Rustic — curved corbel braces
Curved and more traditional, with a stronger handcrafted profile.
Southwest Pergola
Southwest Timber Pergola
Southwest is built around one detail - stepped, stair-step beam ends cut into every rafter tail and corbel, a mission-style motif in natural Douglas fir. Heavy timber, deep overhangs, and an open slatted roof for filtered shade, custom sized to your yard.
Free 3D design and written quote
Design this for your yard.
Start with Southwest pergola details, then we will fit the design to your yard.
Structure details confirmed per build
- posts
- Post sizing confirmed per build.
- beams
- Beam sizing confirmed through design and engineering.
- braces
- Straight timber braces with stepped, stair-step ends
- roof
- Open slatted roof with stepped rafter tails, final layout confirmed per build.
- Example size
- Custom sized to your yard
- Default finish
- Natural, unstained Douglas fir
Finish options
Natural Douglas fir, plus a range of stain colors.
Natural, unstained Douglas fir is the starting point. From there you can finish this structure in any of our stain colors, from a light whitewash to a flat ebony black. See them all on the same structure on our stain colors page. Final finish direction is confirmed with the structure, exposure, and project scope.
Brace difference
Rustic curves. Modern keeps it square.
The fastest visual choice is the brace language. Rustic uses curved arched corbel braces. Modern uses straight square-cut braces for a cleaner profile.
Modern — square-cut braces
Straight, quieter, and cleaner against more modern homes.