Patio covers
Complete shade in an inland August, a dry patio when the winter storms roll in off the Pacific, and a roof to hang a fan from.
Solid covers we have built.
Backyards from our own jobs, and a few from the maker's own book.
Solid cover on stone columns
Solid cover with fan, pool at dusk
Solid cover, white
Solid cover, brown
Ceiling fan under a solid roof
Solid cover on a tan home
Solid cover over a dining set
Solid cover by the pool
Solid cover with fans, Spanish brown (photo: Alumawood)
Freestanding solid cover (photo: Alumawood)
The patio you can use at noon in August, and in the rain in January.
A solid cover is a continuous aluminum roof panel on the same posts and beams as a lattice. It blocks the sun completely, sheds a storm, and gives you a ceiling for a fan, lights or a heater for the evenings the coast turns cool.
The roof pans are pitched to drain and finished in the same wood-grain colors as the structure, so from the yard it reads as one piece with the house. On an inland tract lot with a block wall and a young tree, it is the difference between a patio that gets used and one that does not.
- Full shade and a dry patio
- Fans, lights and heaters mount into the roof
- Attached to the fascia or freestanding
- Pairs with lattice in a combo cover
Seven colors, four edges.
Two choices shape how the cover looks from the yard: the baked-on color, and the profile cut into the end of every rafter. The finish sheds dirt, dust and stains and stands up to sun, salt and pollution, so the cover stays the color you chose.
Colors
- White
- Desert Sand
- Mojave Tan
- Latte
- Adobe
- Graphite
- Spanish Brown
Edge details
Any edge, any size, any style
- BeveledA squared end with a chamfer.
- MiteredA clean angled cut.
- CorbelThe classic stepped curve.
- ScallopedA long, sweeping curve.
Colors shown are as close as a screen allows. We bring the sample chips to your estimate.
The look of wood, minus the upkeep.
Alumawood is embossed aluminum. It reads as timber from the yard and asks nothing of you afterwards.
Insect-proof
Termites and carpenter bees get nothing to eat. There is no wood in it.
No painting
The color is baked on. It does not peel, so there is nothing to scrape or repaint.
Weather-resistant
Sun, wind and the occasional hard rain leave it as it was. Aluminum does not rot or rust.
Crack-resistant
It does not dry out and split the way wood does after a few inland summers and a few salt-air winters.
Stays straight
Rafters do not twist, cup or sag as the seasons turn. The lines you saw on day one stay put.
Financing
Take more time to pay.*
Financing is available through Wells Fargo Pay On on purchases of $2,000 or more. Apply online in a few minutes, or ask about it at your free estimate.
* Subject to credit approval by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Questions about solid patio covers.
No. The heat on a patio comes from the sun on the slab and the furniture, and a solid roof stops that. The roof panel itself does warm up on an inland afternoon; if you want the air under it cooler still, an insulated roof or a ceiling fan is the answer.
Yes. Fans, lights and radiant heaters mount into the roof panel. Say so at the estimate and the electrical is run during the build.
Yes. Power screens from several makers mount to the cover's beams and drop to block glare, wind and bugs, which is handy around a pool or an outdoor TV. They can go in with the cover or later.
Yes. LED lights, recessed or string style, wire into the rafters, and a ceiling fan mounts to a solid or insulated roof or to a fan beam on a lattice. Say so at the estimate and the wiring is run during the build, by a licensed electrician, to code.
Yes, with the clearances the heater's maker specifies. Alumawood is Class A fire rated. A gas or electric heater stretches the season into fall and early spring.
The cover itself is fixed, but the screens, shades, lights, fans and heaters you add to it can be tied to sun, wind and rain sensors or a smart-home hub. A screen can drop on its own when the wind gets up, and the lights can come on from your phone.
Almost always for an attached cover, and every city here issues its own: Fullerton, Long Beach, Santa Ana, Irvine and the rest each have a building department with its own forms. We pull the permit as part of the job. Small freestanding structures sometimes fall under the size limit; we tell you which applies to your address at the estimate.
Labor and materials on the cover itself. If it stops working the way it should, we repair it at no charge. The details are on the warranty page.
Get a free patio cover or gutter estimate.
Tell us what you have in mind and where in the county. We will call to set a time, measure the space, and give you a written price.
- We call to book a visit at a time that suits you.
- We measure, talk through styles and colors, and answer your questions.
- You get a written estimate. No pressure, no obligation.