Engineered roof framing tied into existing rafters or set on new posts and footings
A covered outdoor space stretches your living area beyond the walls of your house for year-round relaxation in Wartrace and Middle Tennessee weather.
Covered outdoor spaces cover a wide range of projects, from a simple patio cover installation attached to your back porch to a fully framed outdoor room with lighting, ceiling fans, and a stone fireplace. Our team scopes each project around how your family actually uses the outdoors, whether that’s weekend cookouts, morning coffee, or shade for kids playing in the yard.
Most projects start with a conversation about your existing patio construction or deck construction plans, since a cover often gets built alongside a new patio or deck rather than as a standalone add-on. We handle the structural framing, roofing, and finish work so the cover ties cleanly into your home’s rooflines and exterior materials.
Every covered space we build goes through proper construction permitting with local jurisdictions across Bedford County and neighboring areas, so you never have to worry about compliance issues down the road.
A covered outdoor living space needs to hold up to Tennessee’s mix of humidity, wind, and seasonal temperature swings. We build in the details that keep the structure solid and comfortable for years:
Adding a covered structure to your patio, deck, or backyard changes how often your family actually spends time outside. Here’s what homeowners across Middle Tennessee tell us they gain once the project is finished.
Building a covered structure that lasts starts with matching materials to the climate around Wartrace, Shelbyville, and the rest of our service area. We favor treated lumber and steel post bases for anything set into the ground, since Tennessee’s clay soil and freeze-thaw cycles can shift untreated wood over time.
Roofing on a covered outdoor space usually mirrors the shingles or metal panels already on your house, both for a cleaner look and to simplify future maintenance. When homeowners want a more open-air feel, we frame with exposed beams and tongue-and-groove ceilings that hold up well in humid summer months without trapping moisture.
Our crews also account for how the cover interacts with your home’s existing gutters and drainage. A poorly planned roofline can send water straight toward your foundation, so we grade and flash every tie-in point before the roofing goes on.
Covered outdoor spaces are one part of the home addition work we handle for families across Wartrace and Middle Tennessee. Here are the related additions we build alongside it.
Let’s talk through your yard, your goals, and how a covered patio or deck could change the way your family uses your home. Heath Construction serves Wartrace, TN and communities throughout Middle Tennessee with honest pricing and dependable craftsmanship on every outdoor living project.
A home should reflect who you are.
“For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.”
— Hebrews 3:4