Porches and pergolas, built to last.
New porches, porch renovations and timber pergolas, designed and built by our own joiners.
Entrances and outdoor spaces
A porch changes how you come into your home. A pergola gives you a sheltered spot in the garden. We build both properly.
We visit to look at the site and talk through what you want. For a porch, we check at the start whether planning permission or a building warrant is needed, and CWJ Architectural Design Services can prepare drawings if so. Our team lays the base, builds the structure and roof, and fits the windows, doors, flooring and finishes. For pergolas, we set out proper footings, build the timber frame and add a roof or drainage where it is part of the design. One company handles the whole job from start to finish.
What we handle
- Site visit and design
- Planning and warrant checks
- Bases and footings
- Timber structures
- Roofing and drainage
- Windows and doors
- Flooring and finishing
- Electrics and lighting
Photos from our jobs
Porch and pergola projects
New porches
A new enclosed entrance built onto the front or side of your home.
Porch renovations
Replacing or rebuilding a tired porch with a new structure, roof, windows and door.
Timber pergolas
Open or roofed timber structures that give you a sheltered space in the garden.
Pergolas with decking
A pergola built together with a deck to create a complete outdoor area.
Roofed pergolas
A pergola with a solid roof, so the space can be used in the rain.
Pergolas with lighting
Power and lighting run out to the pergola so it can be used into the evening.
One company, start to finish
Site visit
We visit the house, talk through what you want and explain plainly what's involved.
Warrant drawings
Our sister design company draws it up and handles planning and the building warrant.
Build costing
Our own quantity surveyors price it. You get the build price in writing first.
The build
Our team builds it and runs the programme. No trades for you to chase.
Sign off
We deal with the council for you, all the way to the completion certificate.
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Although the disruption surrounding building works is never pleasant, it has been a pleasure working with Oscar and Kris at Cutwood. ... the end result after 6 months work, certainly so far as the dormer is concerned, is better then we were hoping for.Martin H.Loft and garage conversion · Google review
We cannot recommend Cutwood Joinery enough. We have just completed our project which involved removing a wall between our kitchen and dining room, removing doors through to our conservatory, floors brought to same height making it a large open plan space.Susan B.Wall removal and open plan · Google review
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Porches and Pergolas FAQs
Do I need planning permission for a porch?
It depends on the size, position and design. We check what your porch needs at the start.
Can a pergola have a solid roof?
Yes. A pergola can be open or roofed, with drainage planned in where it has a roof.
Can you replace our existing porch?
Yes. We can take down an old porch and build a new one in its place.
Which areas do you cover?
We take on porches and pergolas across Ayrshire and the west of Scotland.
How do you price the work?
We give a clear written price showing what is included, and what is not included is written down just as clearly.
Do I need a building warrant for a porch?
It depends on the size and design. We check what your porch needs, including planning, at the start.
Can you add lighting to a porch or pergola?
Yes. Electrics and lighting can be planned in as part of the design.
Can you build a pergola with decking?
Yes. Pergolas with decking are part of the work we do.
What is the porch built from?
It depends on the design and your house. We talk through the options at the site visit.
Can you renovate our porch rather than replace it?
Yes, where it makes sense. We look at the existing porch on the site visit and talk through whether to renovate or rebuild.
How does rainwater drain from a porch roof?
Roofing and drainage are planned in as part of the design, so water is carried away from the house.
Where we work
Based in Kilmarnock, working across Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow and Lanarkshire, with larger projects further afield.
Ready to talk it through?
Tell us what you have in mind and where you are. We will come back to you to arrange a site visit.