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Sunroom contractor in Lakewood, CA - more room off the back of the house

Long Beach Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor building sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers on Lakewood homes, turning a back slab, a deck or a bare back wall into a room you'll actually use.

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About Lakewood, CA

Lakewood sits right next door to Long Beach, where we're based, so a Lakewood job is a short drive for us. On our jobs here we mostly see single-story houses on blocks of similar lots, a lot of them decades old, with a slab patio or a small deck out back and sometimes an old cover or enclosure on top of it. It's much the same mix we find across the line in Bellflower.

Because most of these houses are one story, a new room ties into the existing roof at the eave instead of a second-floor wall, so how low that eave sits decides how much headroom and roof pitch we have to work with.

Services in Lakewood, CA

  • Patio-to-sunroom conversion

    A lot of Lakewood backyards already have a slab patio off the family room, which makes it the natural spot for a new room. We check whether that slab can carry walls and a roof, then enclose it with framing, glass and a roof tied into the house.

  • Sunroom construction

    When there's no patio worth keeping, we start fresh with sunroom construction from the footings up. We set the base, build the walls and roof, and tie it all into your back wall so the room reads as part of the house.

  • Patio cover installation

    Plenty of houses here still have an old aluminum patio cover that's sagging or rusted at the posts. We take it down and put up a new cover sized for your yard, and if you might enclose it someday, tell me first so we size the posts and beams for that.

  • Four season sunrooms

    Most Lakewood families who call us want a real extra room, a den, an office or a place for the kids, that's comfortable in August and in January. A four season room uses insulated walls, roof and glass so it can be heated and cooled like the rest of the house.

  • Three season sunrooms

    If you mostly want a bright spot for mornings and evenings, a three season room costs less and suits the mild winters here. It uses lighter framing and glass, so it isn't built to be heated like a living room, and I'll tell you plainly if that's going to bother you.

  • Sunroom remodeling

    Some houses here came with a patio enclosure an earlier owner added years ago, often with leaky panels or a roof that never drained right. We keep what's sound, replace what isn't, and leave you with a room that stays dry.

What to know about building a sunroom in Lakewood

Building permits in Lakewood come from the city's Building and Safety Division, which also inspects the work as it goes. Some jobs need planning approval, plan check or both before the permit is issued, and that review is the part of the schedule neither of us sets. Before you hire anyone for this work, ask for their state contractor license and check it with the Contractors State License Board. We're fully licensed and insured.

When your room needs a permit, we pull it and handle the paperwork with the city, so you're not the one sorting out plan check. The price mostly turns on the size of the room, a solid insulated roof or glass, the kind of glass in the walls, whether the old slab can carry the room or needs new footings, and any wiring for lights, outlets or a fan. The schedule turns on the city's review and on when the frame and glass arrive, and the written estimate you get from me lays out the room we agreed on. Lakewood work runs a lot like what we do in Lynwood, mostly one-story houses with a slab out back, though each city's permit counter has its own steps.

Lakewood, CA properties and local conditions

Afternoon sun is the first thing I look at in a Lakewood backyard, because a glass-roofed room facing south or west can get too hot to sit in by mid-afternoon. On most of these houses I'll steer you to a solid insulated roof with glass on the walls, which keeps the light and loses most of the heat, and I save the all-glass roof for a yard with real shade.

Older patio slabs are the other thing we watch. Many have settled, cracked or were poured thin for a barbecue, not for walls and a roof, so we check them for level and thickness first and pour new footings under the walls when a slab won't carry the room.

Get a free on-site sunroom estimate for your Lakewood home

We reply within one business day to set a time, and I come out to your Lakewood house myself to measure, look at the slab and the back wall, and walk through the choices with you. After that you get a written estimate, with no pressure and no obligation.

What happens after you call about a Lakewood sunroom

  1. Tell us what's out back

    Call or send the form with what you have now, a slab, a deck or a bare wall, and what you want the room for. We set a visit for a time you can be home.

  2. I measure and check the base

    I measure, look at the slab or deck and the wall the room will join, and we settle the big choices on the spot, roof, glass and size. You see what each choice does to the price before anything is written down.

  3. Get your written estimate

    You get a written estimate that spells out the room we talked about, so there's no guessing later about what you bought. If the job needs a permit, the paperwork goes in next, and the city's review is the wait before we can build.

  4. Our crew builds the room

    Our crew lead and installers build the room, and I check in as it goes to make sure it matches the estimate. You don't need to be home every day, just reachable if a question comes up.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit to build a sunroom in Lakewood, CA?

Usually, yes, since a sunroom is new construction with walls, a roof and often wiring, though the city decides by the type and scope of the work. Lakewood lists electrical work, re-roofing and even non-structural kitchen and bath upgrades among the home projects that often begin with permitting, and its building permits page says to check with Building and Safety before starting if you're not sure. I'll tell you at the first visit what your room is likely to need.

How long does it take to get a sunroom permit approved in Lakewood?

The wait comes down to how many approvals your job needs, since Lakewood may require planning approval, building plan check or both before it issues the permit. Anyone planning construction or demolition also has to get a Debris Recovery Plan approved before the permit is issued. Most of these submittals go through the city's online permit center, and we start them as soon as the plan is set.

How much does a sunroom cost in Lakewood, CA?

The real number for your house comes from the written estimate after I've measured, because the size, the roof, the glass, the base and any wiring all move it. On Lakewood houses the biggest swings are usually whether the old slab needs new footings and whether you go with an insulated roof or glass. The city's permit fee is its own line, set from the county's fee schedule plus a city overhead charge.

How much can a contractor ask for as a down payment in California?

Under state board rules, a contractor's down payment on a home improvement job can be no more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. Any other payments have to be listed clearly in the contract and tied to work already done or materials already delivered to your home. If someone asks for more up front, that's a reason to stop and ask why.

What building codes does a sunroom in Lakewood have to meet?

Lakewood uses the Los Angeles County building, residential, electrical, mechanical and green codes, which are the California codes with the county's own changes added. The city checks the work against them through permits and inspections, so that's the standard your room gets framed, wired and inspected to.

How do I look up past permits on my house in Lakewood?

The city's permits and reference page points you to the L.A. County Building Permit Viewer, where permits issued in Lakewood since 2008 can be viewed. It's worth a look before I come out, since knowing whether an old patio cover or enclosure was permitted helps when we decide what to keep.

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Start planning your Lakewood sunroom today

Lakewood's approvals can't start until the room is planned, so an early visit gets your permit moving sooner, and you can call (562) 200-7450 or send the form.

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