Vinyl sunrooms in Los Angeles CA - a room insulated for the way you'll use it
Got a patio or deck that's too hot, dusty or windy to use? We build a vinyl room around how your family will use it.
What should I know before adding a vinyl sunroom in Los Angeles?
A vinyl sunroom is a glass-walled room with vinyl frames that opens into your house, and in Los Angeles it turns a patio or deck you hardly use into a room you can sit in most of the year. If it's built to be heated and cooled, it counts as real living space. If it's left unheated, it's a bright, sheltered room for the milder months.
Most people who call us have a patio or deck that gets too much sun or wind to enjoy, or an older room that's worn out. Before we talk about frames or glass, I want to know how you'll use the room, because that tells us whether it should be heated and cooled, and that one choice moves the price more than anything else, along with the size and the shape of whatever the room sits on. The schedule mostly turns on whether a slab or deck needs work first and which permits your address calls for, and the written quote after my visit gives you your own figures. We're based in Los Angeles and work across the city and the cities around it.
What happens after you call about a vinyl sunroom?
Call or send a message
Reach us by phone or through the form, and we'll set up a time for me to come out. It helps to have your address ready, along with a rough room size and whether you want the room heated and cooled.
I come out and measure
I look at the slab, patio or deck the room will sit on, take measurements and ask how your family plans to use the space. If the room would change your footings or a load-bearing wall, I tell you during that visit, before any numbers come up.
You get a written quote
I follow up with a written quote that spells out the room type, the glass and the insulation we've planned, so you know exactly what you're paying for before you sign. Once you sign, we sort out the permits that apply, and your contract says in writing who's getting them.
We build, then walk through
Our own crew builds the room, with a lead installer running the site. When it's finished I come back and walk through it with you, opening every door and window so you can feel them slide and close properly.
How we build a vinyl sunroom
Every vinyl sunroom we build starts with what's underneath it. I check the slab or deck first, and if it's cracked, sagging or soft, we fix that before anything goes on top, because a new room on a tired base is like hanging a new slider in an opening that's out of square, and it'll fight you for years. Next we settle whether the room will be heated and cooled, and we plan the insulation around that answer up front, with insulated glass and insulation in the walls, floor and roof for a heated room, since those go in far more easily while the room is being built and adding them later can often cost more. Then our crew sets the frame, the glass and the door tracks, which is the part I watch closest after my years installing sliding doors, and we seal every joint before we clean up and hand it over.
If you'd like the new room to feel like part of the house rather than something attached to the patio, our sunroom additions cover rooms tied fully into your home. If you already know you want a room you'll heat and cool all year, our four season sunrooms page goes deeper into those glass and insulation choices.
Get a written quote for your vinyl sunroom
Send the form and we'll reply within 1 business day to set up a free estimate at your property, with no pressure and no obligation. I come out myself, measure, look at what the room will sit on and follow up with a written quote. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Vinyl sunroom questions from Los Angeles homeowners
How much does a vinyl sunroom cost in Los Angeles?
A sunroom in Los Angeles usually costs about $16,000 to $120,000 per job. That spread is wide because size, whether the room is heated and cooled, and what the floor underneath needs all pull the number up or down. Your written quote after the visit gives you the figure for your own room.
What is the difference between a three-season and a four-season sunroom?
A four-season room is heated and cooled and has all-weather windows, while three-season rooms and enclosed patios aren't heated or cooled and use uninsulated windows or screens. The national sunroom specification also sets requirements for air leaks, water leaks and thermal performance for the windows in a heated or cooled room. I think of it like picking a sliding door, because a single-pane slider is fine on a screened porch, but you wouldn't put one on a bedroom.
Do sunrooms in Los Angeles have to be built for earthquakes?
Yes, the national sunroom specification calls for a sunroom's structure to be designed for earthquake forces. It's a fair question to ask any contractor about the room they're quoting, and I'm glad to walk you through how yours is set up for it.
What maintenance does a vinyl sunroom need each year?
One maker's owner guide suggests an inspection of the sunroom roof and gutters once a year. The same guide says to keep the door and window tracks clean and to use a pure silicone spray, not an oil-based lubricant. From my years with sliding doors, I can tell you that oil grabs dust and turns gritty in the track fast.
How do I find out about zoning for my lot in Los Angeles?
Los Angeles City Planning points homeowners to its Development Service Centers to learn about zoning for their own site. City building rules also treat a patio cover as a one-story structure no taller than 12 feet, with a set share of its longer wall and one other wall left open or glazed. If you're thinking about glassing in an existing cover, how tall it is and how much of it you want closed in are worth settling early.
Can an awning contractor build a patio enclosure in California?
Not under the awning license alone, because California's licensing rules put vinyl awnings and patio covers in that class and leave patio enclosures out. A residential remodeling contractor also can't contract to change footings, foundations, load-bearing walls or roof structures, which is one reason I tell you at the estimate if your room would touch any of them. We're licensed and insured.
Other rooms we build
Sunroom additions
Worth a look if you want a new room that shares a roofline and floor level with the rest of your house.
Four season sunrooms
For a room you'll use for work, guests or meals all year, with heating, cooling and all-weather windows.
Book a visit for your vinyl sunroom
We answer the phone seven days a week from 8 AM to 9 PM, so call (213) 340-1547 or send the form whenever it suits you.