Pergolas & outdoor kitchens,
built to entertain.

Dublin · Kildare · Meath · Louth

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A pergola turns an outdoor space into an outdoor room. With the right lighting, heating and a roof structure overhead, your garden becomes genuinely usable for eight or nine months of the year — not just the six warm weeks an Irish summer occasionally delivers. We design and build pergola structures in sawn timber, composite-clad timber and powder-coated aluminium depending on the look and maintenance preference you want.

Integrated LED strip lighting, spot downlights and festoon rigging are all options we fit in-house during the build. Infrared heating panels are wired and mounted to the structure. Weatherproof double sockets and data points are included for those who want music or outdoor appliances. The electrical installation is done by our own team — not a separate contractor you need to coordinate separately.

Outdoor kitchens range from a simple worktop and sink unit to full kitchen installations with gas hobs, pizza oven platforms, under-counter storage and integrated lighting. We work with your paving or decking contractor or build the patio as part of the same project. Every installation is designed around how you actually use your garden.

Cedar pergola structure with composite decking Dublin
  • Timber, composite-clad and powder-coated aluminium frame options
  • Integrated LED strip, spot and festoon lighting — all wired in-house
  • Infrared heating panels mounted and wired to the structure
  • Outdoor kitchen units, worktops, sinks and pizza oven platforms
  • Weatherproof sockets, data points and gas supply connections
  • Privacy screens, built-in planters and climbing frame panels
Outdoor kitchen with BBQ and wine fridge under cedar pergola Dublin
Steel pergola with cedar screening and outdoor kitchen Kildare
Cedar pergola with composite decking and outdoor seating Dublin
Illuminated pergola with stone feature wall evening Dublin
Timber pergola with polycarbonate roof and outdoor kitchen Dublin
Evening pergola with infrared heating and cedar screening Dublin
Steel louvred pergola with cedar screening and composite decking Dublin
Black timber pergola with lounge seating and decking Dublin
The outdoor room concept

The outdoor room
you will actually use.

Most garden structures get used enthusiastically in June and July and sit empty for the other ten months. A pergola with integrated heating and lighting changes that. When the temperature drops in September, you switch on the infrared panels and stay outside. When it gets dark at five in the evening, you turn on the lights. The structure earns its cost over a full year rather than a few summer weeks.

We design with that year-round usability in mind from the start. Roof panel systems, privacy screening on north-facing sides and heating specifications are all discussed at the site visit so the structure is built for how the space actually works, not how it looks in a brochure photograph.

80+
Pergolas installed
4.9★
Google rating
20+
Years experience
Illuminated pergola outdoor room Dublin
What every installation includes

Designed, lit and heated —
built for twelve months of use.

Integrated lighting

LED strips, spot downlights and festoon options are all wired during the build. No trailing cables, no afterthought fittings — everything is planned and concealed in the structure from day one.

Infrared heating

Infrared panels heat people and surfaces rather than air, making them efficient outdoors. We mount and wire them to your structure so outdoor evenings from March through November are genuinely comfortable.

All trades in-house

Carpentry, electrical, groundworks and kitchen fit-out are all handled by our own team. One fixed price, one crew, one point of contact. No subcontractors to manage on your behalf.

Our work

Pergola projects we have completed.

Outdoor kitchen with BBQ under cedar pergola Dublin

Cedar Pergola & Seating Area — Dublin

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Cedar pergola with composite decking Dublin

Pergola & Outdoor Kitchen — Naas, Co. Kildare

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Timber pergola with outdoor kitchen and festoon lights Dublin

Outdoor Dining & Kitchen — Clontarf, Co. Dublin

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Hear from our customers

Testimonials

"The pergola has completely transformed how we use the garden. We're out there from March through November now — the infrared heaters make a huge difference on cool evenings. The lighting is beautiful and the whole thing was built to a really high standard."

Claire B. — Ranelagh, Co. Dublin

"We wanted a pergola with a built-in BBQ and pizza oven area. Outdoor Design designed the whole layout, including the kitchen units and worktop, and it all came in on budget. The outdoor kitchen gets used every weekend. Brilliant investment."

Cathal R. — Killiney, Co. Dublin

"From design to completion the whole process was seamless. One team handled everything — the groundwork, the structure, the electrics, the lighting. We did not have to manage anyone ourselves. The finished pergola looks like it was always meant to be there."

Niamh D. — Ashbourne, Co. Meath

Common questions

Pergola FAQs

Straight answers to the questions we hear most before a site visit.

  • We work in three main frame materials depending on your preference and budget. Sawn and treated timber is the most traditional option and takes stain, paint or can be left to weather naturally. Composite-clad timber combines a structural timber core with composite cladding for a maintenance-free finish in a range of colours. Powder-coated aluminium is the premium option — completely maintenance-free, slim profiles and available in any RAL colour. We will advise on the most appropriate option for your garden at the site visit.

  • Open-sided pergola structures are generally exempt from planning permission in Ireland as garden structures under the permitted development rules. A pergola with solid roofing panels that creates a fully covered space may be treated differently depending on the footprint and height. We will advise on your specific project at the site visit — in the vast majority of residential garden installations, planning permission is not required.

  • Yes, in most cases. If the existing structure is sound and has adequate footings to support the additional load of kitchen units and worktops, we can design and install an outdoor kitchen alongside it. We would carry out a site assessment first to confirm what is possible. If the existing pergola structure is not suitable, we can discuss replacing or extending it as part of the same project.

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Our team visits your garden, discusses the layout and gives you a fixed written quote.
No obligation. No hard sell. Just a straight answer.

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Areas we cover

  • Dublin
  • Kildare
  • Meath
  • Louth
  • Wicklow
  • Westmeath
  • Leinster-wide