Pergolas and pavilions, built to fit your patio.
Wood or aluminum, standing on its own or attached to the house. Send photos and the rough size of the space, and we send a free written quote with the sizes and the materials. Based in Waxhaw, NC, building across south Charlotte, Union County and York County.
Custom pergolas: Quoted after we see photos free written quote, no visit needed to quote
No photos at hand? Use the short form at the end of this page. No visit needed to quote.
- Free written quote From your photos and rough sizes, before anyone drives out.
- Sized to your space Cut and fitted to your patio or yard, not to the size of a box kit.
- The limits, up front How much shade to expect, what the wood will do, what your town may ask for.
- Local owner Based in Waxhaw, NC. English and Spanish. Your request goes to us, not to a call center.
What we build, and what we fix
Open pergolas in wood or aluminum, pavilions with a real roof, privacy walls, and repairs for a pergola that already stands in your yard.
Wood Pergolas
Pressure-treated pine or cedar, cut and built on your patio or in your yard. Six by six posts, doubled beams, notched rafters and shaped rafter tails, sized to your space.
Quoted after we see photos
Aluminum Pergolas
A powder-coated aluminum frame that never rots and never needs stain. Clean straight lines in black, white or bronze, anchored to your slab or to new footings.
Quoted after we see photos
Attached Pergolas
A pergola that starts at the house and covers the patio by the back door. One side on a ledger board bolted to the house frame, the other on posts.
Quoted after we see photos
Pavilions
A real roof on posts: full shade and a dry place to sit when it rains. Gable or single slope, shingle or metal, built on footings.
Quoted after we see photos
Privacy Walls
Horizontal slat walls and screens that block the view from next door and still let the air through. On one side of a pergola or standing on their own.
Quoted after we see photos
Pergola Repair
A rotten post base, a sagging beam, split rafters, loose hardware or a frame that leans. We replace the bad parts and keep the good ones.
Quoted after we see photos
Not our trade: lights, fans and outlets need a licensed electrician, and we do not pour concrete or lay pavers. New decks and deck repair are done by our sister company Carolina Deck Repair, and fences and gates by our sister company Carolina Fence Works.
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A pergola is a small roof frame. Every part has a job.
It looks simple, and it should. But it stands in the sun, the rain and the wind for years, so the way the parts meet matters more than the parts themselves.
- Posts. They carry everything. Each one stands on a concrete footing or on a steel base bolted to a sound slab, never on loose pavers.
- Beams. Two boards, one on each side of the post, sized for the distance between posts.
- Rafters. The boards across the top. Their depth and how close they sit decide how much shade you get.
- Top slats and braces. Slats across the rafters add shade. Knee braces at the posts keep the frame from leaning.
Not sure what to call the thing you want? Read pergola, pavilion or gazebo.
How much shade will you get?
An open pergola gives stripes of shade, not a solid shadow. How wide the stripes are depends on how deep the rafters are, how close together they sit, and how high the sun is.
| Sun | Rafters every 16 in | Every 12 in |
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| Low: early morning, late afternoon | 69% | 92% |
| Halfway up the sky | 44% | 58% |
| High | 29% | 39% |
| Near noon in summer | 19% | 25% |
Want more shade at noon? Top slats, a fabric canopy, a clear cover or a pavilion roof. The full shade guide.
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From your first photos to an evening under it
No free visit to quote. Your photos and rough sizes get you a written price; the exact sizes are confirmed on site as part of the job.
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Send photos and sizes
The space from two corners, the ground up close, the house wall if it will attach, and the rough width and depth. Our 1-page guide shows each photo.
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Free written quote
We send a written price with the sizes, the wood or aluminum, the footings and what is not included, in plain words.
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HOA and permit, if needed
If your project needs a building or zoning permit, the written quote says so, and who files it is agreed in writing before any work starts. If your HOA must approve it, get that yes first.
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We build it on site
The build date goes in the written quote. We confirm the exact sizes, set the posts, build the frame and clean up.
About five photos and two sizes
Your phone is enough. Send us the photos and the rough width and depth of the space, and we send you a free written quote.
- Photo the whole space from two corners. Stand in one corner of the patio or yard and get the whole space in one photo. Then do the same from the opposite corner. Daylight works best.
- Photo the ground up close. Point the phone down at the spot where the posts will stand: concrete, pavers or grass. If the concrete has cracks, get them in the photo.
- Photo the house wall and the door. Only if the pergola will attach to the house. Step back until the wall, the door and the roof edge above them fit in one photo.
- Photo what is overhead or in the way. Gutters, windows, vents, utility lines and trees next to the space. They can limit how tall and how wide we build.
- Give us the rough width and depth. How wide is the space and how deep, in feet? Use a tape or count your steps. Close is fine.
- Send it for a free written quote. Upload the photos and sizes on our photo quote page. We send a free written quote. After you say yes, we confirm the exact sizes on site as part of the job.
Is it a repair? Photo the whole pergola, then each bad spot up close: the bottom of the posts, the beams and the hardware.
Prices, in plain words
Every yard is different, so every job gets its own written price from your photos, before any work starts.
A pergola and a privacy wall on the same patio are quoted as one job.
What moves a pergola price| What | Price |
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| Wood pergola, freestanding or attached | Quoted after we see photos |
| Aluminum pergola | Quoted after we see photos |
| Pavilion with a roof | Quoted after we see photos |
| Privacy wall | Quoted after we see photos |
| Pergola repair | Quoted after we see photos |
North Carolina projects of $40,000 or more are contracted through our licensed general contractor partner. South Carolina projects over $5,000 go through our licensed partner.
Four things we tell you before you say yes
- Open rafters give partial shade. The shade moves with the sun and is thinnest near noon in summer. If you want full shade or a dry seat in the rain, that is a cover or a pavilion, and we will say so.
- New wood moves. Pressure-treated pine arrives wet. As it dries it shrinks a little and shows small cracks along the grain. That is normal and it does not weaken the post.
- Approvals take time. An HOA or a town office can take a few weeks. We give you the sizes and materials in writing so you can ask early. What to send.
- Pavers cannot hold a post. A post needs a footing in the ground or a sound concrete slab under it. We tell you which one your patio needs.
If your home was built before 1978, tell us when you send photos. Until our lead-safe certification is in place, we build freestanding at those homes and do not attach to painted walls.
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Why work with us
We are a new pergola brand, so you will not find reviews or a gallery of our own jobs here yet. Here is what we can promise.
- One owner who answers you
- The owner runs the company. Your photos and your questions go to the owner, and the answer comes back in English or Spanish.
- Part of a working trades company
- We are a brand of Pure One LLC and Carolina Trades Group, with sister brands for decks, fences and more. Each brand does one trade.
- Built for your space
- We cut the frame on site to the size of your patio or yard. Nothing is forced to fit a kit size.
- Honest about shade
- We tell you how much shade open rafters give before you pay anything, and what it takes to get more.
- Clear written quotes
- You see the sizes, the materials, the footings and what is not included before any work starts.
- No stock photos
- Every picture on this site is a drawing we made. When our first jobs are done, the photos you see here will be ours.
Common questions
How much does a pergola cost?
Do you come out to measure first?
How much shade does a pergola give?
Do I need a permit or an HOA approval?
Wood or aluminum?
How long until it is built?
My home was built before 1978. Can you attach a pergola to it?
Where we build
South Charlotte, Union County, and York and Lancaster County in South Carolina.
Shade at noon. A lantern at night. A reason to stay outside.
Or fill in the form on this page. Either way you get a free written quote.