This is a real louvered pergola project with actual pricing data from a professional installer. Estimated September 26, 2023. Total project cost: $86,764.
Estimate breakdown for a louvered pergola project totaling $86,764 in Charleston, South Carolina: 3 units, prepared in September 2023.
South Carolina's climate — long hot summers, coastal salt exposure, and tropical-storm wind loads — drives different outdoor shade priorities than the national average. The local UV (high) pushes fabric selection toward solution-dyed acrylic or PVDF-coated mesh, and the wind exposure (high along the coast) pushes hardware specs toward heavier-gauge cassettes and motorized retraction. Estimating in the fall of 2023 is typical for South Carolina — most outdoor shade installations book in the shoulder months, when installer availability is better and material lead times shorten to 3–6 weeks.
| Product Type | Louvered Pergola |
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Date | September 26, 2023 |
| Total Price | $86,764 |
| Tax Rate | 9.00% |
| Number of Items | 3 |
| Description | Product Type | Qty | Unit Price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorized Automated Louvered Pergola | Louvered Pergola | 1 | $28,080 | $28,080 |
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| Motorized Automated Louvered Pergola | Louvered Pergola | 1 | $33,280 | $33,280 |
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| Motorized Automated Louvered Pergola | Louvered Pergola | 1 | $18,240 | $18,240 |
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