Custom Pergola Canopy in Sherbrooke

A pergola almost never comes with a roof. It is an open structure, wood, aluminum or cedar, built to carry beams and slats, not fabric. The pergola canopy comes after, laid over the top, to solve what the structure does not solve on its own: the midday sun slipping between the slats, light rain coming through an open top, and leaves or pine needles collecting over the season. I make this canopy to measure, cut to the exact dimensions of the pergola you already have, not a catalogue size that comes up ten centimetres short on one side.

I take the measurements at your place, because a pergola built on site rarely has identical dimensions from one post to the next: a beam height that shifts by a few centimetres, an orientation that changes the sun's angle depending on which side of the house you are on. A pergola is often wider than a single width of fabric, so the canopy is sewn from several panels joined by a flat seam that stays discreet once the fabric is stretched, rather than one piece that sags in the middle. We choose the fabric together, from my water-repellent, UV-treated options, in a shade that matches your patio furniture rather than whatever a supplier has in stock. The quote follows within 48 hours of the visit, and the piece is made at the Sherbrooke atelier in one to three weeks.

My atelier runs single-needle machines, built for light fabric, not heavy marine canvas or a top that opens and closes on its own: I do not touch that kind of mechanism. My work is limited to fabric you pull open yourself, by hand, with a cord. The canopy attaches with stainless steel grommets or fabric loops, depending on your pergola's style, and I always sew a weighted hem along the bottom so it does not flap in the wind. I do not supply the structure or the pergola's hardware, only the fabric cut for the one you already have, whatever its shape or size. Bring me your measurements, or let me take them at your place, and we start from there.