Deck-to-sunroom conversion in Los Angeles CA - a room your deck can carry
Your deck is too hot or exposed to use much. We make sure it can carry a room, then build one on it.
Can you turn my deck into a sunroom in Los Angeles?
A deck-to-sunroom conversion in Los Angeles puts an enclosed room with walls, glass and a roof on top of the deck you already have, so the spot you walk out to every day becomes a real room instead of an open platform.
Most of the calls I get for this come from people with a deck in a great spot that they hardly use, because it bakes by afternoon or catches every bit of wind and dust. The price turns on the room's size, the glass and frames you pick, whether it'll be heated and cooled, and how much the deck needs underneath, and the schedule mostly turns on that deck work and the permit review. Once I've seen your deck, you get a written quote with your own number on it.
What happens after you call about a deck sunroom?
Tell us about your deck
Call (213) 340-1547 or send a message through the form, and we'll set up a time for me to come out. It helps to mention roughly how high the deck sits off the ground, since that changes what I'll be checking underneath.
I look at it myself
I come out, measure, get under the deck to look at the posts and framing, and talk through how your family will actually use the room. Then I send a written quote, so the scope and the price are on paper before you decide anything.
Permits, then our crew builds
Once you sign, we sort out the permits that apply to your address. Our own crew does the build, with a lead installer running the site every day.
We walk through it together
When the room's done, I come back and go through it with you, opening every door and window so you can feel how they slide and latch. If something doesn't sit right, that's when we sort it out.
How we build a deck-to-sunroom conversion
Before we draw anything, I look at whether your deck can carry a room and how its posts are braced, and if it needs more support, that work goes first in the plan instead of getting hidden under a nice new floor. Then our crew frames the room, sets the roof and installs the glass and doors, which is the part I watch closest after years of putting in windows and sliding doors, because a frame that's a hair out of square shows up later as a door that drags or a seal that lets water in. For glass walls here, LA County's rebuilding guidance says windows and glass doors can blow out from heat, recommends double or triple-paned tempered glass and calls noncombustible metal-framed windows the best choice, so we go over those options with you when we pick the glass.
If you want a room you can heat, cool and use every month of the year, that's really one of our all season rooms built on a deck, and if your outdoor space turns out to be a slab at ground level rather than a raised deck, enclosed patio rooms are usually the better fit. We do this work across Los Angeles and the cities around it.
Get your deck checked and a written sunroom quote
We'll reply within one business day to set up a time for me to come out and look at your deck. The visit and the written quote are free, and there's no pressure and no obligation to go ahead.
Deck sunroom questions from Los Angeles homeowners
How much does a deck-to-sunroom conversion cost in Los Angeles?
A sunroom in Los Angeles usually costs about $110 to $160 per square foot, which is the going rate for the room in this area and not our price. Where your job lands depends on the glass, whether the room is heated and cooled, and any support the deck needs first. I measure on the visit and send a written quote with your own figure.
How do I know if my deck can hold a sunroom?
You usually can't tell by looking, because a sunroom adds weight pressing down and sideways load on the deck, and an engineering presentation for the sunroom industry raises both, along with how the deck's piers are braced. It also notes that deck collapses are among the more common structural failures that injure people, so the deck's strength is a question to settle before the room is designed. That's the first thing I check on the visit.
What is the best way to choose between a glass sunroom and a heated room on my deck?
Start with how you'll use it, because the sunroom industry's specification treats a glass-walled room as non-habitable, while a room that's heated or cooled and open to the house counts as habitable. A habitable room's windows have to meet air leakage, water leakage and thermal performance requirements, the same way a bedroom window is held to a different standard than a shed window, so the window choice comes first. If you mostly want shade and fewer bugs, the simplest version is a screened room, which stays unheated.
Who issues building permits for a sunroom in Los Angeles?
In the City of Los Angeles, the Department of Building and Safety issues building permits, and only for structures that meet the R1 zone rules that apply to the lot. A room added onto your house also falls under the state building code, which the local building department enforces. We find out which office covers your address, handle the applications and inspections when your project needs them, and your contract says in writing who's getting the permits.
Does a sunroom contractor need a license in California?
Yes, the Contractors State License Board requires a license for anyone building or altering a structure when the job needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The board's Class B General Building license covers structures that take at least two unrelated building trades, and it's fair to ask each bidder which license class they hold. We're licensed and insured.
How much can a contractor ask up front for a sunroom in California?
The state board caps the down payment at $1,000, and less than that on a smaller contract. After that, every payment has to be listed in the contract and match work done or materials delivered, so you're paying as the room goes up.
Other rooms we build on and off decks
All season rooms
Worth a look if you want a room that opens into the house and stays comfortable in July and January alike.
Enclosed patio rooms
The better match when your covered area sits right at ground level and you want it closed in with walls and windows.
Book a look at your deck
Call (213) 340-1547 or use the form with your deck's rough size, a few photos and the kind of room you're leaning toward, and I'll show up already knowing what to check first.