Seth P.
High quality pergola; good customer service
First, I was very pleased that our pergola arrived within just a few weeks of order. Everything was very well packaged and everything was there. It's clear that there was attention to quality control in the preparation and shipment of our pergola, which is a custom size. There were more than enough screws, caulk and touch up paint. Customer service was excellent: Chase Bess was very responsive and supportive whenever I had a question. The first thing I asked for before starting assembly was a schematic drawing of the post layout. Chase provided that within a few hours and it proved to be invaluable. Having that allowed me to place the six posts for an 8x30 pergola PERFECTLY. I suggest you provide that for all your pergolas. I really like the structure of the posts; they are of high quality and very structurally sound. The biggest challenge was the placement of the 30' beams, composed of two 15 foots sections joined in the middle. Despite your claim in a video that the two sections can be joined and then put in place, that proved to be COMPLETELY UNTENABLE because the connection is just not sufficiently rigid. We ended up raising the two 15 foot sections separately, connecting them while resting on top of the middle post and then turning the assembly 90 degrees to fit into place. Also, while it's apparent once assembled it was not obvious at first that the 30 foot pergola is essentially a combination of two 15 foot pergolas, and that each should have its own gutter drainage point. The company has put a lot of effort into producing instructional videos, which are helpful. Nonetheless I think a printed "tip sheet" would be helpful as a ready reference that could provide things like the following: - a list of screws and where they are used - a drawing of the corner assemblies - pointer that on composite pergolas each section gets its own drainage point - schematic for post placement based on pergola size I am happy to recommend Luxury Pergola company and product.




