Patio Covers in Arlington, TX
Attached and freestanding patio covers, pergolas, carports and screened porches - engineered for Texas sun and wind, and finished to match the house.
What patio covers looks like with us
In North Texas a patio cover is the difference between a slab nobody uses from May to September and an outdoor room. It is also a structure: it carries wind uplift, it has to be anchored properly, and if it attaches to the house it has to be flashed into the roof or the wall without creating a leak. Anaya's Touch builds attached covers, freestanding covers and pergolas, carports and screened porches, with the concrete work if the slab needs extending or pouring from scratch.
What’s included
Attached or freestanding - it changes the whole build
This is the first decision and it is structural rather than aesthetic. An attached cover uses the house for support, which means a ledger fastened into framing that can carry it and flashing detailed so water sheds outward instead of tracking back into the wall - the most common failure on a badly built cover, and the most expensive to fix. A freestanding cover carries itself on its own posts and footings, touches nothing, cannot leak into the house, and often needs less approval. It also needs more footprint and reads as a separate structure. Which is right depends on your roof line, your slab and how far out you want to go.
Wind, and why the footings matter more than the posts
A patio cover is a large flat surface with air underneath it. Wind does not push it down, it lifts it, and the whole structure is only as good as what holds it to the ground. That means footings sized and poured properly, post bases rated for uplift rather than just set in the slab, and connections at the beams that are designed rather than nailed. North Texas gets straight-line winds in every spring storm season. A cover that was cheap to build is the one that ends up in the neighbour's yard.
Shade that actually works here
A solid roof gives full shade and rain cover and makes the space usable in a July afternoon or a downpour; it also darkens whatever room sits behind it, which is worth checking before you commit. A slatted pergola gives filtered shade and keeps the light in, and the slat direction and spacing decide how much sun gets through and at what time of day. Screening turns the space into a porch and keeps the mosquitoes out - a real consideration near water anywhere in the Metroplex. Fans, lighting and outlets are worth planning now, because the wiring is easy while the structure is open and awkward afterwards.
Permits for a cover
Arlington and the surrounding cities generally require a permit for a patio cover, attached or not, and an HOA may have its own rules on size, roof material and colour. Any electrical work - fans, lights, outlets - is a licensed trade in Texas and is usually part of the permit. We handle the process as part of the job rather than leaving you to it.
Where we work
Patio Covers across Arlington and roughly thirty-five miles around it — Grand Prairie, Irving, Coppell, Colleyville and Richardson — plus Plano, Frisco and McKinney to the north. Check your city.
Ready to price your patio covers?
Tell us about the job and we will set up a free estimate anywhere in the DFW Metroplex.