What the weather costs this patio
Enter the ZIP and the patio details with the owner watching. Every assumption is visible and adjustable - that is the point. Numbers you can defend close better than numbers that look big.
Who this is for
Loads climate data when 5 digits are entered
Enter a 5-digit ZIP code above to load local climate data for the weather-impact estimate.
What the patio earns on a good day
Count only the outdoor seating. If the owner knows their real average check, use it - a guess here moves every number downstream.
20 tables x seats = total seats 4 = 80
Avg seating per table cluster
20, 60 tables, seats usually taken (75%)
2 services (Lunch + Dinner)
4 total turns across services per day
This is the key number - every result below depends on it. Enter it to see your numbers.
Weather impact & Shading Direct recovery
Calculate lost revenue on weather-compromising days and the share Shading Direct commercial protection realistically recovers.
Sun glare, rain, wind or heat
Seating unutilized without protection
Scales standard cause rates (95% wind, 80% glare, 20% rain, 15% cold) relative to 85% default
The investment
Enter the installed project price. This drives the payback period across all three scenarios below.
Full quoted price including installation
Affects how you frame the payback conversation
The result
Three scenarios, not one. Leading with the conservative case is what makes the expected case believable.
Recovery rates cut by a third
At the rates set above
Patio performing at the top of range
Where the number comes from
| Cause | Days lost | Operating days | Recovered | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | 23 | 260 | 95% | $0 |
| Heat and glare | 19 | 260 | 80% | $0 |
| Rain | 13 | 260 | 20% | $0 |
| Cold | 10 | 260 | 15% | $0 |
| Overlap discount | −25% | |||
| Recovered per year | $0 | |||
Enter a project price in Step 4 to see payback.
Your details
These appear on the saved proposal PDF so the client knows who prepared it and how to reach you.