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Record
luxury-commercial
Brand
The Luxury Pergola
Status
Manufacturer-stated
Evidence
Manufacturer stated
Last verified
2026-09-12

The Luxury Pergola

Commercial-grade louvered kit

Factory-direct pricing at a specification that competes with dealer systems, and the heaviest published build weight in this record at this price.

Where it may not suitThe headline wind figure carries no independent validation. A manufacturer-stated 200 mph and a certified 190 mph are not the same kind of claim, and a plan reviewer may treat them very differently.
Specification
Wind mph
200 mph
The Luxury Pergola · competitor · secondary · low
Stated for the closed-louver position.
Independent validation No evaluation report, county approval or published calculation located. This is the maker's own figure for its own product.
Snow psf
65 psf
The Luxury Pergola · competitor · secondary · low
Independent validation No evaluation report, county approval or published calculation located.
Weight lb
1,800 lb
The Luxury Pergola · competitor · secondary · low
For a 10 ft x 13 ft unit.
Price record
ObservedValueStateBasis
2026-09-12$15,000Manufacturer-statedfrom, 10 ft x 10 ft, shipped factory direct
Rating evidence

What the document establishesNothing. No third-party evaluation was located for this line.

What a jurisdiction may requireThe absence of an evaluation report does not itself block a permit. A technical evaluation report from a licensed engineer, a rational analysis under FBC 1604.4, or a local product approval route are all recognised alternatives, and which applies is a matter for the jurisdiction.

Note on this recordThe load figures are the maker's own, which is primary evidence of what it claims and not independent engineering validation.

What to ask forAsk whether any third-party evaluation exists. If not, ask what the maker expects a plan reviewer to accept in its place, and get that answer before you order.

Open questions on this record
  • No third-party evaluation located.
  • This maker is also the source of several figures about competitors in this record; those are handled as competitor claims.

Sources

  1. Aluminium pergola kit comparisonThe Luxury Pergola · 2026-02-12 · retrieved 2026-09-12
    Type competitor · Authority secondary · Strength low
    What it establishes Primary for what The Luxury Pergola states about its own products. For any figure about another maker it is a competitor account and cannot establish the fact on its own.
    Caution Published by a manufacturer marketing against the dealer distribution model.

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