Solarium installation in Baldwin Park CA - a glass room that's square and sealed
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What goes into adding a solarium to a Baldwin Park home?
Solarium installation in Baldwin Park means building a glass room onto your house, usually over a patio, slab or deck you already have, so you get a bright space that's closed in from the yard.
Most people who call us have an outdoor spot they'd use a lot more if it had walls and a roof. The price moves with the size of the room, whether the roof is glass or solid, whether the walls stand straight or slope, and whether your slab can carry the room or needs replacing. The schedule turns on that same slab, on getting every measurement right before anything is ordered, and on the permit. We check whether your address goes through Baldwin Park or Los Angeles County and take care of the permit paperwork when the job calls for one. If you'd like a room with full year-round comfort, our page on four season sunrooms is worth a look, and the written estimate puts your own figure on all of it.
How do you know your patio is ready to become a solarium?
A patio you rarely use
The chairs sit out there, but nobody does, because the space is open to wind, dust and bugs. Closing it in with glass usually turns that slab into a room you actually use, and until then it stays a spot you walk past.
Cracks or a dip in the slab
Lines across the concrete or a corner that sits lower usually mean the base has moved. That doesn't rule out a room, but it's far better found now than after a room has been planned on top of it.
A patio cover that's tired
Sagging beams, stains or loose posts usually mean the old cover has done its time. Patching it rarely makes sense if you're already thinking about closing the space in, so it's worth deciding on the room first.
Work that often goes with a solarium
Patio cover installation
A good fit if you want shade over the patio this year and aren't ready to close it in yet.
Sunroom design
Worth starting with if you're unsure how a glass room should meet your roofline, doors and windows.
How we handle solarium installation
We start underneath, because a solarium is only as square as what it sits on, so I check the slab or deck first, and if the room is going on an older patio, I look that patio over closely. Then I go over a glass ceiling against a solid insulated roof, and sloped glass against straight walls, so you see the tradeoffs before you choose. Parts get ordered only after the measurements check out. Our crew sets the frame square, fits the glass, frames, panels, sashes and doors, seals the edges and cleans up before we leave.
Some homeowners want the layout worked out before anything else, and sunroom design is where we settle how the room meets the house, the doors and the roofline. Others want shade now and walls later, and a well-built patio cover installation can be the first step in that direction.
Straight glass walls
Upright glass walls cost less than sloped glass and are easier to install and insulate. They also leak, fog and break less often, so if fewer glass problems later matter most to you, this is the one.
Sloped glass walls
This suits someone who wants the classic solarium look with more sky in view. You give up some of what straight walls offer, so it's a choice to make with your eyes open.
A seasonal sunspace
A sunspace kept separate from your home's heating and cooling is comfortable much of the year, but it isn't meant as living space. It suits a reading spot or a place for plants.
A room that's part of the house
If you plan to use the room every day and want it open to the house, it has to be planned that way from the start. Decide this early, because it shapes the roof, the glass and the doors.
Get a written solarium estimate built on real measurements
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a free visit at your home, with no obligation. Calling (626) 869-2042 works just as well.
Call (626) 869-2042Why Baldwin Park homeowners call Baldwin Park Sunrooms & Patios for a solarium
I measure, our crew builds
I come out and measure every job myself, and our own crew does the build. The numbers I take are the numbers the room gets built to, with nothing lost between two companies.
Licensed and insured for glass work
We're licensed and insured. Fitting glass, frames, panels, sashes and doors is what the state licensing board calls glazing, and you can look up any contractor with the board before you sign.
Building here since 2017
I opened this business in Baldwin Park in 2017, after years on crews building patio covers and sunrooms. We work here and in the cities around it, such as West Covina, El Monte and Covina, where we see a lot of older patios like yours.
Tell us about your patio or deck and I'll set a time to come out and look. Satisfaction guaranteed.
What happens when you call about a solarium in Baldwin Park?
Call or send the form
Call (626) 869-2042 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come to your house. It helps to tell us what's there now, whether that's a slab, a deck or bare ground.
I measure and check underneath
I look at the spot, measure it and check the slab or deck the room would sit on. Then we talk through the room type, the glass and whether it opens into the house.
Get your written estimate
You get a written estimate for the room we talked through, so you can see what it covers before you decide. Nothing gets ordered until you say go.
Permit first, then the build
Once you're ready, we sort out what the city or county asks for at your address, and since the city's building office is open Monday through Thursday, 8 am to 5 pm, and closed Friday, that shapes when paperwork moves. Inspectors usually come out more than once, and the first visit typically comes before a new slab is poured, so our crew plans the pour around it.
Common questions
What is the best way to roof a solarium, glass or insulated?
An insulated roof keeps the room more comfortable through the year, because it holds heat in better than overhead glass, cuts winter heat loss and keeps the summer sun from overheating the room. A glass ceiling is beautiful, so the choice comes down to that view against comfort in both seasons. If you go with glass overhead, the guidance is to pick a glazing system made for roof use, since overhead glass has a reputation for leaking, and in some areas building codes require plastic, tempered or laminated glass up there for safety.
Can a solarium be built on my old patio slab?
Only if the slab is in like-new shape, going by one maker's installation guide, which prefers a new slab or deck. That guide calls a slab with many buckles or cracks unsuitable because it could lead to leaks, so if your patio is worn, plan on a new slab. That's exactly what I'm looking for when I check yours.
Who issues building permits in Baldwin Park?
The city's Building and Safety Division issues building permits in Baldwin Park, runs plan checks and inspects construction against the permits it issues. It's at 14403 Pacific Avenue, and the phone is 626-813-5265. As I mentioned above, we confirm whether your address goes through the city or the county before anything else.
How much does a sunroom or solarium addition cost near Los Angeles?
A 200 square foot sunroom addition in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $23,000 to $65,000 per job. That's the usual range for the work around here, not our price. Straight glass walls and a slab that can stay usually keep a job lower than sloped glass and a new pour, and your written estimate gives the number for your room.
What is the difference between a solarium and a sunroom?
A solarium is one kind of sunroom, a family that also covers sunspaces, conservatories, patio enclosures and porch enclosures. Most people use the word for a room with a lot of glass, often overhead or sloping, and the installer fits the glass, frames, panels, sashes and doors into the structure.
How do I keep the maker's warranty on a solarium?
Have it installed properly, because one maker's training page says many parts of its factory warranty depend on proper installation. That same maker says owners who put the room up themselves or arrange their own installer get no labor warranty. If you're thinking of running the project yourself in Baldwin Park, the city's building page points owner-builders to the state licensing board's notes on the risks.
Send us photos of your patio slab
Email a few photos to quotes@baldwinparksunroomsandpatios.com with a note on how you'll use the room, and I can start thinking about the base and the layout before I come out to measure.