Patio cover installation in Montclair CA - a cover that fits how you use your patio

Most people who call us have a patio that sits empty because the sun bakes it after lunch or the first storm soaks it, and the right cover depends on which of those bothers you more. The price moves with the size of the patio, the style you choose and whether it's aluminum or wood, and an adjustable roof adds power, controls and moving parts on top of that. The schedule turns mostly on the city's plan review rather than on our build, so I'll give you your own number and a realistic start date once I've measured.

I start by asking how you'll use the patio, because that settles the first choice between open lattice for shade and a solid cover that keeps the rain off. Then we pick aluminum or wood based on how much upkeep you want. Aluminum is common around here because termites can't eat it and it needs almost no care, while wood looks warmer but needs sealing now and then and can draw termites, so you're trading looks for upkeep. Once that's settled, we draw it up, get it through the city when it needs a permit, set the posts, frame the roof and clean up before we leave.

Plenty of people who start with a cover end up wanting walls later, so if that's in the back of your mind, tell me at the estimate and we'll plan it through our sunroom design work instead of building twice. If you already know you want a finished room, our vinyl sunrooms can go on the same patio.

Patio covers in Montclair usually go through the city's building staff, who issue building permits, and the cover doesn't go up until that's done. When your job needs a permit, we prepare the plans, handle the city paperwork and keep you posted on where it stands. Inspections set the pace after that, because city offices close every Friday. An inspection called in on Thursday gets scheduled for Monday, and a next-day inspection has to be requested before 5 p.m. the day before, so we time those calls to keep your build from sitting idle.

Most of the patios we cover around Montclair are slabs off the back of the house that take hard afternoon sun, so the talk at the estimate usually comes down to shade versus rain. We see the same kind of backyards on jobs in Upland and Ontario, and we work in Pomona, Chino and the other cities around Montclair too.