Openings, decks and shade in Lakewood, Los Angeles County
Patio Covers, Decks and Doors in Lakewood
Palmcrest Contractors shades Lakewood back slabs with attached or freestanding patio covers, then widens the glass doors behind them on engineered headers.
Shade is where we start on a Lakewood house when the back slab sits in full sun and the living room behind it turns too bright to enjoy. A cover over that slab makes it an outdoor room and cools the glass doors facing it. From there, a wider opening or a deck can follow, each planned so the house and the yard work as one space.
Building the cover
An attached cover hangs from a ledger fastened into the wall framing, and its far edge rests on posts set in concrete footings. A freestanding frame needs a post at each corner and no connection to the house. Solid roofs give full shade and can carry a light fixture or fan, and louvers tilt to let low winter light through. Aluminum resists rot and needs little care, and wood can be stained to match the trim. Rafters are tied down with metal clips so wind cannot lift them, and runoff is led into a gutter at the low side.
Opening the wall behind it
With the shade in place, the doors under it become worth widening. A folding or sliding glass wall needs a header across the opening, sized by an engineer, with posts that carry the load down to footings. Low emissivity glass keeps heat out on bright afternoons. Plan reviewers for Lakewood look at the cover and any structural change, and inspections follow the footings and framing. The quote lists the cover, the opening and the doors as separate parts, so they can be built together or one after another.
What we build in Lakewood
Every service below is available here, from a wider opening at the back of the house to a full remodel.
Open up your house in Lakewood
Tell us which wall, room or yard you have in mind, and we will arrange a measure.