In our area, most newly built homes include some sort of covered deck, covered patio, or lanai. We get calls almost every day to add these types of projects, either to complete a new build or as a retrofit to an existing home. Prefabricated aluminum louvered pergolas are another option, but the cost of those is prohibitive for most of our clients; stick-built patio covers—we call them pavilions—like the one shown here are less expensive and, in my opinion, add better value to a home (A).
Our clients were already living in their recently completed home (B) when they called looking for a grade-level deck covered by a pavilion. After discussing the project, we recommended that they build an elevated patio instead—which costs less than a deck in our area—and put the money saved toward landscaping.
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