer? See what a professionally installed system really costs. Weighing more than just louvered vs. solid? See how louvered compares to solid, polycarbonate, and retractable roofs.
The most popular choice. Rotating motorized louvers give you sun, shade, airflow, or rain protection on demand, with in-blade lighting and the full RGB color system available.
Maximum weather protection, permanently enclosed overhead. Insulation options are available for hotter climates, with integrated down lighting. Ask your dealer what fits your space.
Here is what makes Apollo different from every other louvered roof company: we also manufacture the screens. Add Apollo motorized PowerScreens to the sides of your Atlas and the structure becomes a genuine screened-in pergola: bug protection, privacy, wind block, and extra shade that lowers out of sight at the push of a button.
Other brands bolt third-party screens onto their pergolas, which means two companies, two warranties, and two crews pointing at each other if anything goes wrong. With Apollo, the roof and the screens come from one manufacturer, get installed by one dealer, and are covered by one company. And when you bundle screens with your Atlas purchase, you save 25% on the screens.
Compared to building a screened-in porch, a screened pergola needs no roofing tie-in, no framing crew, and it converts back to a fully open patio in seconds whenever you want the sky back. See the full screened-in pergola vs a screened porch comparison.
Triple Glacier PowerScreens turn an unusable patio into a screened outdoor room. Mableton, GA.
You have seen the louvered pergola kits online and at the warehouse clubs. They cost a fraction of an installed system up front, and for some backyards a kit is genuinely the right call. The table below shows what the difference buys, so you can decide which side of it you are on. For real numbers on both sides, see the full kit-price breakdown and what you actually get installed.
| Apollo Atlas, Installed | DIY Louvered Pergola Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | ✓ Custom built to your patio to the inch | ✗ Fixed sizes, your patio adapts to the kit |
| Engineering | ✓ 110 mph wind and 60 psf snow ratings, louvers closed | ✗ Ratings rarely published, often untested |
| Motorization | ✓ Motorized standard, remote, app, and wall switch | ✗ Hand crank on most kits, motor is an upcharge |
| Rain handling | ✓ Integrated gutter with engineered drainage for your site | ✗ Basic channels, runoff often uncontrolled |
| Lighting | ✓ Dual LED systems built into the roof | ✗ Add-on string lights or none |
| Installation | ✓ Trained local dealer, site assessment included | ✗ You assemble it, typically a multi-day two-person job |
| Screens | ✓ Factory-matched motorized screens, 25% off when bundled | ✗ Third-party accessory screens, if compatible at all |
| Warranty | ✓ 10-year structure and 5-year motor, honored by the installer | ✗ Short coverage, shipped-parts service model |
A professionally installed Atlas louvered roof patio cover starts in the $10,000 to $15,000 range. Where your project lands depends on the size of the structure, whether you choose the louvered or solid roof, and the add-ons you select: motorized screens, heaters, and fan beam upgrades all move the number.
That is a real price band, published on purpose. Most installed louvered roof brands will not give you a number until you sit through a sales visit, and most online kits sit in the $1,000 to $7,500 range but leave you with the assembly, the engineering questions, and the service gaps described above. See how Atlas compares to StruXure on cost.
Your exact quote comes from a free measure and design consultation. After the measure, your dealer builds a 3D rendering of the Atlas on your actual patio, with your dimensions and your finish color, before you commit to anything. Bundle motorized screens with the pergola and you save 25% on the screens.
Every Atlas is finished in dual-layer powder coat over aluminum, in your choice of three architectural colors. Powder coat seals the metal completely: no rust, no flaking, no repainting, and no rot or warping like wood.
Lighting is what turns a patio cover into a room you actually use at night, and the Atlas ships with two separate systems built into the structure rather than bolted on afterward.
The first lives inside the louver blades: warm white light at 3000K for lounge evenings and cool white at 6000K for task lighting and dinner parties, toggled from the same controls as the roof. The second is a full RGB color layer that gives you the entire spectrum for game nights, holidays, or whatever mood the evening calls for.
If you choose the solid fixed roof instead, integrated down lighting keeps the space usable after dark. All wiring and controls are installed by your dealer as part of the build. There is nothing for you to configure.
Factory-matched Apollo PowerScreens enclose the sides for bugs, privacy, and wind. Save 25% on screens when bundled with your Atlas purchase.
Fan beam upgrades are available so a ceiling fan mounts properly to the structure, keeping air moving under the roof on still summer days.
220V electric heaters extend the season into fall and winter evenings. Your electrician runs the 220V service, and your dealer handles the rest.
Choosing the solid fixed roof? Insulation options are available to knock down radiant heat in hot climates. Ask your dealer what is offered for your configuration.
From that first consultation to the final walkthrough, here is what installation day actually looks like, including footer requirements and permits.
Your local dealer visits, measures the space, walks the site, and talks through louvered vs. solid roof, finishes, and add-ons. No obligation.
Before you commit, you see a 3D rendering of the Atlas on your actual patio, in your dimensions and your finish color. No guesswork about how it will look.
Your Atlas is fabricated to your exact measurements. One thing to plan for: the concrete footers (minimum 2' x 2' x 2' deep) are poured by your own concrete contractor and must cure before install day. Your dealer gives you the exact spec up front.
A trained Apollo dealer crew installs the structure, the motors, the lighting, and any screens or heaters, then hands you the remote. You just use it.
Every video and photo below is a real Apollo dealer installation: Indiana, Arizona, Georgia, California, and beyond. Press play and watch the louvers move on real patios, not renders.
Outdoor living upgrade. Evansville, IN.
Desert patio transformation. Lake Havasu City, AZ.
Full install walkthrough. Smyrna, GA.
Grafite finish install. Rialto, CA.
Second-story deck transformation. Marietta, GA.
View Park install, Grafite finish. Inglewood, CA.
“This review is about the custom size pergolas with Apollo/Atlas louvering. We ran into a little hiccup during installation, but Apollo was quick to fix it. The result was fantastic, and I’d definitely recommend them!”
“We are very happy with our new louvered roof pergola from Apollo Screen & Shade. Their customer service was great from initial contact to the completed installation of the pergola.”
“We recently had large shades installed on our patio cover enclosing the area when desired. A simple push of a button opens the shades for an open air feel.”
Your local Apollo dealer measures your space, then shows you a 3D rendering of the Atlas in your exact dimensions and finish. Free, no obligation, installed by people who answer the phone. Trained Apollo dealers serve homeowners across California, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Washington, Georgia, and beyond.
