Pergolas Cheshire
A room made of timber and sky.
Oak and timber pergolas that turn a patio into an outdoor room — designed for your garden, stood on proper foundations, and built to silver beautifully.
The fastest way to make a garden feel designed
A pergola gives a garden what walls give a house: a sense of place. It frames the seating area, carries the lighting and the climbers, and makes the patio usable on days you'd otherwise stay indoors. The one in the photo above is our work — a green oak frame over porcelain, in a garden we built from the ground up.
We design each pergola for its garden — spans, post positions and proportions drawn to fit, not bought off a shelf — then stand it on engineered foundations so it never develops the wobble that gives cheap pergolas away.
Every pergola includes
- Design drawn to your garden’s proportions
- Green oak or treated softwood, priced side by side
- Concrete pad or bolt-down foundations — never spikes in soil
- Permitted development checked before ordering
- Roofing, climbers and lighting engineered in from the start
- Matching landscaping: patio, planting and screening
Worth knowing
Pergolas work best as part of the plan
The best pergolas are designed with the patio beneath them — post positions land between paving joints, falls carry rain away from the seating, and lighting cables run before the slabs go down. If you're planning a new patio or a full makeover, tell us about the pergola early — it's cheaper and better done together.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need planning permission for a pergola?
Usually not — most pergolas fall within permitted development. Height limits apply (generally 2.5m within 2m of a boundary), and listed buildings and conservation areas have extra rules. We check your specific situation before anything is ordered.
Oak or softwood?
Green oak is the premium choice: massive sections, beautiful silvering, and a structure that genuinely lasts generations. Pressure-treated softwood costs significantly less and, well-detailed and maintained, still gives decades of service. We price both honestly.
Can a pergola support a roof or lighting?
Yes — louvred and polycarbonate roof options, climbing plants, festoon and integrated low-voltage lighting are all common additions. The frame is engineered for the load from the start rather than retrofitted.
How is a pergola fixed down?
Into proper foundations — post spikes into soft ground are where wobbly pergolas come from. Ours stand on concrete pads or bolt-down shoes on the patio, sized for the frame and the wind load, so the structure feels solid the day it goes up and stays that way.
Let's design your pergola.
Free, no-obligation site visits across Cheshire. A written quote, typically within 48 hours. No pressure, no hard sell — just honest advice.
07742 611273