When you think about landscaping and beautifying your outdoor living space, consider adding a pergola to your deck or patio. A pergola offers shade and protection, adds visual interest to your outdoor living spaces that adds function, curb appeal, and value to your Indianapolis area home.
What Is A Pergola?
Pergolas have been around for centuries. The term pergola is actually a 17th-century Italian term derived from the original ancient Latin word
pergula, meaning “projecting roof.”
A pergola is essentially an open structure with a flat trellis work (often a lattice design) as the top. It is typically rectangular, supported by four posts, and made of wood, vinyl, steel, composite, or other weather-resistant material. It can be attached or adjacent to the home to provide shade when relaxing or entertaining on your patio or deck. A pergola can also be a stand-alone feature.
Like gazebos, pergolas don't have walls, although you can add screen attachments, fabric embellishments, or climbing plants and vines. For enjoyment throughout the year, you can add fabric or screening to the top for protection from the high sun and elements. What most people love about a pergola is that it offers a cost-effective way to customize your outdoor spaces to fit your tastes and lifestyle.
Benefits Of Adding A Custom Pergola
To Your Indianapolis Property
Pergolas Provide Shade And Privacy
The open roof design of a pergola is perfect for providing partial shade, shelter, and privacy to outdoor areas such as patios, walkways, and gardens. They are ideal for supporting climbing plants such as ivy and flowers, and a popular support for grapevines too. But with or without added greenery, a pergola is an elegant focal point that brings definition and style to your landscape.
Gives Your Yard "Wow" Factor
A thoughtfully designed pergola gives your yard that “wow” factor and draws family and friends outdoors. It provides a beautiful space for socializing and entertaining and enables you to enjoy the natural world around you rain or shine.
Increases The Curb Appeal And Value Of Your Home
A professionally installed pergola offers a phenomenal return on investment, costing less than other hardscaping features but adding significant property value.
Pergolas Are Low Maintenance Outdoor Enhancements
Another great feature of a pergola is the ease of upkeep. Pergolas are low maintenance. Little to no additional effort or expense is required to keep it in good shape. Gardens need weeding; the grass needs mowing; houses need regular maintenance … but a pergola just is. What’s not to love about a beautifying feature that is all benefit and no work?
Why Hire A Professional To Build Your Pergola?
A pergola my appear like a simple structure that anyone can build, but it's not. A well-designed, structurally sound pergola requires a skilled and experience hand. Constructing a pergola is not a “DIY” project. A poorly constructed pergola can put your loved ones and surrounding structures at risk and lower your property value. Indianapolis Pergola installation requires careful, detailed planning. From design, choosing the optimal materials, ground preparation, to local zoning laws, there are many elements to be considered.
To ensure your pergola lasts and achieves your outdoor living space goals, we recommend leaving the construction with a professional. Only a professional pergola builder can give you the advice, guidance, and technical precision needed to get the job done right.
If you live in the Indianapolis area or the surrounding communities of Carmel, Zionsville, Fishers, Noblesville, or Westfield, there is no landscaping company better at pergola installations than Emerald Meadows. As designers and builders, we lead the industry for premium quality pergola design and installation. Our pergola builders take the time to learn about you, your lifestyle, and outdoor living space dreams. We attend to every detail of your pergola construction with precision and care to ensure we achieve the desired result. Whatever you envision, we can create.
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff are happy to answer your questions, discuss your options, and give you a free, no-obligation estimate. See what can be achieved with a pergola today!
