Comfort & Company: Enjoy Both with San Antonio Patio Covers

You’re ready to elevate your outdoor entertainment space. You need a custom-built solution that allows year-round enjoyment, with a thoughtful style that enhances your home’s design. Our San Antonio patio covers are the key to unlocking your property’s potential.

Allied Outdoor Solutions has transformed over 25,000 backyards into incredible outdoor living spaces for homeowners throughout Texas. Our dedicated San Antonio design-build team brings 15+ years of direct experience to every local patio renovation and construction project.

Trust our expertise as we guide you through a personalized patio cover design process. Choose the right patio roofing style and materials to maximize your space, then discover how we used patio covers to transform 2 San Antonio backyards into dream outdoor entertainment areas.

• Patio covers are essential to comfortable outdoor living. Protect your guests and your patio features from heat, UV and unanticipated rainstorms.
• Roof style and material selection to match your existing home. Do you desire a rustic cedar gabled roof, a modern aluminum flat pan, or an attached roof structure for true indoor/outdoor living?
• Learn from our San Antonio success stories. Discover how we transformed local home patios into functional, beautiful outdoor living spaces with patio covers.

Patio Covers: The Key to Comfortable Outdoor Entertainment

Imagine never having to pack up a party early due to unexpected rain. Think about the value of keeping your patio furniture and decking materials cool on the hottest days, and protecting them all from San Antonio’s subtropical UV radiation levels.

That’s the lasting value of a well-constructed patio cover.

Invest in a covered patio made from durable materials like treated cedar or aluminum. You’ll offer your guests plenty of protection from heat, humidity and unplanned storms. And you’ll protect the patio and its design features from long-term UV and moisture damage.

Top-Notch Protection for Your Outdoor Kitchen & Bar

Direct UV radiation and moisture are a real concern for outdoor kitchen spaces in San Antonio. The local UV index reaches extreme levels more than half the year, and annual rainfall levels are highly unpredictable.

A covered patio reduces these stressors on the design features that matter most to your outdoor entertainment. Grills and ranges are protected from structural damage, bar island materials aren’t subjected to UV exposure, and your concrete foundation is guarded from weathering, dustin and fading.

A Cozy, Stress-Free Hangout for TV, Music and Games

Beat the heat while you watch football, listen to music or play your favorite board game with friends. A solid roof regulates the temperature on your patio and keeps unplanned moisture from ruining your appliances (and your fun).

Maximize airflow and cool down your patio space even further by installing overhead fans on your patio ceiling.

Covered Patio Extensions: Invite the Neighborhood Over!

Stretch your existing patio’s usable space event further with a covered patio extension. You’ll expand your seamless indoor/outdoor living area and increase your capacity to entertain even more guests.

The phrases “too hot” and “too rainy” won’t apply to your backyard entertainment anymore. Invite the neighbors over for a stylish block party that never requires a rain date!

Discover the Right Patio Cover Style For Your Needs

Design your covered patio space to complement and match the architectural style of your existing home. Our San Antonio outdoor living designers help you create seamless indoor/outdoor living spaces with cohesive style.

Do you need the classic rustic charm of a gabled roof? The flexibility of a louvered patio cover? Or the dynamic protection of an attached patio roof?

Gabled Roof Patio Cover

For many Texans, gabled patio roofs are a classic symbol of outdoor living. The gable creates a dramatic vaulted ceiling, making small patios feel grand, dramatic and larger than actual size.

Gabled roofing is particularly smart in San Antonio. It enhances airflow to reduce humidity on your patio, offers maximum protection from the sun, and creates natural runoff points for rain and moisture.

Attached Patio Cover

Attached patio covers are a structural extension of your existing home. They’re directly connected to the side of your house, offering seamless indoor/outdoor living and protection from the elements.

Attached covers offer a ton of design flexibility. We’ve installed gabled, flat ceiling and tongue-in-groove attached ceilings with great success on San Antonio patios.

Louvered Patio Cover

Louvered patio roofs feature adjustable slats that allow variable amounts of sunlight between them. These slats (or louvers) open and close mechanically, offering homeowners a great deal of control over heat, sun and airflow.

This personal control allows you to increase energy efficiency in your patio space. It also allows extra ventilation for outdoor grills and ranges.

If you’re concerned about high ultraviolet radiation or unpredictable rain in San Antonio, louvered roofing isn’t the best choice for you. But if you value design versatility and personal control, it’s an intriguing option.

