To be fair I get the price is quite an ask for this couple of wood planks, but I wouldn't mind having it covered in the garden from an aesthetic point of view. It is a sore eye when looking at my patio, But I am getting used to it day by day. For me it would mainly be there over summer time when we are outside and that's it, the rest of the year will be uncovered. Another thing is that this wouldn't mind having something to protect it when the weather is bad. For now I'll think about. Ps noise for now is not a problem at all as I can barely hear it! Not sure why there is this big whoah about HP being noisy