Pergola Builder in St. Johns, FL

Custom pergolas for St. Johns backyards, designed in person with you in AutoCAD and built and stained on site.

A pergola gives a patio shape, filtered shade and a place for lights, fans and climbing plants, without closing in the yard. AY Luxury Designs designs and builds custom pergolas for homeowners in St. Johns, attached to the house or freestanding, built and finished on site so they fit your patio and match your home.

AY Luxury Designs LLC · Certified Building Contractor CBC1268168 · Amany Youssef: Registered Building Contractor RB29003947 · Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 · Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663

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Pergolas: Your Options

Attached or freestanding. Shade a lanai edge, or set it out over a dining area, hot tub or fire pit.
Wood and stain. Built in wood and finished on site in the stain color you choose.
Clear roof option. Add roof panels above the rafters for rain protection with the open look.
Sized to the house. Proportioned to the patio, the house and the view.
What goes with it. Pavers, seat walls, fire pits, outdoor kitchens and lighting are often part of the same design.

Pergolas ranked among the most popular outdoor structures in a national survey of residential landscape architects by ASLA.

Pergolas in St. Johns: What's Different

Pergolas in St. Johns. St. Johns lots often slope toward a pond, preserve or the river, so a pergola frequently sits over a raised patio. In RiverTown we built a cedar pergola over a raised paver patio with a fire pit.

Your neighborhood's architectural review comes first. In St. Johns, the review board will want to see how the pergola ties into the house, the roof material and color, and where it sits relative to the setbacks. We show all of it in the AutoCAD design and on a scaled site plan on your survey. Confirm current guidelines with your association.

St. Johns County permits. St. Johns is in St. Johns County, which issues the building permit, usually after a clearance sheet, and automatically notifies registered architectural review associations. A recorded Notice of Commencement is required for most permitted projects. See our St. Johns County permit guide.

A bit of history: the word pergola came to English from Italian, and before that from the Latin pergula, according to Merriam-Webster.

Why AY Luxury Designs

You design it with the founder. Amany Youssef designs every project with you in person and stays involved through the final walkthrough.
We manage every step, from design to final inspection. We handle the AutoCAD design, the HOA paperwork, the engineering, the permits and the build. We handle electrical work with our licensed electrical partner, and gas and plumbing with our licensed trade partners.
Built for Florida. Every permitted structure gets its necessary engineered documents.
A Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite.

Our Design-Build Process

Design session with Amany. Your project starts at our Jacksonville design studio, where you sit down with founder Amany Youssef and watch your pergola take shape live on screen in AutoCAD.
Free AutoCAD design and a custom quote. You get to-scale 3D renderings and a fully itemized custom quote within 24 hours of your consultation, so you know exactly what you're getting.
In-home design visit. Amany comes to your home for an in-person walkthrough, so we look at the project together where you're most comfortable, finalize the details and choose your colors and finishes.
Engineering, HOA and permits handled. We get the necessary engineered documents for every permitted structure, prepare your HOA/ARB package and pull the St. Johns County permits.
Build. We can start most projects within two to four weeks. Our crews follow a build process we've refined over many projects, and you get daily updates.
The AY Advantage. You hold back the final 5% for seven days after completion, so we can take care of any touch-ups before you sign off.

Financing is available through Synchrony Bank, including 18 months of no-interest financing, and we have other financing options as well.

Our Work in St. Johns

Cedar pergola over a raised paver patio with fire pit, RiverTown (St. Johns) A custom cedar pergola crowns a raised paver patio, with a built-in bench, a wood-burning fire pit and lighting woven through the walls and steps.

See more work on our Pergola Builder in Jacksonville page.

Areas We Serve in St. Johns

We proudly serve homeowners all across St. Johns (32259), including RiverTown, Durbin Crossing, Aberdeen, Stillwater, Julington Creek Plantation, South Hampton, Cimarrone, Beachwalk and Beacon Lake, and everywhere in between. Nearby, see our pages for Nocatee, Fruit Cove and St. Augustine.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a pergola in St. Johns cost? Every project gets a custom quote with an in-person AutoCAD design, and every AY Luxury Designs project has a $10,000 minimum. What drives the cost of a pergola in St. Johns: the size and style; attached or freestanding; the wood; a clear roof; lighting and fans; the patio underneath; and engineering and permits. You get a fully itemized quote within 24 hours of your design consultation.

Can you put a pergola on pavers? Yes, with the right attachment for the surface. We design the structure and the paver work together.

Do I need HOA approval for a pergola in St. Johns? Usually, yes. Most St. Johns neighborhoods are planned communities with their own architectural review, and many larger ones have village or sub-association rules on top of the master guidelines. We prepare the site plan, scaled drawings and material and color selections and submit them with you. Confirm current guidelines with your association.

Do I need a permit for a pergola in St. Johns? Whether a pergola needs a building permit depends on its size, whether it's attached and your city or county. Every permitted St. Johns project goes through St. Johns County. We prepare the clearance sheet and permit package and schedule the inspections. Every permitted structure gets its necessary engineered documents.

Do you build pergolas in St. Johns? Yes. We design and build custom pergolas, serving homeowners in St. Johns. Your project starts with a design session at our Jacksonville studio, and then Amany comes to your home for the in-home design visit.

Are you licensed? Yes. AY Luxury Designs LLC holds Certified Building Contractor license CBC1268168, and Amany Youssef holds Registered Building Contractor RB29003947, Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 and Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663.

Have you built pergolas in St. Johns? Yes. In RiverTown we built a cedar pergola over a raised paver patio with a fire pit.