You make the first decision whether or not to have a patio cover built over your patio slab. That first decision will take you many different ways as you try to decide what will work best for you, your family, and your home. Do you want a complete cover, and will it match the roof of your house?
Those decisions will have to be made and another one to consider will you eventually close in the entire patio?
You can go to the local hardware store to find out what’s best, and will you be able to install it yourself? Will the patio cover you pick be up to code for your city or homeowner’s association?
Remember if the patio is not up to code, the city can force you to remove it. You will not be able to claim it if or when you put your house up for sale.
Those are just a few of the problems you will run into when you do the work yourself, and here are a few more. Will you save all that much? Will you have the correct tools for the job? Will you need help? Do you want it installed in a matter of days instead of weeks?
You may have answered all of those questions and still want to do the job yourself. Before you make the final decisions, call a patio cover contractor and find out how much the professional will cost, how long it will take, and make that it’s safe and still be up to code.
Remember to compare apple and apples, not apples compared to oranges, if that makes sense to you.
A contractor does all of the above, plus offering you different designs and ideas that would be beneficial for your future use of the patio itself. The absolute best reason for you to hire a professional to do the job, the expert will buy all of the necessary materials and have them delivered to your home all in one day. You won’t have to drive back and forth to that hardware store, and that in itself will cost you money.
A reputable contractor will not charge you to come to your home and give you a free estimate. If the price is fair, ask to see his work, and check him out. Make sure the contractor is licensed, bonded, insured, and has a printed contract with everything spelled out. Expect to pay a reasonable down payment, other payments like when the material is delivered, and the balance when the job is done to your satisfaction.
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