Richardson Elite Patio Covers provides professional patio enclosures in Richardson, TX for residential and commercial properties across the Telecom Corridor. A patio enclosure in Richardson is usually the third thing to happen to one patio. The cover went up decades ago, somebody screened it later, and now the goal is glass or vinyl so the room works through February. Every one of those layers was fastened to a house that has been moving on clay the whole time, which is why we start with measurements rather than a product catalog.
We measure diagonals on every existing opening before pricing a panel. On homes built in the 1960s and 70s off Arapaho and Spring Valley, three-quarters of an inch corner to corner is ordinary rather than alarming, but it decides which product you can have. Vinyl roll-down panels tolerate an out-of-square opening. Glass does not, and it fails from a corner outward with no warning. We photograph every diagonal before ordering anything.
So we quote glass only where the substrate is stable or where we are re-founding the structure underneath it. That second path changes the drawings. A lightweight cover may sit on three-foot spot piers under each supporting post, while anything heavier needs a full foundation plan filed with the application. Richardson wants that plan drawn and submitted, not described across a counter. The footing decides the roof here, not the other way around.
The threshold is the other retrofit problem and it catches people. Old covered patios were poured to drain away from the house at a slope that made sense outdoors. Enclose that and the fall becomes a floor you can feel under a chair leg. We either self-level the interior or set the enclosure on a low framed deck, then check it before glazing arrives.
Enclosing also changes what the inspector expects. Appendix AH counts the open area below six feet eight inches across the longer wall and one more, and 65 percent is the floor. Drop under it and what you own is an addition, with the framing, glazing and electrical duties that come attached. We draw that open area on the elevation so a reviewer can count it rather than guess.
Timing helps more than owners expect. We prefer to build enclosures in the cooler months, once the soil has finished its summer shrink and the existing structure sits near the middle of its annual range. Measurements taken then hold through the following year. Any bedroom escape opening facing the patio stays unenclosed, and we flag those at survey rather than at inspection.
With 15+ years of experience, our insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — screw-chase extruded aluminum framing, 18x14 fiberglass insect mesh, 20x20 no-see-um mesh, pet-resistant vinyl-coated polyester screen, drilled belled piers below the active clay zone, hot-dip galvanized post base standoffs — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Richardson and nearby communities including Plano, Garland, Sachse, Murphy.
What We Handle
Everything our patio enclosures in Richardson covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of patio enclosures work in Richardson, TX. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- patio enclosure
- patio screen enclosure
- patio with screen enclosure
- screening for patio enclosure
- patio enclosure screens
- patio enclosure near me
- aluminum patio enclosure
- enclosed patio builder
- patio enclosure installation
- patio enclosure cost
- custom patio enclosure
- three season room
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Richardson services.
Materials, equipment and how we do patio enclosures
The difference between patio enclosures that lasts and patio enclosures that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with screw-chase extruded aluminum framing, 18x14 fiberglass insect mesh, 20x20 no-see-um mesh, pet-resistant vinyl-coated polyester screen, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Richardson job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. 15+ years of patio cover work in the Telecom Corridor means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do patio enclosures outside Richardson
Richardson Elite Patio Covers covers Richardson and the surrounding communities of the Telecom Corridor. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Patio Enclosures in Plano, TX — Collin County, incorporated in 1873, population 285,494 at the 2020 census
- Patio Enclosures in Garland, TX — Dallas County, incorporated in 1891, population 246,018 at the 2020 census
- Patio Enclosures in Sachse, TX — Collin and Dallas Counties, incorporated in 1956, population 27,103 at the 2020 census
- Patio Enclosures in Murphy, TX — Collin County, incorporated in 1958, population 21,013 at the 2020 census
- Patio Enclosures in Wylie, TX — Collin County, incorporated in 1887, population 57,526 at the 2020 census
- Patio Enclosures in Allen, TX — Collin County, incorporated in 1953, population 104,627 at the 2020 census
Start on the Richardson Elite Patio Covers homepage for a free estimate, or call (877) 719-4788 and describe the job.
Why Richardson Chooses Richardson Elite Patio Covers
- ✓Over 15 years building screen rooms and patio structures across north Dallas and Collin County
- ✓Drilled piers taken below the active zone of the clay, not shallow pads that heave
- ✓Hail-rated roof material specified as standard, because North Texas is the worst hail corridor in the country
- ✓We pull the Richardson or county permit and handle the HOA package where one applies
The standards behind patio enclosures
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The patio enclosures work we do in Richardson follows published industry standards: International Code Council writes the IRC provisions that govern attached covers and their footings, and FGIA sets the wind-load performance standards for glazed and framed products. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every patio enclosures project in Richardson gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (877) 719-4788 for a free patio enclosures free estimate in Richardson, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.