On a yard that backs to a creek greenbelt, a cover lets you enjoy the open space from the shade instead of from behind a window. Serving Allen and all of Collin County.
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Much of Allen was built out in subdivisions from the 1980s through the 2000s, and many of those lots back onto greenbelts along Rowlett Creek and Cottonwood Creek. A cover lets a family use that yard and view through the summer, as long as it stays clear of the easements those lots carry.
On a greenbelt lot, the back line is where most of the trouble starts. Before we place a single footing, we pull your plat and mark every easement on the ground, then fit the cover inside what is left. Posts go on footings dug for Blackland Prairie clay, which absorbs water slowly and moves with the seasons. We size the framing for the city’s wind rule and write the lumber details into the plans so the reviewer can check each span.
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An attached cover kept inside the build lines so the creek view stays open.
A detached cover placed off the house where an alley lot leaves room.
On a brick home, the house side can ride on its own posts.
A big freestanding cover for outdoor dining well out in the yard.
Not sure how a cover will look on your house? If it helps you decide, we can put together a 3D rendering first, so you can check the roofline, posts and finishes and change them before anything is built.
Just ask for one when we come out to your Allen home to measure.
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Watters Crossing has an active HOA, Twin Creeks mixes custom and production sections along greenbelts, and newer communities like Starcreek and Montgomery Farm Estates follow set design standards, so a patio cover typically goes to the association for review. Estrada matches the roof pitch, shingle or metal finish and trim color to the house and prepares the plans for the HOA submission.
Source: City of Allen Patio Cover Plan Review Guidelines (June 2026)
Allen publishes its own patio cover guideline, and the permit calls for detailed framing and anchoring plans. Estrada prepares those plans, adds an engineer’s design when spans or materials call for one, and files with the city.
Your survey or plat is the most useful document, because it shows the easements along the back of a greenbelt lot. Your association’s design guidelines help too. If you might add fans later, say so now, so the wiring is drawn into the plans the city reviews.
Usually not. Greenbelt lots tend to carry easements along that line, and the city lets easements outrank setbacks. The cover often ends up closer to the house than owners first picture, so we lay it out with stakes and string before you settle on a size.
Yes, but the brick itself carries none of the load. We fasten the ledger through to the framing behind the brick, or set that side on its own posts if the framing is not where we need it. The plans show which method we used.
We walk your Allen yard, give you a straight price, and show you how the cover is built and tied in.