Highlands Ranch, CO · Family-owned
Owner-built by Jon & Janessa LangA solid roof over your patio — for Hail Alley hail, the strong sun, and heavy snow. Great on the walkout lots that back the Backcountry Wilderness. Made for Highlands Ranch and ready for the HRCA rules. Built by Jon & Janessa Lang.
Built for the Ranch
We build covered patios all over Highlands Ranch — from the walkout lots in Southridge that back the Backcountry Wilderness to the gated streets of BackCountry. A patio cover is a solid roof over your space. It does three jobs at once: it keeps the hail off, throws shade in the strong summer sun, and sheds the snow.
That's a big deal here. Highlands Ranch sits right in Hail Alley, so an open patio takes a beating storm after storm. A covered patio means your furniture stays dry, your grill stays usable, and you can sit out while it pours. The HRCA looks at the design and color first, and we get them to say yes before we build.
“Colorado Elite Outdoor Contractors completed an incredible covered deck for us. Jon and Janessa were very professional, open, honest and communicative. They were great to work with.”
Jerry & Rose Williams · Covered deckBuilt for Highlands Ranch
Most patio covers fail here for the same reasons: the clay, the snow, the hail, or a skipped approval. We build for all of it.
Highlands Ranch gets some of the worst hail anywhere on the Front Range. A solid patio cover takes the hail so your furniture, grill, and you stay out of the storm — and the space survives the next big one.
The snow piles up wet and heavy out here. We size and frame the roof to hold the weight and shed the snow, so a big storm doesn't sag or crack a cover built for a milder place.
The clay under Highlands Ranch swells up when it gets wet — enough to push a post out of place. We set the posts down deep to solid ground, so the cover stays level and a wet spring can't lift it.
The HRCA Architectural Review Committee (303-471-8821) checks your cover's design, materials, and color before you build. We fill out the ARC form for you — plus the extra BackCountry form if you're behind the gate — and pull your Douglas County permit (303-660-7497).
“The inspector was impressed by their system and mentioned this deck is built to withstand a hurricane.”
Dominic ValenzuelaWhat we see in Highlands Ranch backyards
After a few hundred Front Range builds, the requests from this town are predictable in the best way. Odds are yours is on this list — and we've already solved it.
The most common call: an open patio that takes a beating every hail season. We build a solid cover so your furniture, grill, and you stay dry and out of the storm — and you stop replacing what the hail wrecks.
On the walkout lots in Southridge that back the Backcountry Wilderness, the patio sits below the main floor with a wide-open view. We build a cover that shades the space without boxing out Pikes Peak and Longs Peak.
An open patio bakes in the strong afternoon sun and nobody uses it. A solid roof throws full shade, so the space goes from too hot to the spot everyone wants to be.
A grill and counter you can use in any weather is a big want here. We tuck the kitchen under a solid cover so the rain and hail don't shut down game day, and tie it into your deck or patio so it all matches.
BackCountry has its own design review on top of the HRCA — a separate form, looked at every two weeks. We've done it before and handle both, so your patio cover doesn't stall in paperwork.
A lot of folks have a deck or patio they love and just want a roof over it. We check the structure, beef it up where it needs it, and add a cover that ties in clean and holds the snow.
Verified Google reviews
Real, verified reviews from real Colorado yards. The same names come up again and again: Jon, Janessa, and a crew that takes pride in the details.
“Colorado Elite Outdoor Contractors completed an incredible covered deck for us. Jon and Janessa were very professional, open, honest and communicative. They were great to work with. We would highly recommend them.”
“The inspector was impressed by their system and mentioned this deck is built to withstand a hurricane.”
“I am extremely impressed with the workmanship. High quality product and materials. Exceptional communication.”
Where we build in Highlands Ranch
From Northridge to the gated streets of BackCountry. A few of the neighborhoods we work in:
Highlands Ranch patio-cover questions
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