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Covered Patios
Covered patios combine a finished outdoor floor with a shade or weather structure above — creating a comfortable outdoor living space that works in more conditions, across more of the year.
Why a Cover Changes Everything
A well-designed covered patio extends the usable season, creates a comfortable outdoor room, and gives the backyard a finished, architectural feel that a bare concrete slab or open paver surface simply can't match.
We combine Techo-Bloc paver patios with louvered pergolas, retractable screens, lighting, fans, and heaters to create outdoor rooms that function across most of the year.
The Patio Foundation
A covered patio starts with the floor. Techo-Bloc pavers are engineered for the freeze-thaw cycles of the Chicago suburbs — durable, beautiful, and backed by a lifetime transferable warranty.
Authorized Techo-Bloc installer. Lifetime transferable warranty. Freeze-thaw engineered, de-icing salt resistant. 48 collections to choose from.
Patio size, shape, border patterns, and color combinations are planned around the home, cover structure, and furniture zones.
Proper drainage, slope, and grade planning ensures water moves away from the home and the covered space stays dry.
The Cover Above
A louvered pergola sits above the patio and lets you control sun, shade, rain protection, and ventilation with motorized louvers that open and close. Better than a fixed roof, better than a shade sail, better than a standard pergola.
When combined with Fenetex retractable screens, lighting, fans, and heaters, the patio below becomes a true outdoor room — comfortable in spring, summer, and fall.
Project Inspiration
A covered patio can be as simple as pavers under a pergola, or as complete as a fully enclosed outdoor room with lighting, heating, and screens.
What Goes Into a Covered Patio
A covered patio is a system of decisions — floor, structure, screens, lighting, heating — that all work together to create a more functional outdoor space.
Lifetime warranty, 48 collections, freeze-thaw engineered. The right foundation for any covered outdoor space.
Motorized louvers that open for sun, close for shade or rain. Full weather protection without a permanent fixed roof.
Motorized screens that drop to close the space for bug protection, wind control, and privacy — then retract out of sight.
Pergola-integrated lighting, step lights, wall lights, and string lighting for evening use and atmosphere.
Ceiling-mounted fans for summer comfort and overhead heaters for shoulder-season use extend the outdoor season significantly.
Covered patios pair naturally with decks — creating a layered outdoor environment with distinct zones for different uses.
Enclose It With Screens
Fenetex One-Track motorized retractable screens drop from the pergola beam to close off the space — keeping bugs out, wind controlled, and the view intact. When not in use, they retract completely out of sight.
Rated to 75mph wind, USA-made, with a lifetime retention warranty. We are an authorized Fenetex installer serving the Chicago suburbs.
Our Process
The patio, cover, screens, lighting, and features all connect — so we plan them together before anything is built.
We discuss your goals, backyard layout, how you want to use the space, and your budget direction. No cost.
We visit your property, review the yard, grade, access, sun angles, and help define the right patio and cover system.
We design the patio layout, pergola structure, screen placement, lighting, and features. $1,500 applied toward your build.
We install the patio, structure, screens, and features with clean workmanship and full project coordination.
Common Questions
A covered patio uses a louvered pergola above to provide shade and rain protection, with optional retractable screens on the sides. A screened enclosure has fixed screens on all sides. We recommend the louvered pergola + Fenetex screen combination because it's flexible — you control when the screens are open or closed.
Yes. Louvered pergolas are built for year-round outdoor use including snow loads, wind, and rain. The louvers close fully to shed rain and can be motorized to respond to weather automatically.
It depends on the structure and municipality. Many covered patio projects do require permits — particularly for larger pergola structures. We pull and manage all permits as part of the project.
Yes. Covered patios pair naturally with existing or new decks, creating a layered outdoor environment with distinct zones at different levels. We plan the connection, transitions, and overall flow as part of the design.
Start with a free discovery call. From there, our outdoor living specialist visits your property for an in-person consultation ($150). If you'd like to move forward, 3D Design & Planning is $3,000 — with $1,500 applied toward your build.
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The best covered patio projects combine pavers, pergolas, screens, decks, and outdoor features into a complete outdoor environment.
Start the Conversation
Tell us about your backyard, how you want to use the space, and what combination of patio, cover, and features makes sense. We'll help guide the next step.
Ace of Decks designs and builds covered patios, louvered pergola systems, Techo-Bloc paver patios, Fenetex retractable screen enclosures, outdoor kitchens, lighting systems, and complete outdoor living environments throughout Aurora, Naperville, Plainfield, St. Charles, Geneva, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, Oswego, Yorkville, and the surrounding Chicago suburbs.
