This is a real louvered pergola & motorized screen project with actual pricing data from a professional installer. Estimated February 21, 2024. Total project cost: $55,251.
Wilmington homeowners planning a louvered pergola installation in the winter of 2024 can use this $55,251 estimate as a real-world reference. The scope: 4 units (~8×10 ft, ~21×10 ft), White frame, Solar fabric.
Specifications include White frame, Solar fabric, Suntex 95 mesh, Motor control.
North Carolina's climate — humid summers, coastal hurricane exposure, and a long outdoor-living season — drives different screen system priorities than the national average. Moderate to high pushes fabric selection toward solution-dyed acrylic or PVDF-coated mesh, and high along the coast, moderate inland push hardware specs toward heavier-gauge cassettes and motorized retraction.The Solar selection on this estimate is a reasonable match for humid subtropical / coastal conditions — solution-dyed acrylics resist the moderate to high typical of North Carolina better than vinyl, and shed humidity well. Motor controls are a sensible spec given high along the coast, moderate inland in this region — retraction during severe weather is the single biggest predictor of long-term screen system life. Estimating in the winter of 2024 is typical for North Carolina — most screen system installations book in the shoulder months, when installer availability is better and material lead times shorten to 3–6 weeks.
| Product Type | Louvered Pergola & Motorized Screen |
| Location | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Date | February 21, 2024 |
| Total Price | $55,251 |
| Tax Rate | 7.00% |
| Number of Items | 3 |
| Description | Product Type | Qty | Unit Price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorized Automated Louvered Pergola | Louvered Pergola | 1 | $39,113 | $39,113 |
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| Solar Screen | Motorized Screen | 2 | $3,962 | $7,923 |
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| Solar Screen | Motorized Screen | 1 | $5,213 | $5,213 |
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