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Alumawood, solid, lattice and insulated patio covers designed and installed for Antelope summers.
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Patio covers designed and installed across Antelope, for valley summers.
For four months of the year the patio is a place you walk across rather than sit in. Furniture fades, the grill goes untouched, and the room with the best view in the house looks out onto space nobody uses. Shade is the cheapest square footage you will ever add.
Solid designs and installs patio covers, and replaces tired ones, with covers matched to the architecture rather than bolted onto it.
You get a structure sized to the space you actually use, shade chosen deliberately between full cover and filtered light, and a fixing detail into the house that keeps water where it belongs.
Table, loungers, grill: the cover is drawn around the furniture.
Full cover, filtered light or insulated: a real decision, not a default.
Ledger, flashing and drainage handled so the tie-in stays dry.
Solid installs Alumawood, solid, lattice and insulated covers, and replaces existing ones. The real decision is not the material. It is how much sun you want to keep out.
Full shade, sheds rain
Full shade plus temperature control
Filtered light, patterned shade
Aluminium, low maintenance
Lattice and Alumawood are drawn as shade sections rather than photographed, because the difference between them is the light each one lets through, and two similar-looking aluminium structures in a photograph cannot show that. The section drawings can.
This is the whole decision. The four covers differ mainly in what they do to light and rain. Colour, trim and post detail all follow once you have answered it.
| Cover | Shade | Rain | Structure | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid | Full | Sheds it | The roof slopes to drain into gutters | Sitting out through a valley summer |
| Insulated | Full | Sheds it | Recessed lights in the insulated roof need added framing | Afternoon sun and a west-facing patio |
| Lattice | Filtered | No | The lightest of the four, with no gutter needed | Dappled shade, planting, a garden feel |
| Alumawood | Full or filtered | Solid version sheds it | Sits on noncombustible framing | Low maintenance without losing the timber look |
Attached: the roof carried outward
Attached covers extend the roofline and read as part of the house. Freestanding structures put shade where the shade is actually needed, which is not always against a wall. Both are available in all four covers.
Solid: full shade
Lattice: filtered
A cover in the wrong place is a permanent mistake in the most-used part of the garden. This is the half-hour of the estimate that matters most.
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A cover on the wrong elevation shades the patio at ten in the morning and nothing at six in the evening. We look at the arc before we set the posts.
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Attaching to the house means a ledger, flashing and a plan for runoff. Getting that wrong is how a cover becomes a leak.
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A cover frames the view from inside as well as out. Post positions decide what you see from the kitchen window for the next twenty years.
On permits: requirements for a patio cover differ by city and county, and they change. We confirm what your cover needs with your jurisdiction and handle the submittal and inspections, rather than guessing at the rules on a web page.
Covers are priced by covered area and structure type. All three below are a 400 sq ft patio, roughly twenty feet by twenty, which is the size most people are picturing.
Want a range for your own yard? The calculator below takes the cover type and the size, and updates live.
Filtered light, or a solid Alumawood panel with very little upkeep.
Full shade that sheds rain, the choice if you want to sit out in July.
Full shade plus temperature control, for a west-facing patio.
Figures are planning ranges for the region, not quotes. We price from a fixed scope after walking the yard. The estimate is free and there's no obligation.
Send us your estimate and we'll follow up with a tailored, no-obligation quote.
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The number is per square foot of shade, so the footprint you draw is the first decision that moves it.
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Lattice, solid and insulated are three different roofs. The insulated panel costs the most and does the most.
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A freestanding structure needs its own posts and footings on all four sides; attached needs a ledger and flashing into the house.
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How far the concrete and steel have to be carried, and whether footings hit anything they should not.
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Lighting, fans, heaters and power. All cheap while the structure is open, all expensive afterwards.
Design-build means one team owns your whole patio cover: the siting, the structure, the tie-in to the house and the lighting run through it. That's a calmer process for you and a better-built cover in the end. Here's what it looks like day to day.
One plan, one contract, one team accountable end to end.
A real number up front, no vague ballparks or surprise change orders.
CSLB #975441, Class B general contractor. Specialty trades are performed by licensed Class C subcontractors, held to one quality standard.
Smarter storage, better light and a layout planned around your routines.
Permits, plan review and inspections are on us, not you.
