A custom pavilion from us is a cedar or Douglas-fir post-and-beam structure built on your site by our Kansas City install crew: 8×8 posts on stone or poured concrete pier columns, 4×12 front and rear beams, 4×8 rafters on a 4×10 ridge, 4×6 angled braces, a 3-foot overhang, a tongue-and-groove ceiling, and a shingled roof matched to your house. Pavilions start around $15,000; most builds land between $30,000 and $60,000 depending on size, ceiling finish and stone pier work; premium builds reach about $90,000. The price you sign for is the price you pay, the crew that measures your yard is the crew that builds it, and the whole thing typically takes six to ten weeks from signing to finished — one to two of them on site.
What every custom pavilion we build includes
- A free 30-minute on-site design meeting — we measure, look at access, the patio and the panel, and talk through size, roof and features.
- A written design and a fixed price.
- Drawings and material specifications for your HOA's architectural review and the city permit.
- 8×8 cedar or Douglas-fir posts on stone pier footings or poured concrete columns, dug to your city's frost depth (36 inches almost everywhere in the metro).
- 4×12 beams, 4×8 rafters, 4×10 ridge beam, 4×6 angled braces.
- Architectural shingles matched to your house over sheathing and underlayment (ice barrier where the city requires it); standing-seam metal as an upgrade.
- Tongue-and-groove pine ceiling.
- 3-foot overhang.
- Cleanup and haul-off.
Priced as separate lines so you can see them: lighting, ceiling fans, electrical hookups, drop-down screens, mounted TV and infrared heater rough-ins, stone fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, hot tubs, and major site work. See the cost guide for every line and three worked examples.
Cedar or Douglas fir?
Both are built the same way; they age differently. Western red cedar is dimensionally stable and naturally decay-resistant, takes a finish immediately, and weathers to grey if left alone. Douglas fir resists checking and stays straight, is a little less rot-resistant, and wants a sealant. Pressure-treated pine is the budget option and the one most prone to warping and twisting as it dries; we use it where it belongs, in ground contact. Big timbers of either species check — surface cracks along the grain as they dry — and that is cosmetic, not structural. Two coats of a penetrating stain outlast one; plan a refresh every few years.
Roof and ceiling choices and what they change
Shingles matched to the house are the standard and the quiet choice. Standing-seam metal is the upgrade — about $5–$10 more per square foot of roof — and works at low slopes. Exposed-fastener metal screwed to open purlins is the one we steer people away from over a space they sit in: loud in rain and prone to condensation drips. Because every pavilion we build has a tongue-and-groove ceiling under the roof deck, the roof decision is mostly about looks and budget, not comfort. More in the complete guide.
Footings and your site
Posts stand on piers that reach below the frost line — 36 inches in Kansas City, Missouri, Olathe, Parkville, Clay County and Kansas City, Kansas; some Johnson County cities relieve small structures. If you already have a patio, the slab is not a footing: we assess whether piers can be cut through it, set beside it, or whether it should come out. Read can you build a pavilion on an existing patio? before you assume either answer. Major grading, drainage and tree work are outside the pavilion price and quoted separately.
Permits and HOA — what we handle
Most Kansas City–area cities require a building permit above 120 or 200 square feet; all of them apply setbacks and height limits regardless; electrical is always its own permit. We provide the drawings and material specs that architectural committees ask for, and we have been through those reviews many times. City-by-city rules — Overland Park's pergola clause, Lenexa's 20-foot rear setback, Lee's Summit's 15-foot peak, Kansas City, Missouri's 10-foot cap — are on the permits page.
Timeline and how we work
One crew, no subcontractors. From signing, six to ten weeks to finished; one to two weeks on site. Spring is the busiest season for every outdoor builder in the metro — book before spring for an early-summer pavilion, and know that concrete work below 40 °F needs cold-weather measures. The sequence: design meeting → written design and fixed price → HOA → permit → footings and inspection → frame, roof, ceiling → electrical rough-in and finish → final inspection → stain.
Fixed price, no surprises
The price you sign for is the price you pay — no upcharges at the end, no surprises mid-build. Deposit at signing, progress payment on delivery, balance at completion. Financing is available through LightStream by Truist, with fixed rates, no fees or prepayment penalties, and funding up to $100,000.
Built by our install crew
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Get a quote
Tell us your size, your city and what your yard looks like now, and we will set up the free on-site design meeting. Get a quote — or run the Instant Estimate first for a planning range you can bring with you.
Not ready to talk yet? Start with the planning layer: the complete guide to building a backyard pavilion in Kansas City — costs, sizing, footings, permits by city, materials and the build sequence.
Frequently asked questions
Can it be attached to the house later? Rarely well. An attached cover is designed with a ledger, flashing and the house's eave height from the start, and every city treats attached structures under the house's setbacks. Decide at the design meeting.
Can it hold a ceiling fan, a TV and a heater? Yes — that is what the 4×10 ridge and 4×8 rafters are for. Tell us at the design meeting so the circuits and blocking are planned before the ceiling goes on.
How big can I go in Kansas City, Missouri? Accessory structures are capped at 10 feet tall and detached accessory buildings at a 200-square-foot footprint without a Board of Zoning Adjustment variance. We design to the cap or plan the variance with you — see the KCMO permits page.
What about a warranty? Ask every builder for warranty terms in writing before you sign, and compare them line by line with our quote-comparison worksheet.
How do payments work? Deposit, progress payment on delivery, balance at completion. Financing through LightStream by Truist is available.