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Pergolas and Pavilions in Waxhaw, NC
Waxhaw is our home base. Many patios here are a plain concrete slab off the back door, in full sun by early afternoon. Send photos of yours with the rough sizes, and we draw a pergola that fits it.
Pergolas in Waxhaw, 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. Waxhaw 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.
The patio your builder left in full sun
Waxhaw grew fast. Millbridge, Cureton, Lawson and the neighborhoods around them filled with new homes, and many came with the same thing out back: a small concrete patio and no cover. It works for a grill and four chairs until the sun reaches it.
A pergola sized to that slab is the build we expect to draw most here. The first question is what the posts stand on. A slab that is thick and sound can take steel post bases anchored into the concrete. A thin or cracked slab cannot, so the posts go on new concrete footings dug beside it. Loose pavers never hold a post without a footing under them.
Closer to downtown the lots are older, with bigger trees. There we plan around what is already in the yard.
Waxhaw at a glance
- County
- Union County, NC
- Zip code
- 28173
- From our base
- This is our base: Waxhaw, NC 28173
- Ask first
- The Town of Waxhaw inside the town limits, then your HOA
- Nearby
- Marvin, Weddington, Indian Land
Swipe the drawing sideways to see all of it.
Six things we build and fix in Waxhaw
Attached pergolas
Over the slab at the back door. One side on the house, the other on two or three posts.
Wood pergolas
Pressure-treated pine or cedar, sized to your patio and not to a kit.
Aluminum pergolas
Black, white or bronze, anchored to a sound slab or to new footings beside it.
Pavilions
A shingle or metal roof on posts, when you want the patio dry in the rain.
Privacy walls
A slat wall on the side of the patio that faces the house next door.
Pergola repair
A post that went soft at the bottom, replaced without a rebuild when the rest is sound.
Approvals in Waxhaw, in plain words
The Town of Waxhaw has an accessory structure application that asks for a site plan with the setbacks. Some homes with a Waxhaw address sit outside the town limits, in a nearby village or in unincorporated Union County, where the office is different. Find out which one you are before you plan. A pergola attached to the house is treated as part of the house and usually needs a permit. A small freestanding one may need only a zoning check of where it sits.
Nearly every newer neighborhood here has an HOA, and many must approve an outdoor structure before work starts: the size, the height, the material, the color and the place on the lot. That can take a few weeks. We give you a drawing to send with the form. The town, the county and the HOA have the final word, and we never promise their answer. Our HOA approval guide lists what the forms usually want.
A written quote from photos, even this close to home
We are a few minutes away and we still quote from photos, because it is faster for you. Photo the patio from two corners and the slab edge up close, and tell us the rough width and depth. You get a drawing and a free written quote.
After you say yes, we measure on site as part of the job, before any lumber or aluminum is ordered. Our photo quote page shows what to send.
Common questions
Can the concrete patio my builder poured hold a pergola?
Do you serve Millbridge, Cureton and Lawson?
Do I need a permit from the Town of Waxhaw?
You are based in Waxhaw. Why not come and measure first?
What does a pergola cost in Waxhaw?
We are down the road. Start with two photos.
Send us photos of the slab from two corners and its rough size. We answer with a drawing and a free written quote for your Waxhaw patio. Still choosing a material? Read wood or aluminum first.
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.