Windows, Siding & Patio Covers in Denton, TX

Why does drainage come first on sandy Denton ground?

Denton sits on sandier ground than the black clay east of I-35, so it digs more easily. That is good news for footings. The catch is that the sand sits on clay, and clay holds water. Rain can soak through the sand, stop at the clay and collect under a slab. So the drainage design comes first: where water goes, how the grade falls away from the house and where roof runoff lands. Only then is the shape of a patio cover settled. The land is mostly flat, which gives water little help leaving the lot. A slab that looks level can still hold a puddle after every storm.

What should Denton’s 1960s and 1970s neighborhoods check?

Denton is a university town that grew rapidly from 1960 onward, and southeast Denton was its fastest-growing residential area by the 1970s. Yards from those decades are established, with grown trees, a fence line and an original patio that is often too small. Most projects become a retrofit, planned around what is worth keeping. Houses of that age are also due a look at their windows: seals, frames and sills. Doing the glass first means a new patio ties into trim that will stay. It also keeps the old fence and trees from being disturbed twice.