All season rooms in Los Angeles CA - a room you can heat, cool and use all year
Is your patio too hot by afternoon and too cold after dark? We build a room tied into your house that's comfortable in every month.
What is an all season room, and is it right for your house?
An all season room in Los Angeles is a sunroom built as part of your house. It ties into the existing construction and has insulation, electricity, heating and cooling, so you can use it in August and January alike.
Most people who call us have a patio or deck they hardly use because it bakes in the afternoon and gets chilly once the sun drops, or they have an older sunroom that only works a few months a year. Before we talk about anything else, I want to know how your family will use the room, because a room built for the wrong use is the one people regret. The price mostly comes down to the room's size, the frame and glass, and what the room sits on. The schedule turns on whether you go with a kit or a custom design, and on what the permit office for your address needs. When I come out, you get a written quote for your room, not a ballpark.
What happens after you call about an all season room
Call or send a message
Call (213) 340-1547 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit. It helps if you tell us roughly how big a room you're picturing and whether it'll sit on a slab or a deck.
I visit, measure and listen
I come out myself, measure, look hard at the slab or deck the room will sit on and ask how you plan to use the space. Then I send a written quote that spells out the room, the frame and the glass, so you can compare it at your own pace.
We handle permits, then build
Once you sign, we sort out the permits that apply to your address, and your contract says in writing who's getting them. Our own crew does the build, with a lead installer running the site.
Walk through the finished room
When the room is done, I come back and walk through it with you. We work the windows, doors and tracks together, so you know how everything should feel.
How we build an all season room
We ask for your address early because it tells us which office we'll be working with. Then we go over frame choices, since a room you'll heat and cool needs a better frame from day one. Three-season rooms usually use cheaper aluminum, resin or vinyl frames, while a year-round room calls for wood or insulated vinyl, so it's smart to budget for that from the start. I learned this installing windows for years, where a thin frame leaks heat no matter how good the glass in it is. On the job, our crew deals with whatever's under the room first, because a tired slab or a weak deck gets fixed, not covered up. Then we frame the room, tie it into your house, add insulation, power, heating and cooling, and set the glass and seals, which is the part I watch closest. Energy guidance for warm climates points to windows with a low solar heat gain rating, a number for how much of the sun's heat comes through the glass, and you can ask us which rating your design uses.
If you mainly want to close in the patio you already have, an enclosed patio room may be the simpler fit. If you want glass overhead as well as on the walls, look at our solarium installation work.
Get a written quote for your all season room
Send the form and expect a reply within 1 business day to set up a visit. The estimate is free at your property, with no pressure and no obligation. I come out myself, measure, check what the room will sit on and follow up with a written quote.
All season room questions from Los Angeles owners
How much does an all season room cost in Los Angeles?
A sunroom addition in Los Angeles usually costs about $23,000 to $66,000 for 200 square feet, and that's the going rate around here, not our price. Size, materials and the foundation move it most, and the better frame a year-round room needs adds to the total. After I've seen what your room will sit on, you get a written quote, and our work is backed by one promise, satisfaction guaranteed.
How long does it take to build an all season room?
A prefab sunroom kit usually takes 1 to 2 weeks to build, while a custom-built sunroom takes 2 months or more. That gap matters if you're torn between a kit and a custom design, so it's worth deciding early which way you'll go.
How do I know if my deck can hold an all season room?
Most decks need more beams, posts or footings before they can carry the added weight of a sunroom. The National Sunroom Association advises asking a local structural engineer whether the deck is suitable, so that check belongs at the start of the plan. I look at the deck on my first visit, and if it needs work, we handle that before any deck-to-sunroom conversion goes on top.
Who issues the permit for an all season room in Los Angeles, and who can build it?
In unincorporated LA County, LA County Public Works issues the permit and requires one for adding a room, while a property outside the county's jurisdiction may go through another office. California requires a license from the Contractors State License Board for anyone who builds or alters a structure when the job needs a building permit, uses employees or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. We're licensed and insured, we handle the permit applications and inspections when your project needs them, and your contract says in writing who's getting the permits.
Does an all season room in Los Angeles need a fire-rated roof?
Yes, if your home is in the city's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, where city code requires a Class A fire-retardant roofing assembly on every building and doesn't allow wood shakes or shingles. That shapes the roof we design, which is another reason we want your address up front. As for solar, the California Energy Commission says its solar panel requirements don't apply to additions or alterations.
Do I have to keep my back door when I add an all season room?
No, not if the room is built as a true addition to the house. The National Sunroom Association describes some sunrooms with their own heating or cooling where the house's doors and windows stay in place to keep the room's temperature separate, and others that are essentially a regular room addition with no need to stay separate. We'll settle which kind fits how you'll use the room before anything gets drawn.
Other rooms worth a look
Enclosed patio rooms
A good choice when you want shade and shelter on the patio you have now and don't need the room heated and cooled with the rest of the house.
Solarium installation
Worth considering if you want the most daylight you can get, with glass in the roof as well as the walls.
Tell us your address and room size
Call (213) 340-1547 or use the form with your address, the size you have in mind and whether it'll sit on a deck, so I show up ready to check the right things on the first visit.