A Whitehall deck-and-pergola combination — sized for a family of five plus regular hosting duty, with a pergola that actually provides shade where it lands.
The Ask
A deck and a pergola as one integrated project. Shade from the 3 PM sun specifically. Lighting we didn’t have to run extension cords for.
The Design
Trex Signature decking in a lighter tone to bounce light under the pergola. A cedar pergola with 2x6 purlins spaced to cast 50% shade at the critical afternoon angle — not just decorative. Low-voltage landscape lighting on a dusk-to-dawn timer, run in conduit inside the pergola framing.
The Build
Three weeks. Pergola bolted to the deck’s structural rim via engineered connectors — not just post-base hardware. Lighting wiring completed before the pergola beams were mounted. Clean look, no exposed wire.
The moment it came together.
Details, from every angle.
“A composite deck specified to last thirty years and look correct on day one. Quiet hardware, clean lines, and a railing detail that doesn't fight the architecture of the house.”
