Windows, Siding & Patio Covers in Coppell, TX

Which parts of a Coppell yard are worth keeping?

Coppell changed from a farming village into a suburb in the 1980s and 1990s, and nearly all of its residential land was built out by 2000. So the yards here are established, with grown trees, a fence line and an original patio that is often too small. Nearly every project is a retrofit, and the first job is deciding what stays. A good tree and a sound fence earn their place. A cracked or settled slab may not. Then a patio cover is sized to the yard that exists.

Do Coppell’s older windows come before the patio?

Houses from those decades have had a long time to wear. Check window seals for fog between the panes, frames for soft spots and sills for stains from slow leaks. If the glass is tired, replacement windows usually come first, so that trim and colors can be matched with the patio structure in one pass instead of in pieces. A tired window is also an easy place for drafts to enter, which makes a covered, comfortable patio less useful on a cold day.

Should a Coppell slab wait for a flood map check?

Grapevine Creek, Denton Creek and Cottonwood Branch flow through the city, near the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. With that much water around, check the flood maps early, before a patio slab is placed. The ground is blackland clay, which swells when wet and shrinks when dry. That makes the slab edge, and the way water leaves the yard, as important as the roof above it. Water that cannot leave the yard ends up at the footings.