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Patio Covers and Pergolas in Allen
We build cedar patio covers and pergolas in Allen and pull the permit. This is what the city's 2026 guideline asks for.
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Who builds patio covers and pergolas in Allen, and what does the city ask for?
We do, in cedar, permitted through the city's online portal. Allen wants framing sizes, lumber grade and the anchoring method on the plans, a design good for a 115 mph wind, and nothing hung on brick veneer. A freestanding cover keeps out of every easement and sits 3 to 5 feet in from the lot lines.
Filing the permit in Allen
- Allen's submittal guide groups patio covers, carports, arbors, decks and pavilions together. Each one goes in as a building permit application, reviewed against the patio cover guideline, with construction plans and a plot or site plan. City of Allen Residential Construction Packet 2026, Guide to Residential Building Permit Submittals, 07/06/2026
- The adopted fee schedule has one line for an arbor, patio or carport, $200. A built-in outdoor kitchen is billed apart from it, $300. City of Allen Fee Schedule, last updated June 10, 2026 (through Res. No. 4218-5-26(R)), Building Permit Fees, p. 6
- The plans have to show the cover's overall size, the size and spacing of rafters, joists and the ledger board, the lumber species and grade, the span between supports, and how it is fastened to the house and the ground: anchor bolts, lag bolts or joist hangers. City of Allen Patio Cover Plan Review Guideline, June 2026
- A contractor who must register under Allen's code pays $50 a year to stay on the city's list. City of Allen Fee Schedule, last updated June 10, 2026 (through Res. No. 4218-5-26(R)), Building Permit Fees, p. 5
- Inspections entered before 4 p.m. are scheduled for the next business day in most cases. Inspectors work 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, and a same-day cancellation has to be phoned in by 8:30 a.m. City of Allen Residential Construction Packet 2026, Residential Inspections sheet, Sept. 26, 2026
Read from the city’s own documents on the dates linked. Codes and fees change and city staff interpret them, so we confirm for your address before we pull the permit.
Where a cover can sit on an Allen lot
- Join the cover to the house and it has to fit inside the lot's build lines, the same lines the house itself answers to. City of Allen Patio Cover Plan Review Guideline, June 2026, citing ALDC Sec. 4.10
- A freestanding cover can come closer. On a lot with an alley behind it, the gap is 3 feet from the side and rear lines. With no alley, it keeps 5 feet from the rear line. At 400 square feet and up it goes back to the build lines. City of Allen Patio Cover Plan Review Guideline, June 2026, citing ALDC Sec. 4.10
- A detached structure belongs in the back yard, or in a side yard at least 20 feet behind the front building line. City of Allen Accessory Structure Plan Review Guideline, June 2026
- Easements win over setbacks. Nothing goes inside the 3-foot public drainage easement or any other easement: not the cover, not a slab or deck under it, not an AC unit. City of Allen Patio Cover Plan Review Guideline, June 2026
Read from the city’s own documents on the dates linked. Codes and fees change and city staff interpret them, so we confirm for your address before we pull the permit.
What has to hold it up
- The design has to stand up to a wind load of at least 115 mph. Masonry veneer may not carry the cover, so on a brick house the load needs another path into the structure. City of Allen Patio Cover Plan Review Guideline, June 2026
- A metal cover needs a licensed engineer's stamp. A wood cover needs an engineer's design too whenever the reviewer cannot check its lumber and spans against the adopted code. City of Allen Patio Cover Plan Review Guideline, June 2026
- Each footing is at least double the width of the post it carries and reaches 12 inches into undisturbed soil. Any slab under the cover, old or new, is 4 inches minimum, and anchors run at least half an inch thick and 7 inches deep. City of Allen Patio Cover Plan Review Guideline, June 2026
- Allen's current construction packet lists the 2024 International Residential Code and the 2023 National Electrical Code, and the electrical code covers a fan or lights under the cover. City of Allen Residential Permit and Construction Packet, rev. 10/08/2026
Read from the city’s own documents on the dates linked. Codes and fees change and city staff interpret them, so we confirm for your address before we pull the permit.
Allen Questions
What people in Allen ask us
Do I need a permit for a pergola in Allen?
Yes. Allen's submittal guide puts arbors, patio covers and pavilions on the building permit list, reviewed against their own guideline. We file it through the city portal for you.
My house is brick. How does a cover tie in?
Not to the brick. Allen's guideline says masonry veneer cannot support a cover, so the plans show it fastened to the house framing or carried on its own beam and posts.
How close to the back fence can a cover go?
Freestanding, 3 feet from the rear line when there is an alley and 5 feet when there is not, and never in an easement. Attached, it stays inside the house's build lines. Freestanding covers of 400 square feet or more follow the build lines too.
Will my Allen patio cover need an engineer?
A metal one always does. A cedar one does when the city cannot check the lumber and spans against the code. We draw our covers on an engineered plan set, so the question never holds up the permit.
How long does a cover take in Allen?
Allen does not publish a review time for patio covers. After the permit issues, most builds take one to two weeks, and an inspection booked before 4 p.m. usually comes the next business day.
How do you price a patio cover in Allen?
In writing, after we walk the yard and measure. The price does not move unless the scope does.
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