Flat Pan Cover

Flat pan covers are often made from aluminum or other lightweight metal materials. These sleek, flat roof surfaces pair well with modern, transitional home styles.

Consider a flat pan patio cover or pergola roof if you desire a minimal, more economical shade structure.

The Best Patio Cover Materials for San Antonio Homes

Cedar, aluminum and polycarbonate are 3 highly popular materials for Texas patio covers and pergola roofs. But they’re not all the best choice for San Antonio patio construction.

Cedar has the most design versatility here, as it pairs well with multiple San Antonio home styles. Aluminum works well in modern, transitional designs and some mid-century and Craftsman homes. 

We think polycarbonate is the least effective patio roof design material for this region.

Cedar Patio Covers: Versatile, Classic Aesthetics

Cedar patio covers offer shade, style and visual appeal. We use cedar for many gabled roof structures — these look beautiful on the Colonial homes throughout the San Antonio area.

Cedar can be a bit high-maintenance for some homeowners’ tastes. If you are okay with a bit of maintenance, you’ll see tremendous aesthetic benefits with proper staining and sealing. 

Want the visual appeal of cedar without as much maintenance? Use cedar as a ceiling material on the underside of your patio cover. 

Best use cases:

• Rustic gabled roof patio structures
• San Antonio’s Colonial and Spanish Colonial homes
• Used on the underside of your patio cover as a cedar ceiling
• As a paired material with natural stone and concrete overlay

Aluminum Patio Covers: Lightweight, Modern Design

Aluminum patio covers are a breeze to work with and maintain. They’re lightweight, durable and require far less maintenance than cedar or treated wood.

The trade-off? Aluminum’s a bit less versatile as a design material. It works well in modern, transitional designs that utilize flat pan covers — especially pergola roofs or mid-century modern architecture.

Our outdoor living designers do notice an increase in demand for aluminum patio roofing in San Antonio. Homeowners often pair aluminum with classic brick and wrought iron materials.

Best use cases:

• Flat pan covers and pergola roofs
• Modern, transitional patio design
• As a paired material with brick and other metals

Polycarbonate Covers: Less Ideal for San Antonio Patios

Polycarbonate patio covers offer great UV protection, which is certainly important in San Antonio. But beyond that, they’re not ideal for local patio cover construction.

Polycarbonate tends to trap and absorb more heat than aluminum and cedar. While it’s generally durable, it’s also highly prone to scratch damage. Ultimately, polycarbonate covers generally aren’t worth the price point in San Antonio.

Local homeowners achieve better, more stylish results with other patio cover materials.

Covered Patio Success Stories in San Antonio

We’ve guided you through the value of San Antonio patio covers, discussed design options and material selection to match your home’s existing architecture.

Now, let’s show you our expertise in action. We asked our team of San Antonio outdoor living designers and patio contractors to share recent local success stories and project photos.

Enjoy some of Allied Outdoor Solutions latest patio cover success stories in San Antonio.

Want even more patio cover design inspiration? Visit our complete project photo gallery.

Success Story #1: Breezy Backyard Hangout

This breezy backyard patio feels bigger than advertised thanks to a dramatic gabled shade structure. The classic “chickenfoot” gable design symbolizes vintage Texas outdoor living.

A cozy hangout space sits in the center of the patio, with lounge furniture surrounding a custom tabletop fire feature. It’s the perfect spot for outdoor conversations, game nights and drinks.

Success Story #2: Outdoor Living Room

Why eat indoors when the weather’s so beautiful? These San Antonio homeowners wanted a true indoor/outdoor living and dining room space, with just a touch of artistic River Walk flair.

One step outside the home, and you’re greeted with an inviting sectional sofa that rests against a beautiful painted brick facade. Turn the corner, and enjoy an al fresco meal at the outdoor dining area.

A custom natural stone fire pit sits safely away from the shade structure. And we love the 2 custom art pieces that adorn the exterior walls of this patio space.

Achieve the Covered Patio Space You’ve Always Wanted

San Antonio patio covers offer increased form, function and flow to any outdoor living space.

Allied Outdoor Solutions brings decades of direct knowledge and design-build experience to your patio renovation or new construction project. Each project is managed by a dedicated team that includes a Construction Coordinator and a Construction Supervisor, ensuring clear communication, efficient scheduling, and consistent quality control throughout the entire process.

Ready to elevate your outdoor living experience with a custom, handcrafted covered patio design? Our local San Antonio team is here to make your dream patio a reality.