Covered Porch Builder in Louisville & Surrounding KY

Covered Porch Builder from E & J General Contracting — a family-owned crew working across Louisville, Bullitt County, and central Kentucky.

About Our Covered Porches Work

Roofed back porches, screen porches, and three-season rooms. Tied into your house's roofline like it was always there.

A covered porch turns a deck or patio into year-round living space. We build roofed porches that tie cleanly into your existing roof — proper flashing, matched shingles, tongue-and-groove ceilings, and beam work that looks intentional, not bolted on. Screen porches and three-season rooms too.

Who This Is For

  • Homeowners who want a covered outdoor space they can use in the rain
  • Folks adding a screened porch for bug-free evenings
  • Property owners building a three-season room with windows and ceiling fans
  • Anyone replacing a sagging or leaking older porch roof

What's Included

  • Engineered or code-compliant roof framing
  • Tie-in to existing roofline with proper step flashing and ice/water shield
  • Matched architectural shingles (or metal roof if specified)
  • Tongue-and-groove or beadboard ceiling — stained or painted
  • Recessed lighting and fan box rough-in
  • Screen panels with kick rails (for screen porches)
  • Permit, structural sign-off, and final inspection

Our Process

  • Design & engineering

    Walk the site, measure roof pitch, talk style and ceiling material. Engineer the load path if the span is non-standard.

  • Footings & frame

    Pour pier or pad footings, set posts, frame the roof structure, sheathe and dry-in.

  • Roof tie-in

    Cut into existing roof, install step flashing and ice/water shield, shingle to match.

  • Finish

    Install ceiling, trim columns, run electrical for fans/lights, screen if specified, walk the final inspection.

Equipment We Run

  • Framing & roofing crew
  • Engineered beam hardware
  • Roofing tear-off & flashing tools
  • Ceiling lifts for T&G install

Pricing

A 12x16 covered porch with shingled roof, T&G ceiling, and ceiling fan rough-in typically runs $22,000–$35,000. Screen porches add $3,000–$6,000. Three-season rooms with windows run $40,000+. Existing porch roof replacement runs $8,000–$15,000.

Covered Porches FAQs

  • Will a new porch roof look like it was always part of the house?

    When we build it, yes. We match your roof pitch where possible, use the same shingle line, and tie flashing in correctly. The dead giveaway on bad add-ons is a flat-roof porch tacked onto a steep roof — we avoid that.

  • Can you screen in my existing porch?

    Yes — screening an existing covered porch is much cheaper than building from scratch. Typical screen-in runs $3,500–$7,500 with kick rails and a screen door.

  • Three-season vs four-season room?

    Three-season uses single-pane windows and isn't insulated — it's cheaper and great for spring through fall. Four-season is essentially an addition with HVAC and insulation, and costs roughly twice as much. We do both.

  • Do I need an architect or engineer?

    For most porches under 250 sq ft attached to a single-story home, no — we work from approved standard details. Larger spans or two-story tie-ins usually need an engineer's stamp, which we coordinate.

Where We Do Covered Porches Work

Covered Porches crews run across Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Hardin, and Meade counties. Pick your city for local soil, permit, and pricing notes.

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