Covered patios and pergolas in The Vineyard
The Vineyard's homes were built from 1997 to 2007, so the original cedar decks, covers and fences are reaching replacement age together.
What we build in The Vineyard
Covered Patios
Match-the-house roofs for year-round shade.
Pergolas
Cedar, aluminum, louvered and bioclimatic.
Removal & Haul-Away
Decks, pergolas, sheds, fences, hot tubs, haul-away.
Fencing
Cedar privacy, horizontal board, and wrought iron.
Starting price
16x30 basic wood deck with handrails
from$4,000
- 16 ft by 30 ft (480 sq ft)
- Basic wood, handrails
- Labor and materials
A 16x30 basic wood deck with handrails in The Vineyard, San Antonio starts at $4,000, labor and materials included. Covered patio, pergola or a bigger deck in The Vineyard? You get a fixed price in writing within 3 to 5 business days.
Price my projectBuilding in The Vineyard
Gated community north of Loop 1604 between Blanco Road and Huebner Road
- ZIP and place78258
- Just north of Loop 1604 and west of Blanco Road, with gates on Huebner Road and Blanco Road, about two miles west of Sonterra. The plats are Vineyard Units 5 through 11 and the Enclave at Vineyard, marketed as Napa Forest, Sienna Woods, the Enclave, the Province, Tuscany Hills and the Renaissance, with the clubhouse, pool and sports court at Via Torre. Nearly every home dates from 1997 to 2007. North East ISD: Vineyard Ranch Elementary and Reagan High. Not to be confused with Vineyard Estates at the Dominion or the Vineyard shopping center at Blanco and 1604.
- Permit deskCity of San Antonio Development Services
- Inside city limits, Council District 9, zoned R-6 PUD, so the standard city rules apply through BuildSA: under Information Bulletin 151 a deck needs a permit over 300 square feet or 30 inches above grade, or when attached to the house or serving an exit door; a patio cover needs one over 300 square feet or when attached; carports always; and electrical work takes its own permit. Under Information Bulletin 223 a new fence needs a permit, repair or replacement of under a quarter of the run does not, and no demolition permit is needed to take down a deck, fence or shade structure.
- HOA reviewVineyard Homeowners Association
- Gated, with the Vineyard Homeowners Association at the Via Torre clubhouse. Its architectural process and manager are not published, so the submission is built from the declaration recorded for the lot, and whether the Enclave sections carry their own sub-association is confirmed for the address.
- Ground
- Edwards Aquifer recharge zone on every street, draining to Salado Creek, over Edwards limestone with thin stony soil, so posts and piers are rock-drilled and a large new slab is checked against the city's recharge-zone impervious-cover rules while a pergola over the existing patio adds nothing. The lots are mature and wooded, so pruning to clear a cover is scheduled outside February through June with every cut painted.
- Lots and homes
- Median lot about 0.22 acre, some cul-de-sac lots 40 to 50 feet wide and most 60 feet or more, with semi-custom stone-and-stucco homes of about 3,000 square feet by Connell Barron, Japhet, David Weekley and Prestige. At 20 to 28 years old, the original cedar decks, patio covers and fences are the usual finds: gray checked rafters, rot at the post bases and a ledger pulling from the stone.
Same six steps in The Vineyard
- Step 1: Consult
- Step 2: Design and scope
- Step 3: Materials
- Step 4: Permits and HOA
- Step 5: Build
- Step 6: Walk-through
What The Vineyard homeowners ask first
Do I need a permit to replace a deck or patio cover in The Vineyard?
Typically yes for the new one and no for the takedown. The Vineyard is inside San Antonio city limits, so a deck over 300 square feet or 30 inches, any deck attached to the house, and any attached patio cover take a Development Services permit under Information Bulletin 151, while Information Bulletin 106 needs no demolition permit to remove the old deck, fence or shade structure. Klema Builders takes the old structure down in one to three business days, submits the replacement to the Vineyard Homeowners Association, and files the city permit.
Does the Vineyard HOA have to approve a pergola or a new fence?
Yes. The Vineyard is gated and its homeowners association reviews exterior changes under the declaration recorded for your lot, which Klema Builders reads before drawing. The submission carries the site plan, materials, stain color and any lighting, and the city fence permit under Information Bulletin 223 follows the association's approval.
How much does a deck, pergola or covered patio cost in The Vineyard?
A 16x30 basic wood deck with handrails in The Vineyard starts at $4,000, labor and materials included. Covered patios, pergolas, composite and multi-level decks are quoted fixed-price, line by line, after a free in-home consult. The written quote arrives within 3 to 5 business days.
What does it cost to take down an old pergola or deck in The Vineyard?
A 12x12 pergola removal in The Vineyard starts at $3,750, haul-away and yard grading included. Decks, patio covers, fences, sheds, hot tubs and playsets are taken down in 1 to 3 business days, hauled off and the ground graded or raked. Concrete footings and any siding or stucco repair at the ledger are handled separately. Already tore it down yourself? We haul off the pile.
Why is my twenty-five-year-old deck out of level?
The Vineyard sits on shallow stony soil over Edwards limestone on the recharge zone. Posts that were set shallow in the late 1990s move with the clay, and ledger bolts corrode in the stone. The fix is rarely a repair; the replacement gets piers drilled to rock, a flashed ledger and stainless or coated hardware, and is designed to the same footprint so it adds no impervious cover.
Do you handle the permit and the design review in The Vineyard?
Yes. In The Vineyard that means the homeowners association submission for the new structure, and the City of San Antonio permit for anything attached, covered, over 30 inches, or wired for lights, plus the fence permit for a new fence. We prepare the drawings, the site plan and the material list, file the application, and handle the back-and-forth; the permit and the review are line items in the quote. Every project starts with a free in-home consult and a fixed-price quote line by line within 3 to 5 business days, and we build across San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and the I-35 corridor to Austin.
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How long does a project take in The Vineyard?
A cedar pergola is built in 1 to 2 weeks on site once materials and approvals are in hand. A composite or cedar deck takes 3 to 6 weeks from signed contract to walk-through once the permit clears, and a multi-level or pool deck 6 to 10 weeks. A takedown alone is 1 to 3 business days. A replacement adds association review, typically 2 to 4 weeks, and city permit review of 1 to 3 weeks for anything attached or covered. The schedule is committed in writing in the contract.
Built for The Vineyard lots, reviewed the first time.
Free in-home consult in The Vineyard, then a written fixed-price quote in 3 to 5 business days.