A composite deck with a gable deck cover and vaulted ceiling in tongue and groove with recessed lights. A cozy seating area is arrayed around a custom stucco, wood-burning fireplace. From your Colorado Springs deck builders, Decks by Schmillen.

Deck Covers

 

In Colorado, without a custom deck cover, the sun can cause outdoor living spaces to become uncomfortably hot.  Many of our customer choose to add deck covers over all or a portion of their deck.  This allows them to enjoy the outdoors, even on the hottest days of the year.  DBS can extend your roofline so that the new cover appears to be an original part of the house.

As you can see from the pictures below, a deck cover can also become a significant design element.  By adding some of the following features, customers have created their own unique and inviting outdoor living spaces.

  • Adding ceiling lights, recessed or dropped, will not only provide lighting for evening get-togethers, but also add a lot of personality to your space.
  • Tongue and groove ceilings add a very distinctive look to your new cover.
  • Ceiling fans not only provide lighting in most cases, but on those warm summer days, they help move the air and make it a very comfortable area to enjoy the weather.
  • Drop-down shades will help block the sun, and they also provide privacy.

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Gabled Deck Covers

Gabled patio cover with vaulted tongue and groove ceiling, ceiling fan, and recessed lighting. The cover features a half-wall at one end with a mounted TV, multiple dining tables with chairs for entertaining family and friends. From your Colorado Springs deck builders, Decks by Schmillen.

Gable 1 – This free-standing patio cover was built with a gabled roof and vaulted ceiling in tongue and groove pine.  We also installed electric outlets on the cedar half-wall, and recessed lighting and a ceiling fan.

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An elevated compsite deck with a gabled deck cover featuring an 8-panel vaulted ceiling for a classic design. From Decks by Schmillen, your Colorado Springs deck builders.

Gable 2 – Our clients called us to build a 14′ x 22′ gabled deck cover over their existing composite deck.  The finished cover features a twelve panel vaulted ceiling creating a unique and classic look.

A composite deck in Colorado Springs with a new gable deck cover with vaulted tongue and groove ceiling in Canadian Ice Lager from WoodTone. Built by Decks by Schmille

Gable 3 – This gorgeous gable deck cover was built using WoodTone Canadian Ice Lager for the vaulted tongue and groove ceiling.  The support posts are 10″ x 10″ sawsized Douglas Fir stained in Moonlight Mahogany.

A beautiful composite deck with a gabled deck cover. The cover has a flat, tongue and groove ceiling with recessed lighting. Deck covers in Colorado Springs.

Gable 4 – This gorgeous composite deck is covered by a gabled deck cover with a flat ceiling in tongue and groove.  We also installed glass panes on the north side of the deck to help reduce the wind.

Custom built composite with many extras. Gabled deck cover with vaulted ceiling, custom stucco walls, and a custom designed, stucco, wood-burning fireplace. From your Colorado Springs deck builders, Decks by Schmillen.

Gable 5 – This custom designed deck with gabled deck cover includes many custom features.  The cover is done in tongue and groove pine with recessed lighting and an antler chandelier.  We also added a custom stucco, wood-burning fireplace and stucco walls.

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Custom composite deck with gabled deck cover. The ceiling is vaulted with tongue and groove pine and recessed lighting. Designed and built by Decks by Schmillen in the Black Forest neighborhood of Colorado Springs.

Gable 6 – This custom designed deck features a gabled deck cover with vaulted ceiling in tongue and groove Blue Pine with a transparent stain.

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Gabled deck cover with tongue and groove pine, vaulted ceiling, recessed lighting, and a pull down shade. From Decks by Schmillen in Colorado Springs.

Gable 7 – This gabled deck cover features a vaulted, tongue and groove pine ceiling and recessed lighting.  The homeowner also had two drop-down shades installed for sun protection and privacy.

Gabled deck cover with a tongue and groove pine flat ceiling over a custom deck featuring a stucco gas fireplace. From Decks by Schmillen in Colorado Springs.

Gable 8 – DBS built this gabled deck cover with a tongue and groove flat ceiling that has recessed lighting.  Per the owners’ request, we also added the architectural design element on the front of the gable.

Steel framed, composite deck with a gabled deck cover. The deck cover features a vaulted tongue and groove ceiling with a ceiling fan. From your Colorado Springs deck builders, Decks by Schmillen.

Gable 9 – This gorgeous steel-framed deck includes a gabled deck cover with stucco columns and front.  The ceiling is vaulted with tongue and groove pine and features a ceiling fan.

Composite deck with a gabled deck cover creates an intimate outdoor living area for the homeowners. Deck covers in Colorado Springs.

Gable 10 – A composite deck with gabled deck cover and flat ceiling creates a beautiful, intimate outdoor living space for the homeowners.

Custom built gabled deck cover that has a stucco, vaulted ceiling and recessed lighting. From your Colorado Springs deck builders, Decks by Schmillen.

Gable 11 – We worked with the homeowners to design this custom gabled deck cover with a stucco, vaulted ceiling featuring recessed lighting.  We also installed a large glass wind-break at the end of the deck for the owners.

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Hardwood deck with a gabled deck cover that has tile roofing to match the house. Deck covers in Colorado Springs.

Gable 12 – The homeowners had us build this hardwood deck with a gabled deck cover.  We installed a tongue and groove pine ceiling with recessed lights.  The tile roof matches the house so it looks original to the home.

