Patio covers help make our outdoor spaces become more functional rain or shine. In this article, we tackle 5 patio cover features that make for a stylish patio cover.

Pillars

Sturdy pillars make for a sturdy patio cover. For an extension of the roof, ensure your pillars are built on stable ground. Strong pillar materials can range from reinforced cement or steel beam to even wood that can withstand harsh weather elements.

Beams

Another patio cover feature you need to consider is ample support for the extended roof. Aside from pillars, you can also opt to have your angled roof along with its sturdy beams exposed for a rustic look. Even with a thinner cover, there is still enough space for recessed lights and ceiling fans.

Lights

Whether it’s attached or recessed, lights are an important feature in patio covers. Picking the right spots to install them will help brighten up your space at night and maintain a welcoming aura for your patio cover.

Ceiling Styles

Despite the open orientation of your patio-covered outdoors, it can still feel stuffy. With a raised ceiling, you will have more room to allow enough cool air to pass and drive out warm air. This home in particular even extended their wooden ceiling material meeting their brick wall exterior and provide a good contrast.

Meanwhile this home opted for a uniform ceiling and wall feature, making their outdoors look bright even with the patio cover installed.

Ceiling Fans

Though a raised ceiling can help your patio feel less humid, ceiling fans attached over the seating area help move air around when the wind is not so friendly. While electric fans on the ground are a great option, ceiling fans maximize your space, making more room for your seating furniture and other outdoor implements.

Summer’s just around the corner. With that in mind, is your outdoor space ready for the summer feasts to begin? If not, here are some outdoor kitchens ready to rock summer and dish out the best summer feasts!

A broiler, grill, and stovetop installed properly and ready to cook the best meats for your gastronomical feasts, every corner of this outdoor kitchen is fitted for multiple grilling feats! The subway tiles and marble countertop is just as sturdy to handle the smoking feasts it will encounter all summer long.

Even if your kitchen is already in an open space, the appetizing smoke can still linger longer than you wish for; that’s why this outdoor kitchen and dining space has ceiling fans installed in strategic places to make sure there’s always a helping breeze to keep the smoke out. While the smoky flavor is part of the gastronomical experience, you wouldn’t want to end up as smoky as your meat. These fans help keeping the summer heat at bay, too!

While the summer sun is out longer to give you enough working light while you cook away a perfect summer feast, task lights are important in giving each section of your outdoor kitchen ample light. Make sure your steaks are grilled right, vegetables are cut in equal sizes and you season your stuff with the right condiments. You don’t want to season your steaks with sugar when what you really want is to sprinkle it with salt, right?

These are just 3 examples of outdoor kitchen ready to cook up some summer feasts. To get yours installed in time for summer, give us a call today and get a free, no-obligation consultation. Let us know the layout of your outdoor space and the cooking appliances you want installed and let’s start planning for the perfect summer kitchen for you!

Flagstone is a natural patio surface material quarried and cut into different thickness. The thickness determines whether the patio surface needs to be prepared first before being installed. But when installed expertly, a flagstone patio can be a marvelous piece of design element for your outdoors, giving it an ageless appeal.

Flagstone Pathway

This flagstone installation creates an interesting contrast and rustic look for pathway. The individual pieces are mixed and put together like a puzzle with no pattern in hand, resulting in a beautiful path that’s waiting to be explored.

This is a different take on the flagstone project wherein the pieces were directly installed on the surface. Since there is minimal ground preparation, these pieces were thicker. Notice the spaces in between the pieces where grass is expected to sprout to act as both ground cover and accent.

Made up of larger slabs of flagstone, this set was chosen according to their light palette, creating a neutral tone in the midst of a verdant lawn.

Flagstone is a sturdy patio surface material, which is why it was particularly chosen for this deck with a fire pit in its midst. Due to its hardy nature, this flagstone deck will last for many decades and maintain its smooth and elegant look for years to come.

With the patio prepared, this flagstone patio is the epitome of a rustic and full sun outdoor space that can stand up to the heat, spills and stains an outdoor kitchen creates. The spaces in between the flagstone pieces were also treated with paving joint fillers to make the installation hold together and last a lifetime.

Like what you see? If you are keen to have an outdoor space expertly installed with flagstone, call us today for a free no-obligation consultation!

For over twenty years, Sugar Land Patio has been constructing pergolas for Sugar Land homes and surrounding areas. See how our pergolas have transformed, patios, backyards, gardens, and the overall look of outdoor living spaces over the years.

Taking the elegant cover design a pergola provides, this patio has been given ample cover without closing off the space. Installing a pergola as a patio cover substitute has allowed the space to evolve from a simple open seating area to a more comfortable one without turning it into a dark nook. If you have a limited patio space which needs a patio cover, consider adding a pergola over it instead of a solid patio cover which might only add a cramping effect to your outdoor living space.

This pergola installation differs from the first one with its sheer roof cover. Wood slats give this pergola a stylish statement while the sheer cover pergola feature keeps out the rain. This pergola design makes this outdoor kitchen and lounge area by the pool a refuge throughout the year! If you yearn for more indoor-outdoor living, a covered pergola is one of the ways to achieve necessary cover while still letting much of the sunshine in and having your outdoor living space feel more open.

Pergolas were first used as an idyllic architectural element in Roman and Greek gardens. In this garden, we see the freestanding pergola giving an elegant definition to this central outdoor space where you can get uninterrupted panorama. You can also opt to let vines crawl charmingly all over your pergola to provide more shade. To prevent fruit droppings or birds’ droppings all over the place, choose a decorative vine which bears no fruit.
Since it was first used in European yards, the pergola has certainly evolved from simply being a decorative structure. Learn more about pergola designs when you call us for a free, no-obligation consultation.

They say the hearth is the heart of the home. Moreso, when the hearth is place outdoors where warmth is much sought-after. In this article, we’ll share with you 5 hearth styles that’ll fit right in your home as if it was built there since day 1.

The Lone Star

Patriotic to the core, this firepit has a ray design to signify the state emblem. Express your patriotism with this lone-star inspired pit. Polished flagstone provides a sturdy surface to the pit, rendering a tasteful design which melds well with the patio surface. There’s also ample seating space to the side.

After creating a detached outdoor room, the grand fireplace built in assures everyone their coziness and warmth needs will be adequately met despite the al fresco setting. The size of the fireplace also ensures that despite the open space, its warmth will be felt even beyond the four corners of the outdoor room.

The Patio Firewall

Built for a dual purpose, this fireplace does not only serve to provide warmth but also to partially block chilling winds that may be coming one’s way. The open plan of this patio room also cleverly meshes the indoor-outdoor feel, maximizing what once was a simple backyard patio.

The Built-in Firewall

While working in an outdoor kitchen might give you enough energy and momentum to not feel the chill, the other members of the family might feel too cold to wait outside for the feast you’re preparing. Now this built-in fireplace gives your outdoor room the hearth it deserves right in the optimal space where it can best spread its warmth outwards.

The Hearth Heart

They say the hearth is the heart of any room and it rings true even in this patio setup. Conveniently set up in the middle of the patio, this hearth is ready to capture your guests’ attention with its stark contrast against the earth-toned patio surface.