Patio Covers in Big Lake, TX
Big Lake sits on semiarid West Texas plains on the divide between the Rio Grande and Colorado river basins, with a dry playa two miles south, about 70 road miles west of San Angelo on US-67.
Outdoor kitchen · illustrativeThe city issues building permits
The purest oil town on this list. Santa Rita No. 1 blew in on 28 May 1923 and the Big Lake field became the first major field in the Permian Basin. Housing came in layers: 1920s boom cottages, a second wave from the Spraberry Trend in 1951, and 1970s and 1980s construction.
The highest town on this list at 2,690 feet, and the most exposed. Wind loading on a free-standing cover is a live question here.
Big Lake requires building permits for residential as well as commercial and industrial work, issued by a named Chief Building Official on (325) 884-2511. Applications are accepted Monday to Thursday only, in the morning and afternoon, with no Friday intake.
Services available in Big Lake
Planning ranges, installed. Ground conditions here move them more than the drive does.
Patio Covers
An attached cover is the most common thing we build and the one most often undersized. The span, the wall it lands on.
$22 to $48 per sq ft →02Covered Patios
A covered patio is framed and roofed like part of the house rather than bolted onto it. It costs more than a metal.
$38 to $70 per sq ft →03Carports & RV Covers
In a town that averages two days a year of hail over an inch, a carport is not a luxury item. It is the cheapest square.
$16 to $34 per sq ft →04Pergolas
A pergola is the honest option when you want to break the sun without closing the sky. It will not keep you dry, and.
$28 to $60 per sq ft →05Outdoor Kitchens
An outdoor kitchen is priced by the counter run, and it is made expensive or cheap by decisions taken before any.
$180 to $650 per linear ft of counter run →06Concrete Patios
Concrete is the cheapest square footage on this site and the least forgiving. On the clay under San Angelo, what you.
$9 to $18 per sq ft →07Patio Enclosures & Screen Rooms
An enclosure is where an outdoor project quietly turns into an addition, and the point at which that happens has.
$55 to $110 per sq ft →08Decks
Most of San Angelo is flat enough that a deck is a choice rather than a necessity. Where the ground falls away, it is.
$28 to $60 per sq ft →Things people ask before they start
Do I need a permit for a patio cover in Big Lake?
Big Lake requires building permits for residential as well as commercial and industrial work, issued by a named Chief Building Official on (325) 884-2511. Applications are accepted Monday to Thursday only, in the morning and afternoon, with no Friday intake.
How far is Big Lake from San Angelo?
It is about 70 road miles west of San Angelo on US-67. That affects scheduling more than it affects price, and where it affects price we say so up front.
What does a patio cover cost in Big Lake?
The same planning ranges apply as in San Angelo: roughly $22 to $48 per square foot installed for an attached cover, and $38 to $70 for a framed and shingled covered patio. Ground conditions move it more than distance does.
Is the ground different from San Angelo?
Often. The highest town on this list at 2,690 feet, and the most exposed. Wind loading on a free-standing cover is a live question here. The footing design follows what is actually there rather than a standard detail.
Do you actually work out here?
Yes. Big Lake is one of 22 communities we cover across the Concho Valley, and the permit path here is genuinely different from the one in San Angelo.
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Building in Big Lake?
Send the address and what you are picturing. We come back with a range and the permit answer that actually applies out here.