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Landscaping & Patio Covers in Austin
Outdoor living in Central Texas is decided by shade, drainage and heat. A patio cover that is sized and oriented properly turns an unusable back yard into the room the family actually uses, and getting water away from the foundation protects everything you have already spent indoors.
- Pricing
- Fixed price after design
- Scheduling
- Planned for your house
- Warranty
- 12-month labor workmanship
What is included.
- Site review covering sun path, drainage, impervious cover, setbacks and tree protection
- Structural design for attached patio covers, freestanding pavilions and pergolas
- Foundations, slabs, pavers, stone terraces and decking
- Roof structure, ceiling finish, fans, lighting and outlets, wired by Texas-licensed trade partners
- Outdoor kitchens, grill surrounds, counters and utility connections
- Drainage corrections, French drains, grading and retaining walls where the site needs them
- Planting, beds, irrigation adjustments and restoration of areas disturbed by construction
- Permitting where the structure or impervious cover requires it, plus a 12-month workmanship warranty on labor
What is not.
- Swimming pools and spas, which we coordinate with a specialist rather than build ourselves
- Outdoor furniture, planters and decorative accessories
- Ongoing lawn care, mowing and garden maintenance
- Tree removal requiring City approval, which is permitted and priced separately
We publish the exclusions because they are where surprises live. Anything on this list that you want included becomes part of the scope and part of the fixed price.
Where the number comes from
What pushes the cost up, and what brings it down.
Pushes it up
- Attaching a cover to the existing house, which often means reinforcing the roof structure
- Working near a protected or heritage tree's critical root zone
- Outdoor kitchens needing gas, water and drain runs from the house
- Sloped lots calling for retaining walls or stepped terraces
- Impervious cover limits that force a permeable paving approach
Brings it down
- A freestanding structure set clear of the house
- Keeping the cover within the existing patio footprint
- Stained concrete or standard pavers instead of cut natural stone
- Combining the patio, drainage and planting into one mobilization
How it goes
The same five steps, every project.
- 01
Consultation
- 02
Design & Selections
- 03
Fixed-Price Proposal
- 04
Permitting & Pre-Construction
- 05
Construction
Questions
Landscaping & Patio Covers questions we get most.
Does a patio cover need a permit in Austin?
Usually yes, once it is a permanent structure or it changes impervious cover. We confirm the requirement for your lot and jurisdiction at consultation and handle the submittal.
Can you fix water pooling near the house?
That is often the first thing we address. Grading, gutters and subsurface drainage move water away from the foundation, and we would rather solve that before building anything on top of it.
Do you do full landscape design?
We design and build the hardscape, structures and drainage, and we handle planting and bed work around them. For elaborate horticultural schemes we bring in a landscape designer and build to their plan.
Tell us about your project.
Send us the basics and we will follow up with a clear, honest sense of the budget for what you have in mind. If we are not the right fit, we will say so quickly.
We reply within one business day.