Louvred pergolas
A louvred aluminium pergola starts from £4,500 supplied and fitted, for a 3m × 4m frame on a suitable existing base.
A louvred aluminium pergola starts from £4,500 supplied and fitted, for a 3m × 4m frame on a suitable existing base. Bigger sizes, motorised louvres, side screens, glass walls and any new base are priced after the site visit. In a rear garden it is normally permitted development.
- Supplied and fitted
- From £4,500 (3m × 4m)
- Sizes
- 3m × 3m up to 8m × 3m
- Planning
- Usually permitted development
- Time on site
- Usually one day for the frame
Our 2026 guide prices where shown. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit.
What it is
A louvred pergola is a freestanding powder-coated aluminium frame with a roof of adjustable louvres. Turn them open for sun and air, or close them and the roof sheds rain into gutters built into the frame and down through the posts, so you can sit out in a shower.
Warm-white LED lighting runs round the frame as standard, the louvres can be manual or motorised, and it comes in black, anthracite, latte and light stone. Sizes run from 3m × 3m up to 8m × 3m.
Open or closed in
Leave all four sides open, or add what the spot needs: fixed or adjustable privacy louvres against a neighbour's window, drop-down blinds for low sun, frameless glass walls and sliding doors to make an outdoor room, or a hanging fire bowl for colder evenings.
Glass walls, doors and blinds need a level surface underneath, which is one more reason the base matters.
The base is the part that matters
Most pergola problems start underneath. A frame bolted to block paving, gravel, decking, tarmac or a thin slab can shift, and once it is out of square the louvres bind and the gutters stop draining.
Because we build patios and bases for a living, we check what yours is sitting on before anything is ordered. If it is up to it, we fix to it. If not, we put concrete pads under each post or build a new patio on a proper sub-base, and take the roof water to a drain, soakaway or border rather than across the paving.
Planning
A freestanding pergola in a rear garden is normally permitted development if it stays behind the front of the house, is no more than 2.5m high at the eaves and 2.5m overall within 2m of a boundary, is not on a platform more than 30cm high, and with any other outbuildings covers no more than half the garden.
In a conservation area it cannot go between the side of the house and the boundary, and a listed house needs planning permission. Stamford's Article 4 direction is aimed at work facing a road, footpath or open space. We check the height of the model you choose against these limits, and all of this, at the site visit.
What you get
- Powder-coated aluminium frame that will not rot, warp or need painting
- Louvred roof that opens for air and light and closes against rain, draining down through the posts
- Warm-white LED lighting in the frame, with motorised louvres as an option
- Privacy louvres, glass walls and sliding doors, blinds and screens added to suit
The specification
- Survey of the base, levels, boundaries and planning position
- Existing patio checked; concrete pads or a new patio where it is not up to it
- Frame set out square and level, posts fixed with stainless anchors
- Roof water taken to a drain, soakaway or border, not across the patio
- Low-voltage power put in and certified by a registered electrician where needed
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing on the base and installation; the frame carries the manufacturer's guarantee
The kind of finish we build
“Really pleased with my new driveway. Beautifully finished, friendly professional workmen, would definitely recommend and will be using them again for the garden once other renovations complete.”
Driveway — Google review
“Absolutely great guys, job was done in good time and looks brilliant. No complaints, the driveway is immaculate. More work in the near future, thanks again!”
Driveway — Google review
Things people ask us
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Request a site visit
We measure up, check levels and drainage, and send a written proposal with the build-up, the programme and one whole price. No pressure and no follow-up sales calls.