Patio Covers & Outdoor Living in Southlake, TX
Tarrant County
Southlake was platted while the land here was still measured in pastures, and the custom homes that followed sit well back from the street with room on every side of them. In Timarron and Shady Oaks that produces a backyard with genuine depth, half of it standing under post oaks that were rooted long before anybody drew a subdivision over them.
The design question in this city is rarely whether there is space. It is how to give a very large elevation something proportionate to stand beside. A shallow cover tucked against a two story stone facade reads as an apology, where these houses want a full room: real column mass, a beamed ceiling with some depth to it, and a cooking wall built into the structure rather than wheeled out of the garage.
That ambition arrives with its own plumbing and wiring. A built in grill, a side burner, a refrigerator, and a sink each want gas sized for the load, dedicated circuits, and a water and drain run put in while the trench is still open. We draw those services at the start, because a cooking wall retrofitted into finished stone is the one part of this work that cannot be done gracefully.
What We Build Here
Services in Southlake.
Patio Covers
A cedar cover sized and pitched to match Southlake's rooflines, so the addition looks original to the house rather than added onto it.
ExplorePergolas
An open-rafter pergola over the dining table or the grill run, sited and spaced for the shade a Southlake backyard actually needs in the afternoon.
ExploreStamped & Decorative Concrete
Stamped and stained concrete poured over a base built for Southlake's soil, so the floor of the room stays flat for years, not seasons.
ExploreConcrete Driveways
A driveway rebuilt from the subgrade up, engineered for real vehicle loads and finished to frame the front elevation of a Southlake home.
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Neighborhoods
Where we work in Southlake.
Serving Southlake neighborhoods including Timarron, Carillon, Shady Oaks, Clariden Ranch, Stone Lakes, and the Southlake Town Square area.
Local Note
Southlake pays attention to how much of a lot ends up under roof and concrete, and a generous patio on top of a wide drive and an existing pool deck adds up faster than most owners expect. We run the coverage math off your survey before the first sketch, so the design that gets drawn is the design that can be permitted, and any hard surface we add is answered by a deliberate plan for where the water goes.
Questions
Southlake FAQs
Will a large covered patio push me over my lot coverage?
It can, particularly on a property that already carries a pool deck and a circular drive. We calculate existing coverage from your survey first and, where the number is tight, put part of the floor in permeable material or trim the roofed footprint rather than discovering the problem at plan review.
Can you build an outdoor kitchen under the cover?
Yes, and it has to be decided before framing. Gas line size, a dedicated circuit for the refrigerator, a GFCI run for countertop appliances, and a drain for the sink are all roughed in with the structure so the finished masonry never needs opening up again.
How do you size a structure for a large Southlake home?
From the elevation, not from the slab. Column width, beam depth, and ceiling height come off the proportions of the house, so the new room reads as part of the original architecture instead of a shade structure parked behind it.
Free Consultation & Design
Ready to build in Southlake?
Every project starts with a free consultation and design. We walk your yard, take the measurements, draw the space, and hand you a written price — at no cost and no obligation.