Deck-to-sunroom conversion in Baldwin Park CA - a sealed room on a level, square deck
Your deck sits empty because it's too hot, dusty or buggy most of the year. We enclose it as a sealed room you'll actually use.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Can you turn my deck into a sunroom?
Yes, if the deck underneath is level, square and built to code. A deck-to-sunroom conversion in Baldwin Park encloses the deck you already have with walls, a roof and windows, so you gain a room off the house without starting from bare ground.
Most people who call about this like their deck but hardly use it, because the afternoon sun bakes it and the dust and leaves never stop. The price mostly moves with the size of the room, whether you heat and cool it, the glass you pick and whatever the deck needs before it can carry walls, and the schedule turns on that same deck work and on what the city or county asks for at your address. I check all of that on the visit, and the written estimate spells it out so you see your number before anything is ordered. If your outdoor space is a concrete slab instead, patio-to-sunroom conversion is the closer fit.
How do you know your deck is ready to become a room?
A deck too hot to use
The furniture sits out there, but nobody does from noon on because the sun and dust make it miserable. That usually means the space just needs a roof and walls, and every summer you wait is another season of paying for a deck you don't use.
A floor that slopes or bounces
You feel a dip near one post or a little give in the middle when you walk across. That usually points to a settled footing or tired framing, and it's far cheaper to find it now than after a room is framed on top and the doors start to bind.
Gaps where the deck meets the house
You can see daylight or a widening crack along the wall where the deck connects. That edge becomes the seam where your room seals to the house, so if it's moving now, it's where leaks will start later.
Rooms people weigh against this one
All season rooms
For when you want the room as comfortable in August as it is in January.
Enclosed patio rooms
For a ground-level patio on concrete that you'd like closed in instead of a raised deck.
How we build a deck-to-sunroom conversion
First I check that the deck sits level and square, because a room framed on a deck that's out won't close up tight at the corners. Anything the deck needs, like a post reset or new framing, gets written into the estimate so you see it up front instead of hearing about it halfway through. Once the deck is right, our crew frames the walls on it, sets the roof, puts in the windows and the door to the house if you want one, and seals every edge where the room meets the deck and the wall, since that's where water and dust find their way in.
If you're still deciding how much you'll use the room, our page on all season rooms goes into rooms built for every month of the year. And if your space is a patio at ground level rather than a raised deck, enclosed patio rooms are built on the slab instead.
Four-season room
It's fully enclosed, heated and cooled, with all-weather windows, so it suits you if you want to use it like any other room in the house through the summer heat. Settle the insulated windows and the insulation in the walls, floor and roof now, because adding them later can often cost more than doing it during the build.
Three-season room
It isn't heated or cooled and uses uninsulated windows or screens, so it suits you if you mostly want shade and shelter from dust and bugs in the milder months. It keeps the build simpler, but it won't be comfortable on the hottest afternoons.
Get a written estimate for enclosing your deck
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a visit. The estimate is free, done at your home, with no obligation, and a call works too.
Call (626) 869-2042Why homeowners here call us to enclose their decks
I measure every deck myself
I come out to look at the job and measure it myself, and our own crew does the build. Nothing gets lost between what I saw at your house and what goes up on the deck.
In business since 2017
We've been building sunrooms and patio rooms since 2017 from our base in Baldwin Park. A lot of the decks we see around here are older wood decks off the back of the house, and we know to check how they've held up before planning anything on them.
Licensed and insured, start to finish
We're licensed and insured. A crew working on your house should be covered if something goes wrong, so ask any contractor you're considering for both.
On a deck job, the deck decides the room, so the first step is getting it looked at. Set up a visit or call (626) 869-2042.
What happens when you call about enclosing your deck in Baldwin Park?
Call or send the form
You reach us by phone at (626) 869-2042 or through the form, and we set a time for me to come out. Have a rough idea of the deck's size and whether you want the room heated and cooled.
I measure and check the deck
I look at the spot, measure it and check the deck underneath for level and square. I also look at where the room sits on your lot, because Baldwin Park's zoning code keeps a home's open space areas free of structures other than things like pools and spas.
You get a written estimate
We talk through the room type, the glass and whether it opens to the house, and then you get it all in writing. Any deck repairs are listed on their own line, so you know what part of the price is the deck and what part is the room.
Permits, then our crew builds
Once you're ready, we check whether your address goes through the city or Los Angeles County and take care of the permit paperwork when the job calls for one. The city's Building and Safety office is open Monday through Thursday and closed Friday, so we plan the paperwork around those days before our crew starts.
Common questions
What does a sunroom cost per square foot in Baldwin Park?
A sunroom in the Los Angeles area usually runs about $115 to $200 per square foot. Smaller rooms and rooms built on an existing foundation or slab tend toward the lower end, while larger rooms that need a new foundation plus heating and air conditioning sit near the top. That's the area's going rate, not our price, and your written estimate gives the figure for your deck.
How do I know if my deck can hold a sunroom?
Check whether it's level, square and built to code, because one sunroom maker's installer guide says the room has to sit on a deck like that. The same guide says a deck and footings built to carry ordinary room framing will do, since sunroom parts are lighter. I check level and square on the visit, and anything the deck needs shows up in your estimate.
How do I plan a heated and cooled sunroom on my deck in California?
Plan it as an addition, because California Energy Commission guidance counts a heated or cooled sunroom as one. Heating or cooling the room adds conditioned floor area to your house, so decide on it before the plans are drawn rather than after the room is built.
How much can a contractor ask for up front in California?
No more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less, according to the state contractor board. The board also says every other payment has to be spelled out in the contract and tied to work already done or materials already delivered to your home.
Can a remodeling contractor make structural changes when enclosing a deck?
No. The state contractor license board says a residential remodeling contractor can't contract for structural changes to load-bearing parts of a house, such as footings, foundations, load-bearing walls and roof structures. If enclosing your deck means changing any of those, ask the contractor which license they hold before you sign.
Who issues permits for a sunroom in Baldwin Park?
Within the city, the Building and Safety Division issues building permits, checks plans and inspects the work against the permits it issues. Ask there about your project before anything is built, and if you hire us, we handle that check and the paperwork for you.
Get your deck measured for a sunroom
Call (626) 869-2042 or send the form with your deck's size, how it's holding up and whether you want the room heated and cooled, and I'll come out ready to check it, wherever you are in Baldwin Park or the cities around it.