We stand behind the build long after the final walkthrough.
Six deliberate phases, one team carrying the work from a napkin sketch to the final walkthrough, each stage building on the last. Tap any phase to see exactly what we handle.
The starting point
Every project follows this path. Yours starts with a conversation.
Antelope afternoons hit 100°. An insulated cover is the tier that actually changes the temperature under it, not just the light.
1990s tract backyards came bare. We build the shade the plan skipped, tied into the roofline rather than bolted near it.
Lighting, fans and a finished ceiling, not exposed structure with a fan hung off it.
Replacements, including bringing an unpermitted one into the light legally.
Beyond the four covers above, Solid builds these styles too. Each one suits a different house and a different way of using the yard.
Open cross rafters give partial shade and can carry climbing plants.
It extends the roofline of the house in matching materials, so the cover reads as part of the home.
Cedar or redwood, painted or stained to suit the house.
It resists rot and never needs painting.
It extends from the wall when you need shade and folds back when you do not.
Where the cover goes is decided by the sun and the roofline, not by where the furniture is today.
One walk of the yard, and the ranges above become your number.
No commitment, no fee. You get the span your roofline supports, where the footings land, what Sacramento County counts against your lot, and an honest range for each tier.
This is a great opportunity not only to feel the materials, but also to get an idea or some inspiration.
You have probably seen most of it on a screen. Every cabinet, countertop, tile, and fixture Solid Construction & Design works with is there to touch and compare.
The showroom covers 28,000 square feet inside the Filco Superstore on Fulton Avenue, which makes it the largest design and appliance showroom in Northern California.
Bring a floor plan, a photo off your phone, or just an idea. A designer will pull samples with you and keep the choices within what you planned to spend.
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Straight answers on the four covers, attached versus freestanding, how much shade you actually get, lighting, maintenance and what a cover in Antelope costs.
Alumawood, solid covers for full shade, lattice covers for partial shade, and insulated covers where temperature control matters. We also replace existing covers that have aged or been damaged.
Both work. Attached covers extend the roofline and feel like part of the house; freestanding structures let you put shade where the shade is actually needed, which isn't always against the wall. The site usually decides.
A solid or insulated cover gives full shade and sheds rain. Lattice filters it: bright underneath, patterned light, still hot at midday in high summer. If you want to sit out in July, go solid.
Design it in from the start rather than adding it later. Running power through the structure while it's being built is straightforward, and retrofitting it isn't.
Depends entirely on the material. Aluminium and vinyl covers generally want an occasional wash; timber wants periodic staining or sealing to stay looking new.
Covers are priced by covered area and structure type. On a 400 sq ft patio, roughly twenty feet by twenty, Alumawood or lattice runs $25–$40 per sq ft, about $10,000–$16,000. A solid cover runs $45–$70 per sq ft, or $18,000–$28,000. An insulated cover runs $50–$75 per sq ft, or $20,000–$30,000. A freestanding structure or a complex roof tie-in adds up to 38% on the top end. Use the calculator above for your own area.
Completely free, with no obligation. We'll visit your home, talk through your goals and budget, and follow up with clear next steps.
Shade, slab and roofline are one project pretending to be three. Planning the footings into the pour is the difference between one job and breaking concrete open later.
The slab under it
Driveways, patios and walkways with the subgrade assessed and the falls designed in, rather than patched afterwards.
Where it ties in
Repair and replacement in asphalt, metal, tile, slate and shake, with the sheathing inspected before anything is priced.
When a cover is not enough
Suites, bump-outs and second storeys, designed to the buildable envelope your lot actually allows, then tied in so it does not read as an addition.
Areas We Serve
We work across the Northern California region, and after 20 years, you will find a Solid Construction & Design project in most neighborhoods around here. If your town is not on the list below, ask anyway, because we take on home remodeling jobs outside the usual radius all the time.
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Antelope
Quality workmanship should be supported by credentials you can check for yourself. Solid Construction & Design is fully licensed and insured, with professional certifications and industry partnerships that reflect the standards of our work. Explore the credentials below and open any certificate for a closer look.
License #975441 · Active & verified
Accredited business since 2014
RRP certified · valid through April 2031
Remodeling Industry association
Kitchen & Bath Association
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