Houston Pergola Design and Build, Cedar and Custom
Shade is what makes a Houston yard usable. We design and build pergolas, patio covers, and adjustable louvered structures as architecture — sized, proportioned, and detailed to belong to the house rather than sit next to it.
What’s included in the work.
Every project has the same core scope, adapted to the specific property and program.
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Design & Proportion
Span, height, post spacing, and rafter rhythm set against the elevation of the house and the space it shades.
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Structure & Engineering
Footings, posts, and connections sized for local wind loads, with engineering and permitting handled where the structure requires it.
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Open Pergolas
Timber or steel rafter structures that filter sun and define an outdoor room without closing off the sky.
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Covered Patios
Solid-roof structures — gabled or flat, with finished ceilings — for full sun and rain cover, tied into the roofline of the house.
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Louvered Systems
Adjustable louvered roofs that open for light and close against rain, motorised where the design calls for it.
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Integrated Services
Fans, lighting, heaters, screens, and outlets run inside the structure during the build rather than surface-mounted afterwards.
Everything you see.
Everything you don’t.
What separates a landscape that lasts from one that fails in two summers is the work you never see — grade, drainage, soil preparation, and compacted base. On Houston clay, that is most of the job.
And what you do see — the joint lines, the bed edges, the level of a terrace against the house — we hold to the same standard.
Roughly what it costs.
The range below is what work of this kind typically runs in Houston, so you can place yourself in it before you call. It is a starting point, not a quote — every project is scoped to the specific property, program, and material selections.
We confirm a clear investment range in the initial consultation and issue a detailed proposal after the design phase.
- Span, height, and how much area is covered
- Structure type — open rafters, solid roof, or adjustable louvers
- Material — timber, steel, or powder-coated aluminium
- Engineering and permitting, where the span or the attachment requires it
- Integrated fans, lighting, heaters, screens, and outlets
$15,000 – $60,000
Most projects of this type
- At the lower end
- An open timber pergola over an existing terrace, on footings sized for a straightforward span.
- At the upper end
- A motorised louvered structure, or a finished-ceiling covered patio tied into the roofline, with fans, lighting, heaters, and screens run inside it.
A range, not a quote. Your figure depends on square footage, materials, how much grading and drainage the site needs, and equipment access.
Pergolas we have built.
Frames from completed projects across Houston. Every photograph is our own work — follow any of them through to the project it came from.
Work that goes with this.
Most projects combine several of these, and doing them together costs less than doing them one at a time.
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Louvered and Aluminum Pergolas for Houston Backyards
Powder-coated aluminum pergolas, including louvered roofs that open for light and close for rain — shade with no rot, no sanding, and no annual stain.
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Houston Patio Cover Installation, Engineered and Permitted
Solid-roof covers built onto the house — the structure that makes a Houston patio usable in July rain and August sun rather than only in spring.
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IRP Insulated Patio Covers Installed Across Houston
Insulated roof panel covers — an aluminum sandwich panel roof that spans without visible framing, drops the temperature underneath, and never needs painting.
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Cedar Arbors and Diamond Privacy Screens in Houston
Diamond-lattice panels built as privacy screens, fence toppers, and climbing frames — the cheapest way to stop looking at a neighbour or an AC unit.
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Written about this work.
What we have published on it — what it costs, what it is like to live with, and how it is put together.
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