Covered Patio - Select or not or build - new home (HOA, how much)

[sathyakamaraj]

Hey guys,
I am hunting for new home. One of the options I really liked is Covered patio.
10X10 usually around $2350 and 24X10 is around $6500 with fan and lights.

Best I liked in my selected home plan is 24X10 - $6500. Is it really worth that much money to build the patio with electrical outlets.

I really like to build patio with ceramic tiles 16 X 16 with lights and fans. Do i need to get permit from the County office to build Patio. Do you think i can build one for $3000 with all these. Concrete pad, tiles ( I can buy used or defect tiles, patio legs, patio cover , electrical conduit, fan, rain flow to yard)

[chris_ut]

For a covered patio that comes off the back of the house it can be a lot easier to have the builder do it at construction time than to do it later. Yes, you will need a permit and also approval from the HoA to add it later.

[sathyakamaraj]

Originally Posted by chris_ut

For a covered patio that comes off the back of the house it can be a lot easier to have the builder do it at construction time than to do it later. Yes, you will need a permit and also approval from the HoA to add it later.

It doesnt seem pricey $6,500 for my requirement?

Concrete pad : 23X10= 230Sq.ft X 5 per sq.ft = $1150
Tiles : 16x16 tiles for 230 Sq.ft = $1000 ( may be I can find defect tiles for $600 or local brand..
Fan: $100
Lights : $100
Electrical conduit : $100
Wood legs - $......
Roof material - $....
Gutters $....

Labor Cost.

[Supermac34]

No, not pricey. That's just what things cost. Its going to incorporate the patio into the roof line, basically, and that's expensive. I kind of find it odd that a covered patio is an "option". Isn't a covered patio usually just part of the house, especially since most covered patios I see are actually covered by part of the second story or the natural roof line, so its just part of the design of the house.

[cla]

A covered patio was not included by the builder on my floorplan, even though there was a cut-out on one rear corner of the floorplan I selected (which is where the optional patio was installed at a cost of $3335.00 for 9'x15'). I assume that most of the cost was for the additional roof that was extended over that corner of the house.

I think that a patio is well worth the money. I spend a lot of time on my patio and eventually plan on adding to it and including an outdoor kitchen.

[Wysiwyg]

how about a covered patio + a pergola

http://joshuaco.net/yahoo_site_admin...133713_std.jpg

[Beto]

Pergolas are the new thing to having a covered back patio.

[BunBoHue]

Originally Posted by Wysiwyg

how about a covered patio + a pergola

http://joshuaco.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Pergola.123133713_std.jpg (broken link)

NICE! How much would that one cost. I'd imagine it's not cheap

[desertsun41]

Originally Posted by Beto

Pergolas are the new thing to having a covered back patio.

This is nice. I would also like to see climbing plants around it. Nice job whoever did this.

[Wysiwyg]

Originally Posted by BunBoHue

NICE! How much would that one cost. I'd imagine it's not cheap

it depends mostly on the material, squarefootage and details. you can visit homedepot's website altho i doubt they have the full catalog.
I think it would be a lot more affordable if you make a pergola using widely available materials, pine instead of cedar, then paint or stain it.

here's what i promised my wife ( once i'm done with the interior of the house)



well something like that LOL