Roofing & Exterior
Use It in the Rain — Because Here That's Most of the Year
Covered decks and porches that turn ten good weekends into a season. The trick is that the cover is a roof tied into your house, so we build it where roofing and deck-building meet — flashed, drained, and detailed so the shelter doesn't become the leak.
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You've got a deck you can't use half the year
An open deck is a fair-weather room, and here the fair weather is a short list. A cover turns it into space you actually use through the drizzle — the difference between ten good weekends and most of the year, which is the whole reason to build one in this climate.
You want shelter without closing in the view
A covered deck or porch keeps the rain and summer sun off while staying open to the yard — shelter, not an addition. It's the middle ground between an exposed deck and a sunroom, and it reads as outdoor living rather than another walled room.
The existing patio cover leaks where it meets the house
A cover tied into the wall without proper flashing sends water behind the siding — the quiet damage that shows up as rot inside the wall later. Where a roof meets a house is a flashing detail, and a leaking one is exactly the kind of tie-in we're built to fix.
You want lights and a finished ceiling overhead
A cover gives you something an open deck can't: a ceiling to light, wire, and finish. Recessed lights, a fan, a tongue-and-groove ceiling — the overhead becomes usable, and planning the wiring and finish before the roof goes on is far cleaner than retrofitting later.
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Where roofing meets deck-building — and both have to be right
A covered deck is two structures doing one job: a deck to stand on and a roof over it, tied into your house. That tie-in is the make-or-break detail — the new roof has to be flashed and integrated where it meets the wall or existing roofline so water sheds away instead of tracking behind the siding, and that's roofing work, which is exactly what we do. The cover's posts and beams carry real roof load, so they're sized and set on engineered footings and connected to the deck structure to take it. We plan drainage off the cover — where the water goes matters as much as keeping it off you — and detail ventilation so a roofed-over outdoor space doesn't trap damp air and grow mildew on the ceiling. Overhead, we rough in lighting, fans, and a finished ceiling before the roof closes up. Because a covered deck adds roof load, spans, and a house tie-in, the structural pieces get verified in person and engineered as needed, and the roof-to-house connection and post loads are the ones we never eyeball. Permitting is near-certain when you add a roof, and we handle it and confirm the local requirements.
The method
How we do it
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Design the deck and the cover as one
We design the deck and its roof together — how the cover ties into your house, where water sheds, how it's ventilated, and what the ceiling and lighting will be — and size the posts, beams, and footings for the added roof load, engineering it where the design calls for it.
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Deck, posts, and roof tie-in
Deck structure built on engineered footings, posts and beams set to carry the roof, and the cover flashed and integrated where it meets the house — the connection we treat as the critical roofing detail it is. Inspected at the stages the permit requires.
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Ceiling, lighting, walkthrough
Wiring roughed in, ceiling finished and vented, lights and fan set, surface and railings completed — then a hose test on the roof tie-in and a walkthrough of the finished covered space with everything documented.
Straight numbers
What a covered deck or porch runs
A cover adds a roof to the project, so it runs meaningfully more than an open deck of the same size — you're paying for the roof structure, the flashing and tie-in to the house, and usually engineering and a permit on top of the deck itself. Ceiling finish, lighting, fans, and how the roof integrates with your existing roofline all move the number. What you get back is outdoor space that works most of the year instead of a few weekends. We price the deck and the cover as the combined structure it is, and we won't shortcut the house tie-in to hit a number — that's the detail that leaks.
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Covered Decks & Porches: straight answers
Why does a covered deck cost more than just adding a roof over my deck?
Because the roof over a deck is a real roof — it carries load, it has to be flashed and tied into your house so it doesn't leak, and it usually needs engineering and a permit. Done right, the cover is roofing work as much as deck work. The cost reflects building it so the shelter doesn't become the leak, which a quick patio cover often skips.
Will the cover leak where it attaches to my house?
Not if the tie-in is flashed correctly — and that's the detail we treat most carefully, because a cover joined to the wall or roofline without proper flashing sends water behind the siding. We flash and integrate the connection like the roofing detail it is and hose-test it before we're done. It's the piece we never take on faith.
Do I need a permit to cover my deck?
Adding a roof structure almost always requires a permit, and often engineered plans for the posts, beams, and the added load — more so than an uncovered deck. We handle the permitting and confirm your local requirements. The exact triggers vary by jurisdiction, so we verify rather than assume, and inspect the structural tie-in in person.
Can I add lighting, a fan, or a finished ceiling?
Yes, and a cover is what makes it possible — you finally have a ceiling to wire and finish. Recessed lights, a fan, and a tongue-and-groove or paneled ceiling are all common. The clean way is to rough in the wiring and plan the ceiling before the roof closes up, so tell us early and we design the overhead in from the start.
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