Big old shade trees and the home’s first patio already frame many of these yards, so a cover that reads as part of the house finishes what the lot started. Serving Farmers Branch and all of Dallas County.
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Farmers Branch is an inner-ring suburb on the north edge of Dallas, and many of its homes sit on older lots in neighborhoods like Brookhaven Estates and Oakbrook Estates. Those back yards tend to have mature trees and an original patio, which makes a cover that matches the house a natural upgrade.
On these older lots the trees came first, so we plan the cover around them. We walk the yard with you, mark the large roots and the low limbs, and only then draw the posts and the roof edge. That order protects the canopy and avoids a redesign once digging starts. It also keeps the roof from needing heavy trimming each year. The look follows the house, since the city expects an attached cover to read as part of it.
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A gable roof off the back that lines up with the existing eaves.
A roof over the existing slab, with posts on new footings.
A separate open cover out under the trees, away from the house.
Wired lighting and fans for shaded evenings under the canopy.
Some owners like to see the roof pitch and post spacing before they commit. We can model the cover against your house in 3D so you can try a different size or finish on screen.
Mention it when you book the measuring visit in Farmers Branch.
Ask about a 3D rendering
Brookhaven Estates, Brookhaven Hills and Oakbrook Estates are established neighborhoods where the city code does most of the deciding, while newer Mercer Crossing is the kind of community whose association typically reviews exterior additions like patio covers. Estrada matches the roof pitch, the shingle or metal finish and the trim color to the house and prepares the plans for any HOA submission. That same compatibility is something the city’s zoning code asks of attached structures anyway.
Source: Farmers Branch Code of Ordinances, Chapter 94 Zoning, Sec. 2.9 Accessory Uses and Structures
Plan on it. The zoning code holds covers to firm standards, and because the city has amended some of its rules, we confirm current permit needs with Farmers Branch before designing. Estrada then handles the filing.
Your plat or survey shows it, usually as a strip along a rear or side line. If you cannot find yours, the closing papers from your purchase often include a copy. Bring what you have to the first visit, and we will mark that strip in the yard so you can see where the cover can go.
It can, a little. We keep the cover’s pitch in step with the house so the beam line sits as high as the roof allows. Lights wired under the cover help on gray evenings, and a 3D rendering on request shows how much of each window the new roof will shade.
Yes, if we plan for it now. Telling us early lets us leave room under the roof and place posts where counters can go. Gas and plumbing for a kitchen are permitted on their own, so we note where those lines would run and design the two pieces to fit together.
We walk your Farmers Branch yard, give you a straight price, and show you how the cover is built and tied in.