Porch Construction in Crestline, CA
Covered Porches Built for Snow

Porch construction in Crestline is about more than looks. You want a dry spot by the door when it snows, a place to sit out of the sun, and a roof that will not sag after one big storm. Maybe your old porch roof is already leaning. You are in the right place. We build covered porches and porch roofs for mountain homes, and a porch roof that is sagging should be dealt with before the next heavy snow.

When You Need Porch Construction

People add a covered porch to keep snow and rain off the entry, to make a shaded place to sit, or to finish the front of the house. A porch roof can also protect a deck or stairs that get icy.

If you already have a porch, watch for a roof line that sags, cracked or leaning posts, rot at the post bases and a roof pulling away from the house. Those are signs the framing is overloaded or failing.

In the mountains, porch roofs are one of the first things to come down in a heavy winter. Building them for the snow load from the start matters.

Our Porch Construction Process

We look at the entry or the spot you have in mind, and talk about size, roof shape and how it ties into the house. If the porch needs permits or an engineer, we handle the permits and bring in an outside engineer who knows mountain building.

Then we build: footings, posts, beams and roof framing sized for snow, tied into the house the right way, then the roof, floor and trim. On the custom home in Running Springs, that meant a covered porch with a stone floor. We have also rebuilt porch roofs that heavy snow brought down.

Timing depends on the size of the porch, permits and the weather. We will tell you with the estimate.

Rebuilt covered porch roof and posts, Running Springs

Porch Construction Cost in Crestline

Porch cost depends on the size, the roof style and how it ties into the house, the floor material, the posts and railings you choose and the slope of the ground.

Estimates are free. After we look at the job, you get an estimate for the scope we agreed on before anything is scheduled, so you know what the work covers before it starts.

Why Choose Us

We have rebuilt porch roofs after the snow brought them down, so we know where they fail. We build new ones to carry the next winter.

Blakeman Construction is a licensed, bonded and insured general contractor, CSLB License #907175 (B), working in the San Bernardino Mountains since 2007. Estimates are free, we handle the permits, and you can call anytime.