An elevated composite deck with steel deck framing and gable deck cover. From Decks by Schmillen, your Colorado Springs deck builders.

Gable 13 – This gabled deck cover has a tongue and groove vaulted ceiling in WoodTone Canadian Ice Lager.  The soffit, trim, and gutters are all painted in custom colors to match the house.

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Deck that features a gabled deck cover with a tongue and groove ceiling featuring recessed lighting and a ceiling fan. There is a custom stone, wood-burning fireplace. From your Colorado Springs deck builders, Decks by Schmillen.

Gable 14 – We built this gabled deck cover with a vaulted, tongue and groove pine ceiling and added a ceiling fan and recessed lights.  The deck also features a custom built, stone, wood-burning fireplace.

Gabled deck cover with vaulted tongue and groove ceiling, and a Cedar pergola covering a concrete patio. Built by Decks by Schmillen in Colorado Springs.

Gable 15 – For these homeowners, we built a gabled deck cover with vaulted tongue and groove ceiling in WoodTone Irish Stout. We also built a Cedar pergola stained with a custom match to Sherwin Williams Divine white solid-body stain,

Deck cover with a vaulted ceiling in Blue Stain (or Beetle Kill) pine. It also includes recessed lights, a ceiling fan, and two overhead heaters. From your Colorado Springs deck builder, Decks by Schmillen.

Gable 16 – This gabled deck cover has a vaulted ceiling built with Blue Stain tongue and groove pine.  We also installed recessed lights, a ceiling fan, and two Bromic Tungsten overhead heaters so the owners can use it on colder nights and days.

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An elevated composite deck with a Gabled deck cover featuring a vaulted ceiling in WoodTone material, Canadian Ice Lager color. From your Colorado Springs deck builders, Decks by Schmillen.

Gable 17 – This composite deck features a gabled deck cover with vaulted ceiling.  The ceiling material is from WoodTone and the color is Canadian Ice Lager.

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Shed Roof Deck Covers

A home that has a redwood deck built above the garage. There is also a shed roof style deck cover with a closed ceiling in tongue and groove. Built in Colorado Springs.

Shed 1 – Our clients asked us to build a redwood deck on the front of their house with a shed roof style deck cover.  The ceiling of the deck cover is done in tongue and groove pine.

The ceiling of a closed shed roof style deck cover. Because of the length of the deck cover we installed a divider board to avoid unsightly seams. Built in Colorado Springs by Decks by Schmillen.

Shed 2 – The closed ceiling (from picture Shed 1) was built using tongue and groove pine.  We also installed a single divider board to avoid unsightly butt seams.

A composite deck with half of it covered by a shed roof style deck cover. The cover features a closed, tongue and groove ceiling in white. Built in the Stetson Hills neighborhood of Colorado Springs by Decks by Schmillen.

Shed 3 – We built this beautiful composite deck using Deckorators Vista Silverwood and Driftwood. The owners wanted a section with shade, so we added an 11’x 16′ shed roof deck cover with tongue and groove closed ceiling.  The ceiling is painted in a custom match white and features recessed lighting.

An old redwood deck before demolition

Shed 4 – We replaced this original, builder-grade redwood deck with a composite deck and shed roof-style cover.

A new composite deck with a shed roof style deck cover. From Decks by Schmillen, your Colorado Springs deck builders.

Shed 5 – This gorgeous new deck was built with a shed roof-style deck cover.  The flat ceiling was completed using WoodTone’s Canadian Ice Lager tongue and groove.  We also installed recessed lights, a ceiling fan, and a Bromic Tungsten overhead patio heater.

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Shed roof patio cover with a closed tongue and groove ceiling in Texas Honey Brown. Built by Decks by Schmillen in Ellicott, CO.

Shed 6 – When building their new home, these customers decided they wanted to add a shed roof style cover over their large concrete patio.  We built this 14′ x 35′ cover featuring a tongue and groove in WoodTone Texas Honey Brown.

View from underneath of a shed roof deck cover with a tongue and groove Knotty Pine ceiling. Deck covers in Colorado Springs.

Shed 7 – View from under a shed roof deck cover with a closed ceiling in tongue and groove knotty Pine.

Shed roof deck cover that covers half of a redwood deck. Deck covers in Colorado Springs.

Shed 8 – The owners had us build them a shed roof deck cover with open roof that covers half of their Redwood deck.

Custom composite deck with a closed-ceiling shed roof deck cover, glass wind break, and double sided gas fireplace. From your Colorado Springs deck builders, Decks by Schmillen.

Shed 9 – This custom-designed deck features a closed-ceiling, shed roof deck cover with a tile roof, glass wind break, and a double-sided, gas fireplace.

Heart Redwood deck with an open shed roof style cover. Deck covers in Colorado Springs

Shed 10 – We built this Heart Redwood deck with a shed roof deck cover.  The cover features an open ceiling and was designed to look original to the house

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Open ceiling, shed roof deck cover over an elevated deck. Deck covers in Colorado Springs.

Shed 11 – An open-ceiling, shed roof deck cover that is built over an elevated deck.

Peaked shed roof deck cover with a closed ceiling in tongue and groove knotty pine. Deck covers in Colorado Springs.

Shed 12 – This is the inside view of the peaked shed roof deck cover.  It was built with a closed ceiling in tongue and groove knotty Pine.

Outside view of a peaked shed roof deck cover. Deck covers in Colorado Springs.

Shed 13 – This is the outside view of the peaked shed roof cover featured in the previous picture.