As local pergola builders, we design and build custom timber pergolas across Beckenham BR3, made to measure on site. Two of our documented pergolas are in Beckenham itself: one with a clear roof and lighting, and an 8m x 4m pergola over a composite deck.
An open pergola gives shade and a frame for climbing plants. Add a clear roof and it becomes somewhere to sit out in light rain, eat outside on a cool evening or keep garden furniture dry. In Oliver's garden in Beckenham we built a fully custom timber pergola in front of the garden room, with clear polycarbonate roof sheets, guttering to carry the rain away and lighting for the evenings.
Because every pergola is built on site, it can be made to fit exactly: across the full width of a deck, against the back of the house, over a side return or in front of a garden room. Carmel's pergola in Beckenham is 8m x 4m and covers the new composite deck across the back of the house.
The quote covers the frame, any roof, guttering, lighting, fixings and clearing away all waste.
An old deck removed and around 50m² of composite decking with a step fitted, a custom 8m x 4m pergola built on site over it and around nine closeboard panels on concrete posts, in about 10 days for £18,000 including VAT.
A custom-made pergola over the side return, crazy paving jet washed and regrouted, around 15m of French drains connected to the gullies with panda gravel, and random concrete stepping stones across the lawn, in four days for £7,500 including VAT.
Every photo here is from Oliver's pergola in Beckenham BR3, from building the frame and rafters to the clear roof and lighting.
↗Custom pergola with clear roof and lighting in Beckenham BR301↗Looking up through the clear polycarbonate roof02↗Pergola roof meeting the garden room03↗Side view of the timber pergola04↗The pergola at the end of the garden in Beckenham05↗Pergola seen from across the lawn06
Materials & possibilities
Open, covered or over a deck?
Every pergola we build is custom. These are the main choices we work through with you.
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Open pergola
Shade and planting
Open rafters give dappled shade and support climbers. Carmel painted the 8m x 4m pergola in Beckenham after we built it, to suit the garden.
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Clear roof
Use it in the rain
Clear polycarbonate sheets keep the rain off but let the light through, with guttering to carry water away, as on Oliver's pergola.
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Lighting
Into the evening
Lights built into the pergola make it usable after dark. Oliver's pergola has lighting fitted as part of the build.
Guttering on a covered pergola
A solid or clear roof collects a surprising amount of rain, and without guttering it simply pours off one edge onto the patio or lawn. We fit guttering along the low side of the roof to carry the water away, and set the roof at a slight fall so it runs off cleanly rather than pooling on the sheets.
From first ideas to finishing touches
A clear path to your finished garden.
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Free survey
We measure the space, check fixings and where rainwater can go.
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Design and quote
Size, roof, lighting and finish agreed in a fixed written price.
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Build on site
Posts, beams and rafters, then roof sheets and guttering.
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Finish
Lighting fitted, everything checked and the site cleared.
BeforeAfter
Documented project · Beckenham BR3 · In Beckenham
Custom pergola with a clear roof in Beckenham
In Oliver's garden in Beckenham we built a fully custom timber pergola in front of the garden room, with a see-through polycarbonate roof, guttering to carry the rain away and lighting for the evenings. Supplied and installed in three days, for just under £8,000 including VAT. Drag the slider to compare the bare frame with the finished pergola.
Oliver's custom pergola in Beckenham, with a clear roof, guttering and lighting, cost just under £8,000 and took three days. A custom pergola over a side return in Thornton Heath was £3,000 of a £7,500 job, and a 3m x 3m pergola with a clear roof, a patio and new turf in Clapham Junction was £8,310 in total. Size, roof and lighting set the price.
Open rafters or clear polycarbonate with guttering.
Lighting
Lights wired into the structure.
Where it sits
Over a deck or patio, or fixed to the house.
Compare like for like. Check the timber sizes, how the posts are fixed, whether a roof and guttering are included, any lighting, and who removes the waste.
Prices as shown on each case study. Every garden is different, so your price is fixed in a written quote after a free survey.
Beckenham · BR3
Pergolas built across Beckenham
We build pergolas throughout Beckenham, from in front of garden rooms to over decks on the larger plots of Park Langley and Kelsey Park, and over patios in smaller gardens near Clock House and New Beckenham. Both Oliver's clear-roof pergola and Carmel's 8m x 4m pergola are in BR3.
Our base is in Norbury, SW16, about 4 miles away, and we cover the whole Borough of Bromley.
How much did your clear-roof pergola in Beckenham cost?
Oliver's custom timber pergola with a clear polycarbonate roof, guttering and lighting cost just under £8,000 including VAT, supplied and installed in three days.
Can a pergola have a roof?
Yes. Clear polycarbonate sheets keep rain off while letting the light through. We add guttering so the water runs away rather than onto the patio.
Can you put a pergola over a deck?
Yes. In Beckenham we built a custom 8m x 4m pergola over Carmel's new composite deck, as part of a £18,000 project with fencing.
Is every pergola made to measure?
The pergolas in our case studies were all custom built on site, so each one fits its space exactly, from a side return to an 8m x 4m deck.
How long does a pergola take to build?
Oliver's pergola with a roof and lighting took three days. Jane's custom pergola over a side return was part of a four-day job.
Can a pergola have lights?
Yes. Oliver's pergola in Beckenham has lighting fitted as part of the build, so the space can be used in the evenings.
Can I paint the pergola afterwards?
Yes. Carmel painted the 8m x 4m pergola after we finished building it, to suit the rest of the garden.
Let's make a start
Your next chapter starts in the garden.
Tell us about your pergolas project in Beckenham. We will get in touch to discuss your ideas and the next step towards a site survey.