Allen, TX • Patio Covers & Pergolas
Patio Covers & Pergolas in Allen, TX
Most Allen houses were handed over with a small builder slab off the back door and nothing above it. Twenty years later that slab is still the whole backyard plan, and the west-facing ones are unusable from May to September.
A covered patio is the single change that adds the most usable space to these homes, and unlike a room addition it does not touch the envelope of the house. It does touch the HOA, though — and in Allen’s master-planned communities that is a real step, not a formality.
Why homeowners in Allen hire us
HOA submittals prepared properly
Twin Creeks, StarCreek, Watters Crossing and the rest all run architectural review. We produce elevations, a site plan, materials and colors in the format the committee wants, and we build the review window into the schedule instead of promising a start date we cannot hold.
Built onto a twenty-year-old roofline
Attaching to a 2003 roof is not the same as attaching to a new one. We check the existing framing and decking, flash the ledger into the shingles correctly, and match pitch and materials so it reads as original rather than bolted on.
Drilled piers for Collin County clay
Posts set in shallow footings move with the soil and take the roofline with them. We drill piers to depth and anchor properly, which is also what makes the permit and the inspection straightforward.
Permits handled
Covered structures over about 200 square feet generally require a permit, and attached structures generally require one at any size. We file with the City of Allen and meet the inspector on request.
What's included
- Site walk, sun-path review and HOA guideline check before design
- Drilled pier footings sized for expansive clay
- Cedar or engineered post-and-beam framing, attached or freestanding
- Open-rafter pergolas or solid-roof covers with matching shingles or metal
- Ledger attachment and flashing detailed into the existing roof
- Finished ceilings — stained cedar, tongue-and-groove or painted
- Ceiling fans, recessed and string lighting, exterior outlets and TV rough-in
- Gutters and downspouts tied into existing drainage
- Slab extension or paver surface below where the builder pad is too small
- HOA submittal package and City of Allen permits on request
Builder slabs and architectural review
Allen was built as a collection of master-planned communities, and the pattern repeats across Twin Creeks, StarCreek, Watters Crossing and the rest: a two-story brick home on a reasonably sized lot, a modest concrete pad at the back door, and a covenant that requires committee approval for anything visible from the street or a common area. Twenty years on, the pads are usually too small for the furniture people actually want out there, which means a good number of our covers here start with extending the slab or laying a paver surface before a single post goes in. Because the homes are close in age, the roof framing we tie into is predictable — and so are the things that go wrong when a cover is attached badly, which is water tracking behind the ledger and showing up on a bedroom ceiling. We flash into the roof rather than caulking to it. Approval timelines vary by association, so we submit early and start when the paperwork is genuinely done.
See the range of our work
These recent projects are documented step by step, from the first day on site to the finished result.
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Get a patio covers & pergolas estimate in Allen
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