Rooms · Carports, Patio Covers & Additions
Carports, covers, decks and additions built from the footing up
Carports and metal covers, patio covers, decks, room additions and concrete, with footings sized for wind uplift and permits handled by Ariston.
How carports and covers let go
Most failed carports and patio covers did not lose the roof sheet first. They lost the footing. A post set in shallow soil with no thought for uplift behaves like a mast once Gulf wind gets under the cover, and the whole frame can lift and walk. Light brackets and the wrong fasteners finish the job: a connector rated for a downward load gives up under the upward pull of a Valley storm.
Decks and additions fail more slowly. A ledger that was never flashed rots where the deck meets the house, slabs crack where nobody planned joints, and an enclosure tied into an old roofline leaks at the join. Setbacks and permits are the quiet ones: a structure built over a line, or without a permit, becomes the owner's problem at sale time or after a claim.
Concrete deserves a word too. A slab or drive poured without a prepared base and planned control joints will crack along its own line, and a walkway that drains toward the house sends water exactly where it does not belong. Those are decisions made before the pour, not after.
Concrete block wall going up with scaffolding and a crew working at its base
Footings first, then the frame
Ariston builds carports and metal covers, patio covers, decks, room additions and enclosures, and concrete slabs, drives and walkways. It also moves structures and sheds. Every job starts from the footing: sized for wind uplift, then tied up through rated connectors and fasteners rather than whatever was in the truck. Covers and carports can take a wood or steel frame, depending on the span and the look you want.
Setbacks get checked and permits get pulled by Ariston, so the paperwork is not left on your kitchen table. The estimate is free, written and itemized before any work starts. The company is bonded, general-liability insured and licensed as a manufactured housing installer by the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs.
Because the same crew also levels park-model and manufactured homes, a carport, a deck and a shed move beside one can be planned as a single job in La Feria, Weslaco, Edinburg or the next town over.
Walking the structure after a storm
After a named storm, look at the connectors and fasteners first: nothing loose, no lifted sheet edges, posts still plumb. If the carport shelters a park-model home, check the tie-downs on the home at the same time. Wood wants a fresh coat where it meets weather, and concrete wants water directed away from its edges so it does not undercut.
For concrete, keep the joints clean and the drainage clear of the edges. For a deck, keep leaves and standing water out from under the boards, because that is where rot starts.
Anything that looks different from last season is worth a photo. Text it, or call (956) 345-7700, and Ariston will say whether it needs a visit.
Licensed by the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (MHDINS00004804), bonded and insured, free itemized estimate.
Rooms
From the footing to the cover
- 01Footing sized for wind uplift
- 02Rated connectors and fasteners
- 03Frame and cover, wood or steel
- 04Slab, drive or walkway poured
- 05Setbacks checked, permit pulled
“This one can take wind four times stronger. It was very solid and I like that. Its not gonna blow off. I’m very pleased.”
“Then the carport was built with wood and a steel roof and love the results. Pictures were sent to me as they completed the work. I worked with Oscar by phone, text and emails from Michigan to get this done before our return to the valley.”