Pergolas · wooden · aluminium · louvered · all 26 counties
Pergolas built in Ireland
A made-to-measure aluminium pergola, installed, starts from €2,500 on one Irish company's published price (Superior Pergola Ireland). Kits start at €427.95 for a 2.4 m timber pergola (Mid Ulster) and run to €7,420 for a motorised retractable roof (Royale Stones).
An outdoor pergola for the patio, one with a roof to sit under in the rain, or a louvered roof you open and close? Send it in 4 taps and it goes to one pergola company that covers your county, who rings you back to measure up and price it.
- from €2,500a made-to-measure aluminium pergola, installed, one Irish company's published price (Superior Pergola Ireland)
- €427.95a 2.4 m × 2.4 m timber pergola kit (Mid Ulster)
- 30 m²all garden structures together, the limit to stay exempt from planning since 27 July 2026 (S.I. 338 of 2026)
- 3 m highthe most for a pergola without a tiled or slated roof to stay exempt (S.I. 338 of 2026)
FreeNo obligationOne company rings you, not fiveNothing agreed until you accept a written price
Cost check
What a pergola costs by type and size
Two taps: the type and roughly how big. The answer is what Irish firms publish for that pergola.
Published Irish prices for that pergola
€2,020.99 to €3,546.95
Kit prices, not fitted: Carlisle aluminium louvred pergola, 4 m × 3 m, €2,020.99 (Royale Stones); Hartman Como aluminium louvred pergola, 4 m × 3 m, €2,997.95 (Mid Ulster); Royce Cube aluminium pergola with solar LED lights, 4 m × 3 m, €3,546.95 (Mid Ulster). Fitting, a base and fixings are extra. Made to measure and installed in aluminium, Superior Pergola Ireland lists from €2,500.
- Side screens and blinds add €265 to €488.95 a side on the kits here (Royale Stones, Mid Ulster).
- Renson, which sells made-to-measure pergolas through dealers, says size, the roof, side elements and options set the price, and the dealer sets the fitting cost.
- Up to 30 m² in total and 3 m high, behind the house, it can be exempt from planning (S.I. 338 of 2026).
How this is worked out
We show only prices Irish firms list on their own sites for a pergola of that type and size, read on 3 November 2026. Kits are delivered for you or a fitter to put up; the fitted price is Superior Pergola Ireland's published starting price. A base, fixings into the wall, electrics for lights or motors, and side screens are extra. It's a guide, never a quote.
Types
Four kinds of pergola
| Type | What it is | Published from |
|---|---|---|
| Wooden | Treated softwood posts and rafters, open top | €427.95 kit |
| Steel, louvred | Galvanised, powder-coated frame with louvres | €1,075 kit |
| Aluminium, louvred | Aluminium frame and blades you tilt by hand | €1,885.99 kit |
| Motorised, bioclimatic | Blades or a sliding roof on a motor, often with lights | €3,395 kit |
Kit prices from Royale Stones and Mid Ulster's own product pages (Royale Stones, Mid Ulster). Made to measure and installed, aluminium is from €2,500 (Superior Pergola Ireland).
With a roof
A roof for Irish weather
Most Irish buyers want a roof. An open timber pergola gives shade and a frame for climbers; a louvred roof keeps the rain off and opens for sun. Some kits are shower resistant rather than fully watertight, so read the maker's words: Mid Ulster describes the Como's louvred roof as shower resistant.
Side screens turn a pergola into a sheltered room for half the year. Pergolas with a roof covers the choices.
See it first
A pergola in your own garden
Take a photo of the patio or garden, pick wooden, aluminium or steel, and see it built before anyone quotes. Free, in under a minute.
- Upload a photo, or answer 4 questions.
- We pass it to one company that covers your county.
- They ring you with a written price.
Preview of your photo, not a guarantee. Your photo goes to Google's Gemini service to make the picture and isn't kept.
A photo that works
- Daylight, from the back door or an upstairs window.
- The spot for the pergola in the middle of the shot.
- Include the house wall if it's going against it.
- Measure the space too: the company will ask.
Irish gardens
Pergolas in numbers
A pergola goes where the garden gets the evening sun, close enough to the back door to be used. Against the house it uses the wall as one side; freestanding, it can sit at the end of the garden. Either way it needs a level base: an existing patio, or new pads for the posts.
