Patio enclosures in Long Beach CA - more usable room out of the patio you already have
If your patio sits empty, we close it in with screens or walls and windows so it turns into a room you'll actually use.
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How do I turn my patio into a room I'll use?
Patio enclosures in Long Beach, CA close in a patio with screens, or with walls and windows, to make a screened room or a glass room you'll use. It can be a new build, or screens added to a patio that already has a cover.
Most people who call us have a patio they like but hardly use, or a cover that's already up and could take screens, and if there's no cover yet, patio cover installation may be where your project starts. The price moves with the kind of room, because walls and windows cost more per square foot than screens, a four season room costs more than a three season one, and screening in a covered patio costs less than building new. The schedule turns mostly on the permit side, on whether your house sits in a historic district or the coastal zone, and on whether the patio is ready to build on. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your own patio once I've measured it and we've picked the room.
How we build patio enclosures
Most of the decision is screens, a three season room or a four season room, so we start by talking through how you'll use the space. If a kit makes sense, we check that the patio under it is level and sound before we go any further, because most enclosure kits need a stable, level foundation to go together properly, and most come with no insulation in the walls. Once the plan is set, our crew ties the frame into the wall of the house, sets the screens or windows and the door, seals it up and cleans the site before we walk you through the room.
When the patio won't carry a room, or you want something shaped to the house instead of a standard frame, the job moves into custom sunrooms or full sunroom construction with its own base. I'll tell you at the first visit which way your patio points.
Screened room
Screens suit you if you mostly want bugs and leaves kept out while the air still moves through. It's the simplest way in when your patio already has a solid cover.
Three season room
Walls and windows suit you if you want shelter from wind and dust but don't need the room heated or cooled like the house. Most people use it as a sitting room right off the back door.
Four season room
This one suits you if you want a room that works like the rest of the house. If that's where you're headed, I'd build it four season from the start instead of upgrading a lighter room later.
Patio enclosure permits and patios in Long Beach
Long Beach's Building and Safety Bureau issues permits for most construction, and its list of do-it-yourself projects names patio covers and gazebos but not patio enclosures, so that list doesn't settle whether yours needs one. If your house is in one of the city's historic districts, you contact the city's Planning Bureau at 562.570.6194 before any project starts, and the Cultural Heritage Commission reviews changes to the outside of the house. In the coastal zone, state law generally holds off construction until the Coastal Commission or the local government issues a coastal development permit. When the job needs a permit, we pull it and handle the paperwork with the city.
A lot of the patios we look at are slabs poured off the back of the house years ago, and whether one has settled or cracked is usually what decides between a kit and a built room. We're based in Long Beach and do the same check on jobs in Lakewood, Signal Hill and the other cities around it.
Why Long Beach homeowners call Long Beach Sunrooms & Patios for patio enclosures
I come to every estimate
I come out to every estimate myself, and since I started out selling sunrooms before I moved to building them, I know the questions people want answered at the table. You get straight answers about your patio from the person who plans the room.
Building sunrooms since 2021
We've been in business since 2021, and our crew lead and installers build the room we planned with you while I check in as it goes. On the sales side I saw rooms sold one way and built another, and that's why I stay on the job.
Licensed in California, fully insured
We're fully licensed and insured. California's state licensing board licenses home improvement contractors, and building or improving a patio counts as home improvement, so a patio enclosure falls under that license.
Historic and coastal questions asked first
At the first visit I ask whether your house is in a historic district or the coastal zone. That way any extra review is known before design starts, so it doesn't catch you halfway through.
If you already know how you'd like to use the patio, that's enough to get started. Send us a request or call (562) 200-7450.
Request a quoteGet a free estimate for your patio enclosure
We reply within one business day to set a time, and then I come out, measure and go over the choices with you before you get a written estimate. It's free, with no pressure and no obligation.
What happens after you call about a patio enclosure in Long Beach?
Call or send a request
Call (562) 200-7450, seven days a week from 7 AM to 11 PM, or send a request through the form. We get back to you and set a time for me to come out.
I measure and check the base
I measure, look at the patio and the wall the room will join, and we settle screens, three season or four season right there. If you want lights or outlets, tell me then, because new wiring needs its own electrical permit in Long Beach.
Get your written estimate
You get a written estimate that spells out the room we agreed on and what it costs, so you know exactly what you're buying. If the job needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork from there.
Our crew builds the room
Our crew lead and installers do the build while I check in as it goes. When it's done, we clean up and go over the doors, screens and windows with you.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a patio enclosure cost in Long Beach?
Across the US, building a new patio enclosure, screened or with walls and windows, usually costs about $50 to $350 per square foot. That's the national market, not our price, and the type of room you pick moves you within that range more than anything else. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your own patio.
Do I need a permit for a patio enclosure in Long Beach?
The city decides, and since its do-it-yourself list doesn't name patio enclosures, plan on asking before you build. The Long Beach Permit Center reviews plans for residential patios over the counter, while additions and alterations to a building need submitted plans, and you can ask them which track fits your enclosure.
What is the difference between a 3-season and a 4-season room?
A three season room usually has no insulation and no heating or cooling, while a four season room has insulated glass and usually ties into your home's heating and cooling. So the choice comes down to whether you want the room to share the house's heating and cooling.
Who can pull the permit for a patio enclosure in Long Beach?
A licensed contractor can pull it, or the owner of a one- or two-family home who qualifies under the city's eligibility bulletin. A contractor pulling the permit holds a valid California contractor's license and an active Long Beach business license, so you can ask to see both.
How do I take care of a patio enclosure?
One maker's guide suggests looking over the roof and gutters once a year and keeping the door and window tracks clean. It also suggests pure silicone spray instead of an oil-based lubricant, and keeping the weep holes, the small drain openings, clear.
How long does a patio enclosure take to build in Long Beach?
Most of the wait usually comes before the build, while the plan and any permit get settled, and the build itself moves with the room type and the patio under it. At the estimate I'll tell you which permit steps apply to your house, so you know what the schedule hangs on.
Other work that often goes with a patio enclosure
Custom sunrooms
For a room shaped around your house and the way you live in it, not a standard frame.
Sunroom construction
When your patio can't carry a room and the job needs a new base, framing and roof from the ground up.
Long Beach, CA
Request your patio enclosure estimate
Call (562) 200-7450, email hi@longbeachsunroomsandpatios.com or use the form with your patio size, whether it has a cover, the room you want and whether you're in a historic district, so I come to the visit with real options.