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Pergolas and Pavilions in Marvin, NC
Marvin lots have room, and most of them have sun. A pergola beside the pool or a pavilion at the end of the patio gives you shade and a place to sit. We draw it first, from your photos.
Pergolas in Marvin, NC: wood and aluminum pergolas, freestanding or attached to the house, pavilions with a solid roof, privacy walls, and repair of pergolas that already stand. Every pergola, pavilion, privacy wall and repair is quoted after we see photos. You send photos and rough sizes, and we send a free written quote. Most jobs are quoted from your photos, with no visit. Marvin is in Union County (zip 28173). Start on the photo quote page.
Custom pergolas: Quoted after we see photos free written quote, no visit needed to quote
Prefer a form? Get a free written quote from your photos and rough sizes.
Shade where the pool is, not only at the back door
Marvin is a village of large homes on large lots. Neighborhoods like Firethorne and Marvin Creek have wide back yards, and many have a pool with a long stone or concrete patio around it. The house shades the patio near the door. The pool sits farther out, in full sun, and that is where people want to sit.
So the common build here stands on its own posts, away from the house. A wood or aluminum pergola over the lounge chairs. A pavilion with a real roof when you want full shade and a dry seat in a summer storm. An open pergola gives partial shade that moves with the sun, and we say that before you buy.
Marvin at a glance
- County
- Union County, NC
- Zip code
- 28173
- From our base
- Next door to Waxhaw, in the same zip code
- Ask first
- The Village of Marvin, then your HOA
- Nearby
- Waxhaw, Weddington, Ballantyne
Swipe the drawing sideways to see all of it.
What we build in Marvin
Pavilions
A solid roof on posts at the far end of the pool patio. Full shade, and dry when it rains.
Wood pergolas
Pine or cedar, cut on site and sized to your space, with shaped rafter tails.
Aluminum pergolas
A powder-coated frame with straight lines. No rot, no stain, fixed colors.
Attached pergolas
From the house out over the patio by the back door, on a ledger board or on posts.
Privacy walls
Slat screens that hide the pool equipment or block the view from the next lot.
Pergola repair
Soft post bases and sagging beams on a pergola that already stands in your yard.
What the village and your HOA will ask
Marvin has an accessory structure application, and it asks for a site plan that shows the setbacks. In North Carolina a detached structure with any dimension over 12 feet is treated as a building that must meet the code, so many offices ask for a building permit above that size. A pavilion has a solid roof, so it usually needs a building permit. A pergola attached to the house counts as part of the house and usually needs one too.
Most Marvin neighborhoods also have an HOA with design review, and that review comes before the build. It can take a few weeks. We give you a drawing with sizes, materials and colors to send in. We cannot promise what the village or the HOA will decide. They have the final word. 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.
More detail is in our permit guide and our HOA approval guide.
How a quote works for a Marvin yard
Stand at two corners of the pool patio and photo the whole space. Add a close photo of the ground surface and of anything overhead. Tell us the rough width and depth, or upload it all here. We send a drawing and a free written quote. Every pergola, pavilion, privacy wall and repair is quoted after we see photos. If your project needs a visit before we can price it, we'll tell you up front, before anyone drives out.
After you say yes, we confirm the exact sizes on site as part of the job, before anything is ordered. North Carolina projects of $40,000 or more, which a large pavilion can reach, are contracted through our licensed general contractor partner. See what moves the price on our cost page.
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a pergola in Marvin?
Can you build a pavilion next to my pool?
How close to the property line can a pergola sit?
How soon can you build in Marvin?
Start with a photo of the pool patio
Send it to us with the rough sizes. You get a drawing and a free written quote for your Marvin yard. Not sure what you want yet? The three tap estimator helps you choose.
Our pergola services
Wood, aluminum and attached pergolas, pavilions, privacy walls and pergola repair, across south Charlotte, Union County and York and Lancaster County, SC.
Cities we serve
These towns have their own page. We also work in the towns around them. If you do not see yours, send your photos with your zip code and we tell you before we quote.
Start with a few photos of your patio or yard
Send us photos of the space and its rough width and depth, and we send you a free written quote. If your project needs a visit before we can price it, we'll tell you up front, before anyone drives out. We answer during business hours, usually the same day.
- Free written quote
- A drawing with sizes before the build
- English and Spanish
Not sure what to photograph? See our 1-page photo guide.