Covered patios and outdoor kitchens
A covered patio gives you the yard in October and in a light rain. A roof in this part of Utah has to carry snow, so we size the frame for the load your lot sets, and we plan the floor, the outlets and the gas before anything goes up.
Gas lines, wiring and plumbing are done by licensed trades under their own permits; the scope names them and keeps their line items apart from ours.
What is included
A roof frame sized for the load your lot sets
Footings and posts
A floor in decking or a poured slab by a concrete trade
Sleeves and framing for gas, power and a vent hood
The permit and the inspections
The price
What changes the cost
We print no average, because yards differ. These are the things that move the number.
Roof size and type
A larger roof carries more snow and needs heavier framing.
The snow load
It rises with elevation, so a foothill lot costs more to frame than the valley floor.
Utilities
Gas, power and water each need a licensed trade.
The floor
Decking over a frame, or a slab, changes the price and the schedule.
The kitchen
Cabinets, a grill and a hood are chosen by you and bought by you or by us, as the scope says.
The work
The work, in order
- 01
Step 1: Evening visit
We mark the sun and the neighbors' sightlines, and where the kitchen will sit.
- 02
Step 2: Drawings, load and permit
The roof and the footings are sized, and the plans go to the building department.
- 03
Step 3: Footings and floor
Footings go in first, then the floor or the deck frame.
- 04
Step 4: Posts, roof and trim
The roof structure goes up and is covered.
- 05
Step 5: Utilities and the final evening
The trades connect gas and power, and we return at dusk to check the lights.
Permits and rules
A roofed structure generally needs a permit, and the framing is checked against the ground snow load for your address. Utilities need their own permits, pulled by the trade doing the work.
We tell you at the start which permits the job needs and who holds each.
Questions about this work
Can I cook under the roof?
That depends on the clearances and the hood. We plan it with the gas trade and check the rule before we draw.
Will the roof take our snow?
It will if we size it for the load your lot sets. That number comes from your building department.
Can I enclose it later?
Plan for it now. Walls change the permit and the roof.
Do you build the cabinets?
We frame for them. Cabinets and appliances can come from you, a supplier or us.
Plan the covered patio
Tell us about the yard and the hour you would use it. We write back about a visit.