Phoenix Gazebo Builders & Pergola Installation

• Grass or dirt: the stakes that come with your kit, or concrete footers we dig and pour

• Artificial turf: your kit’s stakes, for minimal disruption to your existing landscaping (we don’t cut turf for footers)

• Concrete slab or brick/concrete pavers: we drill and anchor right in (from $100)

• Pavers + footers: we can lift a few pavers and set footers underneath

• Travertine or hollow tile: we don’t drill or anchor into these, because they can crack

Most kit gazebos and pergolas take 6–8 hours with a 2–3 person crew, finished in one visit. If we’re digging and pouring concrete footers, plan on a 2-day job so the concrete can cure before the structure goes up. We confirm the exact plan when we quote.

Footer installs are a 2-day project. On day 1, we assemble your gazebo and dig and pour the footers. The concrete then cures for at least 72 hours. On day 2, we come back to finish and anchor it to the footers.

Payments: a 20% deposit when you book, 75% of the remaining balance at the end of day 1, and the rest at the end of day 2.

Yes!

• Existing in-ground footers (level with the ground): no extra charge to anchor to them.

• Existing raised footers, including concrete poured in buckets: we can anchor to them for +$250 (4 posts) or +$300 (6 posts), since they take more time to line up and secure.

Just so you know: we don’t build raised or bucket footers, and since we didn’t pour them, we can’t be responsible if they’re uneven.

Your gazebo will be securely anchored and ready to enjoy. For a seamless, custom finish, a landscaper can re-set or trim the surrounding pavers to frame each post beautifully.

Great question! If you’d like extra peace of mind before we dig footers, you can contact Arizona 811, a free service that marks underground utility lines. Just call 811 or request it online a few days before your install. It’s completely optional on our end, and happy to help either way!

Some kits do, some don’t — it depends on the brand and model. If anchor spikes or hardware come in the box, we install them as part of the build. If your kit doesn’t include them, just let us know before your appointment and we can bring our own. Staking is for turf or dirt and it’s the least disruptive way to anchor — no digging, no concrete, and minimal disturbance to your landscaping. On an existing slab we drill and anchor the posts instead, and we can dig and pour footers if you want the most permanent option.

Permit requirements can vary by city, property, size, placement, HOA guidelines, setbacks, and how the structure is being anchored, so we’re not able to determine whether a permit is required for your specific property.

Why we can’t answer this for you:

• Every city sets its own requirements. Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Chandler and every other Valley city have different codes.

• The answer depends on your exact property: the structure’s size and height, how close it sits to your house and property lines, easements or utility lines, and whether it’s freestanding, on footers or anchored to a slab.

• HOA approval is separate from the city. You may need one, both or neither.

• Only your city can give an official answer for your address, and permits are applied for by the property owner.

We recommend contacting your city’s Planning or Building Department before installation to confirm whether a permit or approval is needed. Have these ready when you call: the structure’s size and height (from the product listing), where it will sit on your property, and how it will be anchored. If they ask for our Certificate of Insurance, we’re happy to send it.

No. We only install gazebos and pergolas as freestanding structures, meaning they stand on their own and don’t connect to your house. We don’t attach them to your walls, stucco, roof or eaves. That keeps holes out of your home and keeps your roof untouched.

Shopping for a pergola? Choose one labeled freestanding. We don’t install kits made to attach to a house.

What we can do:

• Anchor it to your concrete patio or slab (drill-and-anchor add-on)

• Set it on grass or dirt with ground stakes

• Dig and pour concrete footers for the most permanent option

No. We install pergolas and gazebos new in the box and according to the manufacturer’s original instructions and specifications. We don’t cut posts, shorten the height, change the frame or attachment points, or install kits that have already been modified or painted (paint can seal parts together and cover the part numbers we build from). Any of these falls outside our installation scope, and we would not be able to assist with the installation.

Why: we stand behind every structure we build, and that depends on it going together exactly as the manufacturer designed it. Once a kit is cut or changed, the pre-drilled holes and connections no longer line up, and we can’t guarantee its strength or safety, especially through Arizona monsoon winds.

Before you buy: measure your space and compare it to the product’s listed height, width and footprint, including clearance under patio covers, rooflines, trees and walls. We’re not able to confirm fit from photos or product links, so double-check your measurements before you order.

We install gazebos and pergolas up to 12x20 feet, including 16x16 models, which covers the most popular Costco, Home Depot and Wayfair kits. Want to cover a bigger area? We can install two side by side. Planning something larger? Text us your model at (480) 442-8385 and we’ll talk it through. Not sure which size you have? Enter your measurements in the planner above, and it’ll match you to the right option.

Bringing your boxes from the driveway or garage to an adjacent yard is free. For longer carries, it’s a flat $50.

Yes, box and packaging removal starts at $35. Add it when you book.

Usually you don’t need that. Send us the product link or a photo of the kit box, plus a few shots of the spot it’s going — the surface, how level it is, and the gate or side-yard access — and we can quote you accurately, often the same day. If you’d still like someone to walk the yard in person, CJ does a 30-minute On-Site Consultation & Quote for $50, paid up front when you book. Those slots fill several days out, so photos are usually the faster way to a firm price: Book an on-site consultation

No. Plenty of customers are at work while we build. Share gate codes or side-yard access before we arrive, and keep your phone handy: we’ll call or text if a question comes up, send photos when it’s finished, and you’ll need to be reachable to pay the remaining balance when we’re done (for 2-day footer installs, at the end of each day).

Yes! Installing more than one gazebo or pergola at the same property, like a gazebo by the pool and a pergola over the patio? Text us the brand and model or the product links at (480) 442-8385, and we’ll send your bundle price. Prefer to talk? Call anytime.

It happens more than you’d think: a missing part, a roof that won’t line up, a crew that didn’t finish. Text us a few photos at (480) 442-8385, and we’ll let you know if we can help.

Phoenix, Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, Anthem, Peoria, Glendale, Surprise, Goodyear, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Maricopa and Casa Grande.

Our gazebo installs are a flat rate by size, never hourly:

• Grill gazebo (5x8): $425

• Small (8x8, 8x10, 8x12 grill gazebo, 9x9): $725

• Medium (10x10, 10x12, 10x13, 10x14, 11x11, 11x13 octagon, 12x12): $875

• Large (12x14, 12x16, 13x13, 13x15, 14x14): $1,075

• XL (12x18, 12x20, 16x16): $1,275

Pergolas run $625 (small) to $975 (XL) in the same sizes. Anchoring, footers and extras are optional add-ons, and the planner above shows your exact total in about a minute.

No — we don’t have an hourly rate. Your gazebo gets one flat price, set before we start.

Hourly pricing turns your backyard into a stopwatch. You should be picking out the wine you’ll drink under your new gazebo — not timing every water break in July.

Hourly math is optimistic math. Nobody has ever finished a job and said “that took less time than they thought.” And hourly is rarely just hourly — there’s usually a two-hour minimum, a fuel add-on, another fee if it turns out to need two people. A flat rate means one number. All of it. After 25 years we don’t estimate how long this takes. We know.

The most expensive five words in home projects: “how hard can it be?”

You’ve got the boxes — all of them — the ladder, the drill, and a manual thicker than a Cheesecake Factory menu. Those are the ingredients. Helping Hands has the recipe.

The recipe is 25 years of building these under the Arizona sun — knowing the order that makes a gazebo go up smooth, square and solid, often beating the time printed on the box. It’s not our first gazebo. It’s not even close.

That’s the part that doesn’t come in the box.