Pergola Kits: What You Get, and What You Still Need
A pergola kit is the frame, the roof and the fixings for the frame, delivered flat. In Ireland a timber kit is €428 to €733, a steel louvred kit €1,075 to €2,155 and an aluminium louvred kit €1,886 to €2,998. The base, the anchors, wall fixings, fitting and any electrics are not in the box. Budget for them before you compare prices.
What's included, what a kit needs under it, and when a kit is the wrong answer.
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- €428 to €733timber
- €1,075 to €2,155steel louvred
- €1,886 to €2,998aluminium louvred
What's in the box
| Item | In a kit? |
|---|---|
| The frame: posts, beams, rafters or louvres | Yes |
| Fixings for the frame itself | Yes |
| Instructions | Yes |
| Anchors for your base | Sometimes. Check |
| The base: pads, slab or footings | No |
| Wall brackets and flashing | No, or as an extra |
| Fitting | No |
| Electrics for lights or a motor | No |
Kit prices by type
| Job | Typical cost | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Timber pergola kit, 2.4 m square to a 3.4 m corner | €428 to €733 | Size and timber. Fitting and a base are extra |
| Steel louvred pergola kit, 3 × 3 m to 3 × 6 m | €1,075 to €2,155 | Length. Side screens are extra |
| Aluminium louvred pergola kit, 3 × 3 m to 4 × 3 m | €1,886 to €2,998 | Size and maker |
| Aluminium pergola with built-in lights, 4 × 3 m to 6 × 3.6 m | €3,547 to €5,627 | Size, lights, privacy screens |
| Motorised louvred or retractable roof, about 3 × 4 m | €3,395 to €7,420 | Motor, rain sensor, lights. Needs an electrician |
Kit prices are delivered, not fitted. Ask for the base, fixings, electrics and VAT in the written price.
What a kit needs under it
- Level. A louvred roof only drains if the frame is level.
- Solid. Concrete, or a pad under each post. Slabs on sand won't hold an anchor.
- Square. Measure the diagonals before it's delivered.
- Room to build it. A 3 × 4 m frame is assembled flat, then lifted.
When a kit is the wrong answer
- The space isn't a stock size.
- It has to fix to the house wall.
- The ground slopes.
- You want it over 4 m without a middle post.
Then it's made to measure: aluminium starts from €2,500, supplied and fitted.
Having a kit fitted
Plenty of people buy the kit and pay someone to put it up. Tell the fitter which kit before you order, so they can check the base and the anchors. Pick “I'll buy a kit, fit it for me” in the form.
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Pergola pricesFrom a €428 timber kit to a €7,420 motorised roof.Pergolas in every county
- Carlow330 mm of rain, May to September
- Cavan402 mm of rain, May to September
- Clare450 mm of rain, May to September
- Cork384 mm of rain, May to September
- Donegal445 mm of rain, May to September
- Dublin306 mm of rain, May to September
- Galway475 mm of rain, May to September
- Kerry445 mm of rain, May to September
- Kildare345 mm of rain, May to September
- Kilkenny333 mm of rain, May to September
- Laois360 mm of rain, May to September
- Leitrim414 mm of rain, May to September
- Limerick387 mm of rain, May to September
- Longford389 mm of rain, May to September
- Louth333 mm of rain, May to September
- Mayo488 mm of rain, May to September
- Meath347 mm of rain, May to September
- Monaghan374 mm of rain, May to September
- Offaly354 mm of rain, May to September
- Roscommon401 mm of rain, May to September
- Sligo481 mm of rain, May to September
- Tipperary372 mm of rain, May to September
- Waterford374 mm of rain, May to September
- Westmeath357 mm of rain, May to September
- Wexford365 mm of rain, May to September
- Wicklow319 mm of rain, May to September
Pick your pergola
Four taps: the type, where it's going, the size and the help you want. You see our price guide for it. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want one pergola company that covers your county to ring you.
Questions people ask
Can I put a pergola kit up myself?
A small timber kit, yes, with two people. An aluminium louvred kit takes two or three people and a full day.
Are low-priced pergola kits any good?
Check the post thickness, the coating and whether the supplier is in Ireland. The lowest-priced steel kits rust at the cut edges.
Do kits come with a guarantee?
Most do, on the frame. Ask who honours it here, and whether fitting it yourself affects it.
Get a price for a pergola in your garden
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