Three Generations, One Cover: A Rancho Cucamonga Saturday
Nine people, one slab, nine hours. How projection, fan placement, and a 5 p.m. handoff make a covered patio work for a three-generation SoCal Saturday.
Mike Bordy
Patio Cover Styles That Make Fall String Lights Look Right
Solid, lattice, pergola, or combination? How each SoCal patio cover style handles warm string lights after 6pm, plus spans, posts, and wiring to ask for.
Year-End Patio Cover Budgeting: Settle This Before Dec 31
A 16-by-20 aluminum patio cover, September HELOC rates, and the two tax questions to ask your CPA before the December permit slowdown hits SoCal.
Seal Beach Salt Air: The Powder-Coat Tier That Holds Up
Hurricane Marie put salt over Ocean Blvd. Here is the powder-coat tier and fastener grade a coastal Orange County patio cover actually needs.
Aluminum vs Vinyl Patio Covers: Where Vinyl Cracks First
Aluminum vs vinyl patio covers in SoCal: what UV and heat do to PVC panels, AAMA finish tiers, warranty carve-outs, and where vinyl still wins.
Thanksgiving for 18: Overflow Seating Under a Patio Cover
Your dining room seats ten and Thanksgiving is nineteen. How a 16 by 24 covered patio in Orange County becomes the seat everyone actually wants.
Santa Ana Wind Season: Patio Cover Styles That Stay Quiet
Offshore wind season is here. Solid, lattice, or louvered: how each SoCal patio cover style handles 50 mph gusts, uplift, and canyon exposure.
El Nino Is Coming for Corona: Patio Cover Drainage Math
NOAA sees a very strong El Nino this winter. Here is the gutter, downspout and drainage math a SoCal patio cover needs before the first storm.
Patio Cover Warranty Math: Lifetime, 10-Year, or 1-Year
Limited lifetime, 10-year, or 1-year labor? What each patio cover warranty actually covers in SoCal, from AAMA powder coat tiers to California law.
Fall String-Light Evenings: A Patio Built for Early Dark
Sunset hits 7:16 in Anaheim tonight and 6:38 by September 30. Here is how string lights under an aluminum patio cover keep SoCal evenings usable.