How it works
From the form to a pergola
- Answer 4 questions or upload a photoThe pergola, where it goes, the size and the county. Only your number is needed.
- We pass it to one companyOne pergola company that covers your county. Not a list, and not five companies ringing you.
- They measure up and price itIn writing: frame, roof, sides, base, fixings, lights and VAT.
- The buildNothing is agreed until you accept the written price.
Counties
Pergolas county by county
| County | Rain May to Sept, main town | Rain a year | Detached houses | Households in a house |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 330 mm | 906 mm | 51% | 20,624 |
| Cavan | 402 mm | 1,042 mm | 67% | 27,406 |
| Clare | 450 mm | 1,288 mm | 60% | 43,666 |
| Cork | 384 mm | 1,109 mm | 44% | 190,254 |
| Donegal | 445 mm | 1,320 mm | 70% | 58,997 |
| Dublin | 306 mm | 753 mm | 10% | 378,215 |
| Galway | 475 mm | 1,289 mm | 59% | 87,340 |
| Kerry | 445 mm | 1,357 mm | 66% | 54,861 |
| Kildare | 345 mm | 871 mm | 38% | 74,504 |
| Kilkenny | 333 mm | 876 mm | 59% | 34,918 |
| Laois | 360 mm | 938 mm | 55% | 29,592 |
| Leitrim | 414 mm | 1,127 mm | 73% | 12,955 |
| Limerick | 387 mm | 1,044 mm | 45% | 67,442 |
| Longford | 389 mm | 1,019 mm | 63% | 15,305 |
| Louth | 333 mm | 831 mm | 39% | 45,783 |
| Mayo | 488 mm | 1,458 mm | 70% | 49,368 |
| Meath | 347 mm | 869 mm | 50% | 66,965 |
| Monaghan | 374 mm | 989 mm | 65% | 21,819 |
| Offaly | 354 mm | 900 mm | 58% | 27,359 |
| Roscommon | 401 mm | 1,098 mm | 74% | 25,121 |
| Sligo | 481 mm | 1,253 mm | 56% | 24,603 |
| Tipperary | 372 mm | 1,032 mm | 59% | 59,347 |
| Waterford | 374 mm | 1,020 mm | 42% | 43,615 |
| Westmeath | 357 mm | 933 mm | 53% | 30,731 |
| Wexford | 365 mm | 1,021 mm | 61% | 56,127 |
| Wicklow | 319 mm | 896 mm | 44% | 48,853 |
Rain: Met Éireann's 1991–2020 averages on a 1 km grid, our mean of the cells within 3 km of the county's largest town, May to September added together. Houses: private households in a detached house as a share of all households, and households in any house (CSO Census 2022). Our sums.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How much does a pergola cost in Ireland?
Superior Pergola Ireland lists made-to-measure aluminium pergolas, installed, from €2,500. As kits, a 2.4 m timber pergola is €427.95 (Mid Ulster), a 3 m × 3 m aluminium louvred one €1,885.99 to €2,569.95, and a motorised 3 m × 4 m one €3,395 to €7,420 (Royale Stones). See the cost guide.
Do I need planning permission for a pergola?
Usually not, if it fits Class 3: behind the front wall, no more than 30 m² for all garden structures together, 25 m² of garden left, and no higher than 3 m (4 m with a tiled or slated pitched roof) (S.I. 338 of 2026). See planning permission.
What's the difference between a pergola and a gazebo?
A pergola is posts and beams with an open or louvred top, often against the house. A gazebo is a freestanding shelter with a solid roof. See pergola or gazebo.
What is a bioclimatic pergola?
A pergola whose roof is made of aluminium blades that tilt open for sun and air and close against rain. Louvered and bioclimatic mean much the same. See louvered pergolas.
Wood or aluminium?
Timber costs least and looks softer but needs treating. Aluminium doesn't rot or need painting and is what most louvred roofs are made of. See wooden and aluminium.
Are you a pergola company?
No. Pergola Builders is an introduction service run by Bartlomiej Standa, trading as Elevate Ireland. We pass your request to one pergola company that covers your county. They measure up, price it in writing and deal with you directly.
Where these numbers come from (3 public sources, checked 3 November 2026)
Sources (4)
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages. We are not connected to these businesses.
- Superior Pergola Ireland: superiorpergola.ie
- Mid Ulster: midulster.ie
- Royale Stones: royalestones.ie
- Renson: renson.net