PE-sealed covered patio drawings for Tampa, Brandon, Riverview, Plant City and Valrico — wind-uplift calculations sized for Hillsborough County's 150 mph near Tampa Bay (about 140 mph inland) design wind speed, ready for Hillsborough County (with the City of Tampa reviewing separately). Same-day quote, most packages complete in 5–7 business days.
Almost every covered patio in Hillsborough County needs a building permit — and that permit needs PE-stamped structural drawings. We prepare the sealed package, calculated for your address's wind speed, and support it through plan review.
In Hillsborough County, yes — in almost all cases. A covered patio is a permanent roofed structure, and Florida treats it as an accessory addition: it needs a building permit, sealed engineering drawings, and inspections. A covered patio has a solid roof, which catches far more wind uplift than an open frame. That makes the engineering — and the connection back to your house — the part Hillsborough County looks at hardest. Confirm specifics with Hillsborough County (with the City of Tampa reviewing separately) before you build.
This number governs the whole design. Because a covered patio has a solid roof, it develops real wind uplift — the roof wants to lift off in a storm. The beams, posts, footings and the connection to your house all have to be engineered to resist the pressures at 150 mph near Tampa Bay (about 140 mph inland). That's what the sealed calculations demonstrate, and it's why generic plans will not clear review in Hillsborough County.
We prepare covered patio permit packages across Hillsborough County, including Tampa, Brandon, Riverview, Plant City and Valrico. Wherever your lot is, the drawings are sealed for your address's exact wind exposure.
Franca Engineering prepares covered patio permit packages from $1,200 — full PE-stamped drawings, wind-uplift calculations for Hillsborough County, and response to plan-review comments (re-sealing until approved is included). County permit fees are separate and paid to the building department.
Send your address and patio dimensions — we quote the same day and most packages are ready in 5–7 business days.
Start Your Project →Yes. In Hillsborough County a covered patio is a permitted accessory structure — it needs a building permit and PE-stamped structural drawings. Because it has a roof and usually attaches to the house, Hillsborough County treats it as an addition and reviews the wind uplift and the attachment closely. Verify specifics with Hillsborough County (with the City of Tampa reviewing separately) before you build.
Hillsborough County has an ultimate design wind speed of 150 mph near Tampa Bay (about 140 mph inland) under ASCE 7-22 (Exposure C near the bay, B inland). A solid patio roof develops significant uplift at that speed, so the beams, posts, footings and the house connection must all be engineered for it — exactly what the sealed calculations prove.
Engineering drawings are usually ready in 5–7 business days. Plan review through Hillsborough County (with the City of Tampa reviewing separately) then typically runs one to three weeks, faster when the package is complete and sealed on the first submission.
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