Patio Roofs & Covers in Dallas–Fort Worth
Patio covers and patio roofs: the straightforward way to make a patio usable. Engineered to take Texas storms as well as Texas sun, and tied into your existing roofline so it looks original to the house.
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- 15,000+Projects Completed
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- 90DFW Cities Served
What do you get with Longhorn’s Patio Roofs & Covers?
A cover turns a slab that sits empty all summer into a space you use most of the year. The details that matter most are the ones you can’t see once it is built: footings sized for the clay, framing designed for wind, and a clean tie-in to the roof.
Choosing between a solid cover, an insulated cover and a pergola is about what you want overhead. A pergola gives filtered shade and keeps the sky. A solid cover keeps off sun and rain. An insulated cover does the same and cuts the heat and noise underneath, which matters most on a west-facing patio.
- Engineered and permitted for local wind and load
- Tied into the existing roofline, not bolted on as an afterthought
- Fan and lighting rough-ins if you want them
Most patio cover projects we build are designed at the same time as the outdoor kitchen, paving underneath and pergola. That is the whole point of one team drawing the yard before anyone digs.
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How are Patio Roofs & Covers installed, priced and cared for?
What drives cost: the clear span and height, the roof type and material, how it ties into the existing roofline, fans, lighting and heaters with the power to reach them, and whether the slab underneath needs work first. The roof tie-in is the part to ask every bidder about, because a poor ledger connection is where old covers leak into the house.
North Texas is hard on a cover. Spring storms bring wind and hail, and Blackland clay moves the posts if the footings are shallow. We size the footings for the soil, design the structure for local wind and load, and pick roofing that shrugs off hail better than a bare panel.
An attached cover almost always needs a permit, and some neighborhoods also want HOA approval before the city sees it. Our permit guide explains the usual steps. The work runs in stages: design, engineering and permit, footings, framing and roof, then electrical, trim and a final inspection.
What drives the cost of a patio cover?
We do not publish a price range, because a number that ignores your yard is not a quote. It is a guess you would have to un-learn later. These are the things that actually change the figure, and we will price them honestly at the design visit.
- Span and height: a wider clear span needs bigger beams and deeper footings
- Solid roof, insulated panel or open pergola, and the roofing material on top
- How it ties into the existing roofline, which is the difference between an addition and a bolt-on
- Fans, lighting, heaters and the electrical run to reach them
- Whether the slab underneath is sound or needs pouring first
Patio Roofs & Covers: common questions
Often, yes. Hail dents on metal panels, a failed section of decking or a post that has rotted at the base are usually repairs. Replacement is the honest answer when the structure was never engineered for load, when the ledger connection to the house has been leaking, or when the posts are undersized for the span. Send a photo and we will tell you which one you are looking at before anyone comes out.
Almost always for anything attached to the house. We file it and handle the inspection so it doesn’t stall your schedule.
Yes, if the cover is sound and tied properly into the house. Most screen rooms we build go under an existing cover. If the posts are undersized or the slab has moved, we fix that first.
A cover or pergola is typically a few days on site once permitted. Enclosures and sunrooms take longer because there’s more structure and glazing.
Keep the gutters clear, look at the flashing where the cover meets the house after big storms, and repaint or restain wood on the schedule the finish calls for. Metal and insulated panels mostly need a rinse. If you see water stains at the ledger, call us early, because that is the connection that matters.
Before You Commit to Patio Roofs & Covers
- Match the roofline. A cover that ties into the existing roof reads as part of the house; one that does not always looks added on, whatever it is made of.
- Size it for furniture, not for the slab. A cover the width of the existing patio often leaves the table half in the sun. Measure what goes under it before the posts are set.
- Ask about the ceiling. A finished ceiling, fans and recessed lighting turn a roof into a room, and they are far easier to build in than to retrofit.
How does a patio cover project run?
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A free design visit
A designer measures the yard, walks the access a crew would use, and talks through what you want the space to do. You get a firm price, not a range.
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Drawings, permit and HOA
We draw the job, file the permit with your city and follow it through review. Where an HOA needs a submittal, we prepare the drawings it asks for.
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One crew, one schedule
The same team builds the whole thing in the right order, so the slab, the structure, the electrical and the finish work are not three companies blaming each other.
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Walkthrough and warranty
We walk the finished job with you, settle the punch list, and leave you with one warranty covering the work rather than a folder of separate ones.
Reading on Patio Roofs & Covers
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Attached or Freestanding Patio Cover?
One decision changes the roofline, the footings, the permit and the price. Here is the honest case for each, and the situations where only one of them is really an option.
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Who builds your project
- Family-owned since 1984. Dallas–Fort Worth homeowners have hired Longhorn for four decades. The business is still family-owned.
- One team, start to finish. The designer who measures your yard and the crew that builds it work for Longhorn, on one schedule.
- In-house crews. The people who quote the job are the people who stand behind it.
- Permits and HOA handled. We draw the job, file the permit with your city and prepare what most HOAs ask for.
- One warranty. One company answers for the whole project, not a folder of separate contractors.
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