Enclosed patio rooms in Highland CA - a patio room that joins the house right
Your patio sits empty half the year because of heat, wind or bugs. We enclose it so it becomes a room you actually use.
What does it take to enclose a patio in Highland?
An enclosed patio room in Highland puts walls and windows around the patio you already have, so you get a room off the back of your house that you can use when the yard is too hot, windy or buggy. Built as a glass enclosure, it can match a sunroom in quality.
Most of the calls I get are from people with a slab out back who want a room they'll actually use, and the first thing we work out together is whether it should be a simpler three-season room or a four-season room that runs on your home's heating and cooling. That choice and the room's size move the price more than anything, while the schedule turns on the base, the materials, the design and how the room ties into the house. Your estimate puts those choices in writing, so you can see what's driving your own number.
What happens after you call about enclosing your patio?
Call or send a message
You call (909) 737-1119 or use the form, and we get back to you to set a time for me to come out. It helps to tell us roughly how big the patio is and how you picture using the room.
I look over your patio
I measure, check the house and the slab, and ask a lot of questions about how you'll use the room, since that decides between a three-season and a four-season build. Then I write up an estimate that spells out what's in the room and what isn't, so there's no guessing about what you're paying for.
We handle plans and paperwork
Once you say go, we prepare the plans and file the paperwork with the office that covers your address. Highland sets its own wind, earthquake and rainfall values for structures, and some designs go past the city's standard handouts and need engineering from a design professional, which adds time before we can build.
Our crew builds the room
Our own crew builds the room, licensed trade partners come in if it needs wiring or heating and cooling, and at the end we walk through it with you. We're licensed and fully insured, and every room is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
How we build an enclosed patio room
Before we draw anything, we talk through how you'll use the room, because that settles whether it should stay comfortable all year on your home's heating and cooling or be kept simpler. Next I find out what kind of slab you have before anyone saws into it, since a post-tension slab has steel cables pulled tight inside it, and cutting one can be dangerous and expensive to fix. From there we tie the frame into the house, which is the part I spend the most time on because a room that joins the wall badly is where leaks and drafts start, and then the walls and windows go in, the room gets sealed up and we clean up.
Some patios call for a different start. If you only want shade and a dry spot for now, patio cover installation puts a roof over the slab first, and if you want glass overhead as well as all around, we'll talk through solarium installation instead. We're based in Highland and do the same work in many of the cities around it, including Redlands, Mentone and San Bernardino.
Get a written estimate for enclosing your patio
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out and look at your patio. The on-site estimate is free with no obligation, and you'll get it in writing with what the room includes and what it doesn't.
Patio room questions from Highland homeowners
How much does an enclosed patio room cost in Highland?
An enclosed patio with walls and windows usually costs about $100 to $350 per square foot across the US, and that's a national range, not our price. Where your room lands depends mostly on its size and whether it's built as a three-season or four-season room, and the written estimate gives you your own figure.
What is the difference between a 3-season and 4-season patio enclosure?
A three-season room usually has no insulation and no heating or cooling, while a four-season room has insulated glass and usually connects to the heating and cooling your house already has. So the real question is whether you want the room as comfortable as the rest of the house in July and January, or simpler for the milder months.
How long does it take to build an enclosed patio?
Building a full glass enclosure usually takes 2 to 4 weeks or longer, and a four-season room built to sunroom quality usually takes 2 months or more. The base, the materials, the design and how the room attaches to the house all move that, and the city's review comes before any building starts.
How long does a glass or screened patio enclosure last?
A glass enclosure can last up to 50 years, while a screened patio usually needs new screens after 5 to 10 years. How long yours holds up depends on the materials and how well it's installed, which is why we take our time on the base and where the room meets the house.
What does Highland require before I can build a patio room?
Highland requires permits for new buildings, additions, residential work and heating and cooling systems, and its list names decks and garages but not patio rooms, so ask the city whether your room needs one. New structures also go through the city's planning review before construction plans go to the building department, and we check with the office that covers your address before we draw anything.
How much can a contractor ask for up front on a patio room in California?
A contractor can ask for no more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less, as a down payment on any home improvement job. Any other payments have to be listed in the contract and tied to work done or materials delivered to your house, a rule set by the state contractors board, so ask to see that schedule before you sign.
Other ways to use the space out back
Solarium installation
If you want sky overhead as well as windows on every side, a solarium brings glass into the roof for more daylight than a standard patio room.
Patio cover installation
A solid cover gives your slab shade and a dry place to sit now, when walls and windows aren't in the plan yet.
Tell us about the patio you want enclosed
Call (909) 737-1119 or use the form with your patio's rough size, the room type you're leaning toward and a few photos of the slab, so I can come out already thinking about your house.