This week we built a 300 square foot back patio cover from the ground up. We started by pouring a fully supported concrete slab complete with tied steel and monolithic foundation beams. We then set 4”x4” cedar support posts in epoxy grounded steel gusset cleats. Once the posts were set and cured we commenced the framing of the structure and supported it into the exterior wall of the house. We decked the framed structure and applied a laminated composition shingle roof system to match the roof on the house. Upon completion of the roof we enclosed the structure walls and ceilings with rustic, prestained cedar panels. To give the new custom structure a finishing touch we trimmed all of the corners, seams as well as transitions, and applied angled 4”x4” cedar corbils to our support posts.
