Enclosed patio rooms in Baldwin Park CA - a room that's square and sealed at the edges
Your patio sits empty half the year because of heat, dust or bugs. We turn it into a sealed room that fits your house.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
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What does it take to enclose a patio in Baldwin Park?
An enclosed patio room in Baldwin Park is a sunroom built over the patio slab you already have, so the open space off the back of your house becomes a room with a roof, walls and windows or screens.
Most people who call have a slab out back they use a few months a year, because the sun, the dust or the bugs win the rest of the time. The price mostly comes down to the size of the room, whether you want screens, plain windows or a room you can heat and cool, how much work the slab needs, and whether the room opens into the house. The schedule turns on the slab and on what the city or county asks for at your address, and your written estimate puts your own number on it. If you'd rather make the patio part of the living space, our patio-to-sunroom conversion page covers that.
How do you know it's time to enclose your patio?
Patio sits empty most months
If the chairs only come out a few weeks a year because of heat, wind, dust or bugs, the space isn't doing much for you. A roof alone usually won't change that, and every season you wait is another one you're not using that part of your house.
Water collects along the slab
Puddles that sit at the patio's edge after rain, or a dirt line where water ran toward the house, usually mean the patio sits level with or below the yard. Enclose it like that and the water ends up in the room, so it's much easier to deal with before any walls go up.
Old screens and panels failing
Torn screens, rattling panels and doors that drag on an older enclosure usually mean the frame has gone out of square or the edges were never sealed well. Leave it and dust and water keep getting in while the tracks wear, which makes the eventual fix bigger.
Work that often goes with a patio room
Patio cover installation
A roof over the patio gives you shade right away and can be the first step toward a closed-in room.
Solarium installation
Glass in the roof as well as the walls, for homeowners who want as much daylight as the room can take.
How we build enclosed patio rooms
I start by measuring the patio and the wall it meets, and I check that the patio sits higher than the yard around it so water can't pool into the room. If it doesn't, we talk through fixing that before the enclosure goes up, because no amount of sealing makes up for a slab that sits too low. Once the base is right and the room type is settled, we order parts to those measurements, and our crew sets the frame, the roof, the windows or screens and the doors. We seal every edge where the room meets the house and the slab, check that the doors slide clean, and haul off our mess.
Some patios need a roof before anything else. If you only want shade for now, or you'd like to start with the roof and close it in later, patio cover installation is the place to begin. If you want glass overhead too, so the room fills with light, look at solarium installation.
Screened patio room
Screens only, with no windows, for keeping bugs and leaves out while the breeze still comes through. It suits homeowners who mostly want to sit outside in the evenings without swatting at things.
Enclosed patio with windows
Windows that usually aren't insulated and no heating or cooling, so it blocks wind and dust and works well in spring and fall. It suits people who want a sheltered room without paying for temperature control.
Four-season patio room
All-weather windows with heating and cooling, so the room works on hot afternoons and cool nights alike. It suits homeowners who want a real extra room they use every month of the year.
Get a written estimate for your enclosed patio room
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to measure and check your slab. The visit's free, no obligation, or call (626) 869-2042.
Call (626) 869-2042Why Baldwin Park homeowners call Baldwin Park Sunrooms & Patios to enclose a patio
I measure every patio myself
I come out to look at the spot and measure it, and our own crew does the build. The person who took the numbers is the one answering for them, so parts get ordered to sizes I've checked.
In business since 2017
I spent every summer through school on crews building patio covers and sunrooms, and I've run this business since 2017. Patio rooms are our everyday work, so the slab and the edges get the attention they need.
Licensed and insured for your job
California's Contractors State License Board describes a general building contractor as one who builds structures for shelter and enclosure using at least two unrelated trades. We're licensed and insured, which matters on a job that brings framing, roofing and glass onto your property.
Based in Baldwin Park, working nearby
We're based in Baldwin Park and work in the cities around it, like West Covina, El Monte and Covina. In Baldwin Park, the city's Building and Safety office handles plan checks and job-site inspections, so we plan the build around that inspection.
On a patio room, the base and the measurements decide everything that comes after. Request an estimate or call (626) 869-2042 and I'll come take a look.
What happens after you call about enclosing your patio?
Call or send the form
You reach us by phone or through the form, and we set a time for me to come out. A few photos of the patio help me know what I'm walking into.
I measure and check underneath
I look at the spot, measure it and check the slab or deck, then we talk through the room type, the glass and whether it opens to the house. You get a written estimate, so you see the price before anything is ordered.
We handle the permit side
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. Baldwin Park's Building and Safety office is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Friday, so the city side moves on those days.
Our crew builds the room
Our own crew builds the room to the measurements I took and seals it where it meets the house and slab. Before we leave, we walk through the doors, windows and tracks with you.
Common questions
How much does an enclosed patio room cost near Baldwin Park?
Building a sunroom or patio enclosure in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $12,000 to $24,000 per project. That's the area's going rate, not our price, and larger rooms that need a foundation plus heating and air conditioning cost more than simpler ones. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your patio.
How do I know if my patio slab is ready for an enclosure?
It's ready when it sits higher than the ground around it and the concrete isn't buckling. One maker's install guide says the foundation must be higher than the surrounding ground, because standing water can get into the tracks and the room. The same guide accepts small hairline cracks, but large buckling of the concrete needs repair first.
Should I insulate my enclosed patio now or later?
Now, if there's any chance you'll want to heat or cool the room. Insulated windows and insulation in the walls, floor and roof are much easier to put in while the room is being built, and adding them later can often cost more. I'd settle that before anything is ordered.
Who issues building permits in Baldwin Park?
The city's Building and Safety Division issues building permits in Baldwin Park. Its list of permit applications that need plans names additions to a home and doesn't name patio enclosures, so that list alone won't tell you what your job needs. Call Building & Safety at 626-813-5265 with your address if you have permit questions.
How big can an enclosed patio room be in Baldwin Park?
If the city counts your room as an accessory structure, Baldwin Park's zoning caps all of those on your lot, other than parking, at 500 square feet or half the house's ground floor, whichever is smaller. Sheds and other accessory structures you already have count toward that same total, so I measure what's on the lot along with the patio.
How do I keep an enclosed patio room working well?
Keep the door and window tracks clean inside and out, keep their weep holes clear, and look over the roof and gutters once a year. That's one maker's advice, and weep holes are the small openings that let water drain out of the tracks. The same maker suggests a pure silicone spray on doors and windows, since oil-based lubricants tend to attract dirt, and staying off the roof unless work needs doing.
Send us photos of your patio
A couple of photos, the rough size and whether you're after screens, windows or a four-season room let me plan ahead before I come out to measure, so call (626) 869-2042 or use the form.