Western Timber Frame® creates timber pergolas that transform outdoor spaces. Each design reflects expert craftsmanship, timeless beauty, and strength built to last.
Western Timber Frame and Sojag are built on opposite ideas of what “lasting” means — a permanent custom timber structure versus a low-cost aluminum frame with a replaceable canopy. Here’s what the warranty terms and engineering actually reveal.
“Pergola builder” covers three very different businesses. This is a homeowner’s framework for telling them apart and evaluating any builder you’re considering — license and insurance, the engineering questions worth asking, permits, and the red flags that should end the conversation.
A maker that has built both timber and aluminum louvered roofs breaks down how to compare them — heat, wind ratings, moving parts, cost, and who installs and services it — so you can match the structure to your climate and your home.
Pergola sizes typically range from about 10×12 feet for a cozy seating area to 20×30 feet and beyond for…
A Home Depot pergola and a Western Timber Frame structure serve different purposes, so the better choice depends on…
The right pergola size comes down to what goes under it, not just the square footage. Here’s how to size by use — dining, lounging, a hot tub, a kitchen — the three size ranges, and the one measurement detail almost every online chart gets wrong.
An open pergola is built for shade, not rain — so a “covered pergola” that keeps water out needs a solid roof, which makes it a pavilion. Here’s what actually stops rain, the roof materials compared, and how a real timber roof beats a plastic-panel kit.
Attaching a pergola to your house comes down to two things most guides skip: the load path into your home’s framing and the flashing that keeps water out of the wall. Here’s how to do it right — by wall type, with permits, engineering, and built-in power.
Purple Leaf sells standardized aluminum pergola kits; Western Timber Frame designs custom solid-timber structures. Here’s how to tell which one you’re actually shopping for — by material, joinery, wind rating, installation, and long-term value.
Most pergola kits deliver 40-50% shade coverage — whether thin wood, aluminum, or vinyl.
Western Timber Frame’s ShadePrint standard averages 80-85%. But coverage is only half the story. Heavy timber mass absorbs heat and creates noticeably cooler, more comfortable shade than thin-frame structures blocking the same amount of sun.
This Memorial Day, one Highland, Utah family is gathering under twin attached timber frame pergolas that went up faster than they expected. Here is the full story — and a few Memorial Day facts to know.
Rich Sequoia isn’t just a stain color — it’s a warm reddish-brown that borrows from mahogany, desert sandstone, and canyon walls. Here’s why it works on timber frame structures and how to know if it’s right for your space.
