The 4m x 3m is the Meridian pergola most often pulled tight against the house. Twelve square metres of covered space, with the four-metre side running parallel to bi-fold or French doors, turns a patio into an outdoor room that flows directly off the kitchen or living room. It is the format most homeowners reach for when they have considered a covered patio or a conservatory and want something with the same architectural permanence at a fraction of the disruption, no foundations, no planning headaches, no months of mess.
The structure is forged from premium 6063-T5 aluminium with a 3mm thick frame and a 120mm leg profile, finished in anthracite, and bolted together with heavy-duty stainless steel hardware rated to gale-force 12 on the Beaufort scale. At 2.5m high it sits comfortably under most permitted development rules. Above the seating area, a reinforced double-skin louvred roof opens, closes, and tilts on a precision manual crank, holding 150kg per m² when fully sealed. A built-in drainage system runs water silently through the internal legs, and optional pull-down screens with rubber weather strips turn the rectangle into a fully enclosed sanctuary on a wet evening.
The 4m x 3m rewards layouts that play to its length. Run the long edge against the house and tuck a large L-shaped garden sofa set underneath for a kitchen-meets-lounge feel that flows through your bi-folds, or use the full footprint for a generous casual dining set with room left over for a fire pit at one end. To scale up to a longer span, our 6m x 3m pergolas carry the same Meridian engineering across a wider footprint, while the 3m x 3m pergola sits at the more intimate end of the range. For flexible secondary shade out in the garden, our luxury garden parasols complement the pergola without competing with it.