Pergolas and Patio Covers
We build wood pergolas and solid roof patio covers, freestanding or attached to the house. Posts land on poured footings and masonry column bases, and the frame is cut on site.
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Aguilar and Sons Construction is a deck builder in Salinas, and we build redwood decks across the Monterey Bay area. A deck starts under the ground. We dig and pour the footings, set the posts on metal bases, then size the beams and joists.
Most decks we build come with the rest of the space attached. That usually means steps down to a concrete patio, built-in benches and planters, and railings in wood or custom iron. We build all of it under one contract as a licensed general building contractor. Call or text (831) 262-9943 for a free estimate.
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Footings are dug and poured below the surface. The posts sit on metal bases that keep the end grain off the concrete. Beams and joists get sized for the span and the load, and blocking keeps the frame from twisting.
Decking goes down over that frame with a gap between boards so water drains through. Steps and landings get framed to even risers, which matters at night. Benches and planter boxes are framed into the deck instead of set on top, so they do not rock.
We build railings in wood to match the deck, or in custom iron with thin uprights that keep the view. On a sloped yard, a raised deck can do the work a retaining wall would otherwise do.
Summers here run cool and foggy more often than hot, and the rain comes in winter. Freezing is rare here, so a deck is not fighting freeze and thaw. It is fighting moisture that sits in the shade and salt air that works on hardware.
Caltrans counts structures within 1,000 feet of the ocean as a marine atmosphere exposure and tightens what it specifies there. That is a bridge specification rather than a deck rule, but the salt is the same. Near the water we specify corrosion resistant hardware and coated iron for the connections.
A deck usually meets a patio at the bottom of the steps, and it often carries a wood pergola. We plan the footings for that cover while the deck frame is open. Adding posts later means cutting into finished work.
Most decks need a building permit, because the state exemption is narrow. We line up the permit paperwork with you and meet the inspector when the deck is framed. On a project that pulls in other trades, we run the job as your general contractor on one contract.
Parts of Carmel Valley, the Del Monte Forest and the hills above Aptos sit in mapped fire hazard severity zones. The state updated those maps in 2025. So the first step is looking the address up on the state viewer.
California is also finalizing a Zone 0 rule for the first five feet around a home in fire-prone areas. The state law behind it counts an attached deck as part of the structure. It is still moving through the state approval process, so nothing there is final. In a mapped fire hazard zone we build to that draft standard now.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Salinas and the Monterey Bay area.
(831) 262-9943From the first call or text to the final walkthrough, here is how it goes.
Call or text (831) 262-9943, or send the form. Tell us what you want built and where it goes.
We come out, measure the area and look at grades, drainage and access. The visit and the estimate are free.
You get the scope, the materials and the price in writing. If the job needs a permit or an engineer, we say so up front and build that into the plan.
Excavation and base first, then forming, steel and the pour. Masonry, carpentry and iron work follow in the order the build needs.
We go over the finished work with you on site. You get plain instructions for sealing, joint sand and keeping iron and wood coated.
Common questions about decks across Salinas and the Monterey Bay area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We build wood pergolas and solid roof patio covers, freestanding or attached to the house. Posts land on poured footings and masonry column bases, and the frame is cut on site.
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We build redwood fences, iron fences and custom iron gates, including driveway gates that are manual or automated. We also set masonry gate columns and weld custom iron railings for decks and steps.
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Aguilar and Sons Construction holds a CSLB B General Building license, #787101, first issued in 2000. We run remodels, additions and multi-trade projects under one contract, from the permit through the final inspection.
Learn MoreCSLB license #787101, classification B General Building, current and active. That license has been held since 2000, more than 25 years as a licensed California contractor.
The license carries a contractor's bond, and workers' compensation insurance is on file with the CSLB. You can look up license #787101 at cslb.ca.gov.
Concrete, masonry, carpentry and iron work run under one contract and one schedule. One company answers for the whole outdoor project.
Estimates are free and we do them at the property. We work from Salinas across the Monterey Bay area, within about 45 minutes.
Call or text (831) 262-9943, or send the form with a few details about the project. Photos of the area help, and we will set a time to come out and measure.
Tell us about the job. We will get right back to you.
