Patio enclosures in South Gate CA - a screened or glass room you'll actually use
Tired of a patio that's too buggy, dusty or bare to sit on? We close it in with screens or glass so it gets used.
What goes into enclosing a patio, and what sets the price?
A patio enclosure in South Gate, CA closes in the slab or deck you already have with screens, plastic panels or glass, so the patio becomes a sunroom you can sit in. Screening in a covered patio goes quickly, and a full glass room takes a good deal longer.
Most people who call South Gate Sunrooms & Patios have a slab, deck or old porch out back they're tired of looking at, and we hear from them in South Gate and the cities around it. The price and the schedule turn mostly on screens versus glass, whether there's already a roof and a solid base to work from, and how many walls get windows. If there's no roof yet, the job may start with patio cover installation. A room nobody sits in because it's too hot or it leaks is just an expensive porch, so we start from how you'll use it, and your written estimate spells out what's in the price and what isn't.
How we build a patio enclosure
Screens or glass is the big choice, and it comes down to how long you want the room to last and how much you want to spend. I start by checking the slab or deck the enclosure will sit on and the roof over it, and if your patio already has a roof and a solid base, I'll tell you how much of it we can reuse, because every part we keep is one we don't have to price in. From there our crew frames the walls to the existing structure, sets the screen or glass panels, seals where the enclosure meets the house so rain stays outside, and cleans up before I come back to check the work.
If you'd rather have a room shaped to your house than a standard enclosure, that's our custom sunrooms work. When the patio can't carry a room and it makes more sense to start fresh with a new base and frame, we handle full sunroom construction too.
Patio enclosure permits and conditions in South Gate
In South Gate, Building & Safety handles permits, and the city says they're typically required for any home improvement or construction project, so we plan on one for an enclosure. Some projects need the Planning Division to approve architectural plans before they go to Building & Safety, and those come with fees, while projects valued over $50,000.00 or new construction over 800 sq ft also go through Public Works review. We take care of those steps with the city, and I'll tell you at the estimate if plans or reviews have to come first, since that's usually what moves a start date.
Around here we mostly enclose older concrete slabs and add-on patio covers, and we see the same setups on jobs in Lynwood and Huntington Park. Some nearby addresses fall under their own city's building office and some are county areas, so we find out which office handles yours before anything gets filed.
How a patio enclosure gets built
Call or send the form
Call (213) 376-0861 or use the form and tell us what's out back now. I set a time to come look at it myself.
Look at your base together
I check the slab or deck, the roof if there is one and the wall the enclosure ties into, and ask how you plan to use the room. That tells me how much we can reuse and whether screens or glass makes sense.
Get a written estimate
You get the price on paper, with what's in it and what isn't. That way you can hold it up next to anyone else's line by line.
Permits, building, then a walkthrough
We take care of the permit steps, and since the city's public counter takes walk-ins Monday to Thursday and City Hall is closed Fridays, we plan filing around that. Our crew builds the room, and I walk it with you before we call it done.
Get a written estimate for your patio enclosure
We reply within one business day. The estimate is free, done in person at your house and comes with no obligation. After you send the form, I'll set a time to come look at your slab or deck and talk through screens or glass.
Questions before you book a patio enclosure
How much does a patio enclosure cost in South Gate, and what changes the price?
Building a sunroom or patio enclosure in Los Angeles usually costs about $12,000 to $24,000 per project, which is the going rate in the area and not our quote. Adding screens to a covered patio you already have costs far less per square foot than building a new enclosure, and walls with windows cost the most. Your estimate gives you the number for your own patio.
How do I get a permit for a patio enclosure in South Gate?
Most homeowners let the contractor handle it, and we take care of the permit steps as part of the job. The city asks a contractor applying for a permit for a state license card, ID and a copy of workers' comp, so ask anyone you're hiring who will apply. If you pull it yourself as an owner-builder, you'll need ID showing you live at the property, it can have 2 units or less, and if a company or LLC owns it, a licensed contractor is required.
How long does a screened or glass patio enclosure last?
A screened patio usually goes 5 to 10 years before the screens need replacing, while a glass enclosure can last up to 50 years, by a national cost guide's figures. How long either one holds up depends on the materials and how well it's installed. If you plan to stay in the house a long time, glass is the longer-term choice.
How long does it take to build a patio enclosure?
Screening in a patio that already has a roof takes 1 to 3 days, while a full glass enclosure takes 2 to 4 weeks or longer, according to that same national guide. A four-season room built to sunroom quality can take 2 months or more, especially when it's attached to the house. The kind of base, the materials and the design decide where yours lands.
Can an awning contractor build my patio enclosure in California?
Not under the awning license. California's Contractors State License Board lists awnings and patio covers under its awning contractor license, and patio enclosures aren't included in it. If you're hiring for an enclosure, ask what license the contractor holds for that work.
Is a patio enclosure considered living space?
No, it isn't. The sunroom industry's specification classes both screened rooms and plastic or glass rooms as non-habitable spaces that aren't heated or cooled, so you're adding a sunroom, not a new bedroom or family room. If you're after something different, we'll sort that out at the estimate.
Why South Gate homeowners call South Gate Sunrooms & Patios for patio enclosures
The owner looks at every job
I come out to every estimate myself, and our own crew does the building while I check on the work as it goes up. The person who looked at your slab is the one keeping an eye on the build.
Building patio rooms since 2017
We've been doing sunrooms and patio rooms since 2017, 9 years now. That's long enough to know which rooms get used and which ones turn into storage.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured. If something goes wrong on your property during the build, you're not the one left holding it.
Tie-in checked before pricing
South Gate requires approval from AQMD, the regional air quality office, when work disturbs a bearing wall or roof structure, so I look at how the enclosure ties into your house before I price it. If that step applies, you hear about it at the estimate and not halfway through.
What matters most is a room you'll sit in, so we'll point you toward screens or glass based on how you plan to use it. Get in touch to set up a visit.
Other work that comes up with patio enclosures
Custom sunrooms
Worth a look when the space out back is an odd shape or you want the room to match the lines of your house.
Sunroom construction
The right call when your old slab or cover can't carry a room and building new from the ground up costs less in the long run.
Book a look at your patio
Have your patio size, whether it already has a roof or slab, and your pick of screens or glass handy when you call (213) 376-0861, and the visit goes quicker.
