Planning
Posts, drainage, and setbacks
A cover that lands on a property line or dumps water on the neighbor is not finished.
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Draw it before you order it
Span between posts, how the ledger meets the wall, and where the downspout lands should be on a sketch the city can see if they ask.
Keep reading
Attached aluminum coversA solid or paneled aluminum roof on posts, tied to the house, with the water detailed.Louvered roofsMovable louvers when you want sun in winter and shade in August. They are still a roof.Poway neighborhoodsNeighborhood notes and city or county edges.Local guidePermits and local planning.
Questions on this service
Can a post sit on the existing patio slab?
Sometimes, and sometimes the footing has to go through it. That is a site question, not a slogan.
Describe the patio
Say which way it faces and whether a cover is already there.