Aurora, CO · Family-owned
Owner-built by Jon & Janessa LangCedar and composite pergolas built for SE Aurora — real shade, clay-proof posts, and your HOA handled. Built by Jon & Janessa Lang.
Built for SE Aurora
A pergola turns a hot, bare patio into a spot you actually want to sit in. The open slats throw cool shade lines and give the back of your house a finished, custom look — without walling anything in.
Here's the honest part most folks want to know up front: an open pergola gives you shade and style, but it is not a dry roof in a hailstorm. The rain and hail come through the gaps. If you want a roof over your head when the hail comes, that's a covered patio with a solid roof. And if you want a bit of both, a louvered pergola — open slats you can open and close — sits right in the middle. We'll tell you which one actually fits what you're picturing.
“I am extremely impressed with the workmanship. High quality product and materials. Exceptional communication.”
Cassie Kidd · Shade structureBuilt for Aurora conditions
Most pergola problems here trace back to the soil, the snow, or a skipped permit. We build for all of it.
The clay under SE Aurora swells up when it gets wet. That's what slowly pushes posts up out of the ground. We set the posts down deep, about three feet, to solid ground, so a wet spring can't heave your pergola.
We size the beams for Aurora snow loads, and for the way it freezes cold at night and thaws by day. That freeze-thaw back-and-forth slowly loosens a pergola built cheap or built for warmer places.
A pergola gives you great shade from the strong Aurora sun. But for a dry, hail-proof roof you want a covered patio with a solid roof — not an open pergola. We'll tell you straight which one fits before you spend a dime.
The City of Aurora runs its own building office (303-739-7420) and permits the whole city — not the county. Your HOA in Blackstone, Southshore or Saddle Rock has to say yes first. We pull the permit and fill out the HOA form for you.
“The inspector was impressed by their system and mentioned this deck is built to withstand a hurricane.”
Dominic ValenzuelaWhat we see in Aurora yards
After a few hundred Front Range builds, the pergola requests from SE Aurora are predictable in the best way. Odds are yours is on this list — and we've already solved it.
The back patio bakes in the afternoon and nobody uses it. A pergola throws cool shade lines across it and turns it into the spot everyone sits — without closing in the yard or the view.
Want shade on hot days and cover when the weather turns? A louvered pergola has slats you open and close. It's the middle option between an open pergola and a fully covered patio.
On the tighter SE Aurora lots, neighbors are close. We build pergolas with a privacy wall on one side, so you get shade overhead and a screen from the yard next door.
On golf or reservoir lots, we match the pergola to your deck, railing, and the open iron view fence at the back — so the whole back of the yard looks like one design, not three.
If your real goal is staying dry when the hail comes, an open pergola won't do it — and we'll say so. We'll walk you to a covered patio with a solid roof instead, honestly.
Your HOA approves the materials and colors before the city will permit. We've done that paperwork before and pick cedar or composite finishes that pass design review the first time.
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Real, verified reviews from real Colorado yards. The same names come up again and again: Jon, Janessa, and a crew that takes pride in the details.
“I am extremely impressed with the workmanship. High quality product and materials. Exceptional communication.”
“Colorado Elite knocked it out of the park. Amazing service and by far the hardest working crew, Derik is the man! Every hole plugged and not a detail overlooked.”
“John is really communicative, professional and mindful. His team takes pride in their work.”
Where we build in Aurora
From the lake homes in Southshore to the golf lots in Blackstone — and the big-lot streets of Tallyn's Reach. A few of the neighborhoods we work in:
Aurora pergola questions
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