Enclosed patio rooms in Colton CA - a patio space that fits how you'll use it
Your patio gets too much sun, dust or bugs to enjoy. We close it in with screens or windows so you'll actually use it.
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What is an enclosed patio room, and is it right for your patio?
An enclosed patio room in Colton closes in the patio you already have with screens or windows. That gives you a sheltered space off the house that keeps out sun, dust and bugs, though it's usually not heated or cooled the way the rest of your house is.
Most people who call us have a patio they hardly use because it's too hot in the afternoon or the bugs take over by evening, and they want more out of it without building a full addition. The price moves with the size of the room, whether you pick screens or windows, whether your slab can carry the room or needs a new foundation, and whether you add insulation, heating or cooling. The schedule mostly turns on city review and on any engineering an existing cover needs. If shade and fresh air are all you're after, a screen room may be enough, and the written estimate I give you after seeing your patio lays out your own figure.
How we build an enclosed patio room
Before I suggest screens or windows, I ask how and when you'll use the room, because a spot for morning coffee in spring needs something different from a place the kids play in August. If a cover is already there, we look at whether it can take walls before we plan around it, since a cover built only for shade often can't carry windows as it is. Then we settle insulation before anything goes up, because insulated windows and insulation in the walls, floor and roof are much easier to put in while the room is built and can often cost more to add later. After that our crew frames the room, sets the screens or windows and doors, ties the roof into the drainage and cleans up.
Screened patio room
Screens keep the bugs and some of the sun off while the breeze still comes through, which suits you if you mostly sit outside in the evenings. It's the simplest way to close in a patio, though wind and dust can still get in.
Three-season room with windows
Windows let you shut out wind, dust and cool nights, so you get more months out of the room than with screens alone. Like most patio rooms it isn't heated or cooled, so in the hottest part of summer you'll open it up or use it less.
Four-season room
A four-season room is fully closed in with all-weather windows and is heated and cooled, so it suits you if you want to use it every day of the year. Insulation and heating and cooling have to be planned from the start on this one, and it costs the most of the three.
What Colton's rules mean for an enclosed patio room
In Colton, the city's Building and Safety Division handles plan check, permits and inspections. Its patio cover handout describes a patio cover as space for outdoor living, not a storage room or a room you live in, and a cover that isn't built to the city's standard needs complete construction drawings. Many Colton permits also need sign-off from the Planning Division or another city department before they can be submitted online, and the city asks you to talk with its staff first. I can't tell you from here whether your enclosure needs its own permit, so when your project needs one, we confirm which building office covers your address, prepare the plans, handle the paperwork and set up the inspections.
On jobs around here we usually find a concrete slab off the back of the house with a shade cover that went up years ago, and how sound that slab is and how the cover meets the house decide most of the plan. We're based in Colton and see the same thing on jobs in San Bernardino and Redlands, and if your city isn't one we list, just ask.
Why Colton homeowners call Sunbeam Colton Sunrooms & Patios for patio rooms
The owner gives your estimate
I come out myself to look at your patio and give the estimate, and our crew does the building. You get answers from the person who planned your room, and I'll go over any point as many times as it takes before you sign.
Building patio rooms since 2013
I learned this trade building rooms alongside an experienced installer, and we've been building and remodeling sunrooms, patio rooms and covers since 2013. That's long enough to know which old covers take walls well and which ones need work first.
Licensed and insured in California
California treats adding to or changing a home, patios and porches included, as home improvement work for a contractor licensed by the Contractors State License Board. We're licensed and insured, and you're welcome to look us up with the board before you hire anyone.
The choice that's hardest to undo on a patio room is the one made before the first wall goes up, so let's talk it through first. Send us a message or call (909) 679-6010.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your enclosed patio room
Tell us a little about your patio, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate. I'll come out myself and ask how you plan to use the room, and the written estimate you get afterward comes with no pressure and no obligation.
What happens after you call about a patio room in Colton?
Call or send a message
Call (909) 679-6010 or use the form, and we'll set up a time to come see your patio. It helps to mention whether a cover is already up.
I look at your patio
I check the slab or deck and where the room will meet the house, and ask how you plan to use the space. Your written estimate spells out the room type, the screens or windows and the insulation, so you can see what you're paying for.
We handle plans, then build
Once you're ready, we take care of the plans and permit paperwork, and our crew builds the room. Colton books inspections through its inspection line, and a call made by 4 pm gets an inspection the next day, though Thursday and Friday calls roll over to the following Monday.
Walk through the finished room
I walk through the finished job with you and open every window and door so you know how they work. If anything doesn't look right to you, that's the time to point it out.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an enclosed patio room cost near Colton?
In nearby San Bernardino, a three-season room added onto an existing base usually costs about $95 to $140 per square foot with labor included. The size, foundation and heating choices mentioned above move it from there, and one local price guide leaves out insulation, heating or cooling, plumbing and permits, so ask which of those a quote covers. I'll give you your own figure in writing after I've seen the patio.
Can I enclose my existing patio cover in Colton?
Sometimes, but a cover built to Colton's standard patio cover design wasn't designed to be enclosed, and the city requires added engineering analysis before it gets walls or windows. If your cover follows that standard, plan for that review before anything is built. When an old cover isn't worth the trouble, a new one built with walls in mind can make more sense.
How much deposit can a contractor ask for on a patio room in California?
The state licensing board says a contractor can't ask for or accept a down payment of more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. Any other payments have to be listed in the contract and match work completed or materials delivered, so the money follows the job instead of running ahead of it.
What should I ask a contractor before they enclose my patio?
Ask who will actually build the room, because a California contractor has to tell you, when you ask, the name, contact information, license number and classification of each subcontractor on a home improvement contract. The main contractor stays responsible for the whole project either way. Our crew builds the rooms we plan, and I'm glad to answer that before you sign.
How do I take care of an enclosed patio room?
One maker's guide suggests checking the roof and gutters once a year and keeping the door and window tracks clean. It also suggests pure silicone spray instead of an oil-based lubricant, and keeping the weep holes, the small drain slots at the bottom of the frames, clear so water can get out.
How long does it take to get an enclosed patio room built in Colton?
Most of the time usually goes into planning and city review rather than building, especially when an existing cover needs engineering or the plans need the city sign-offs mentioned above. Once our crew starts, the size of the room and your choice of screens or windows set the pace, and I'll talk through the timing for your job when I come out.
Other work that goes with a patio room
Solarium installation
If you want glass overhead as well as on the sides, a solarium lets in more light than a patio room usually does.
Patio cover installation
A new cover gives you shade now, and planning it with walls in mind leaves the door open to closing it in later.
Colton, CA
Tell us about your patio and cover
Send the rough size of your patio, whether a cover is already up and how you'd like to use the room, or call (909) 679-6010, and I'll come out with a few options already in mind.