Hansø Home pergolas

Here’s what each model costs at a common patio size and at the largest size all three share. Freestanding and wall-mounted cost the same.

Hansø runs promotions often, so check its site for the current price. A comparable PergoLux costs about $2,000 less at 10×13.

The Pro+ is the manual model: you turn the louvers with a hand crank, and there’s nothing electrical to wire. Hansø rates it for 72 to 120 mph winds and 25 pounds of snow per square foot, which covers most patios.

The Horizon adds a motor you control from your phone or a voice assistant, with a rain sensor as an option, and a much stronger rating: 165 mph and 60 pounds of snow. It needs an outdoor outlet at the pergola. The Apex is the same idea with a heavier frame, rated for 167 mph and 65 pounds, and it’s the only one that goes past 13×19. Buy it for a very large space or the strongest frame Hansø makes.

Hansø builds every pergola to order. Its help center gives 10 to 14 weeks of production for the Pro+, counted from when your payment or financing is approved, and the kit then ships by freight to your curb. Cancelling is free for 7 days if it hasn’t shipped; after that Hansø keeps 15%.

The 100-day money-back promise is the one that’s narrower than it sounds. It covers a kit that’s unused and in like-new condition, and Hansø takes 15% plus the shipping out of the refund, so it isn’t a trial you can install and live with.

The warranty covers the frame for 10 years, the louver mechanism for 5 and the motor and electrics for 1. You must register within 30 days of delivery, it doesn’t transfer if you sell the house, and labor isn’t included.

Hansø says two people can put one up in one to three days with basic power tools, plus time for anchoring and wiring. Its white-glove installation service takes one to two days, is offered nationwide and is priced by size and site. Neither covers the concrete base or the electrical hookup; the motorized models need a licensed electrician.