Patio enclosures in Colton CA - a room built on the patio you already have
Your patio sits empty because of the bugs, the heat or the dust. We enclose it so it becomes a room you actually use.
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What's involved in enclosing a patio in Colton?
A patio enclosure in Colton is a sunroom built over a deck or patio slab you already have. It turns that space into a room for enjoying the outdoors or a real part of your living space.
Most people who call us have a slab, a deck or an old cover out back that gets more sun and bugs than use. The price depends mostly on what's already there and what you want the room to be, because a screened room on a sound slab is a lighter job than a heated and cooled room that needs new footings, a new roof or engineering for an old cover. The schedule depends on how much drawing and city review your job needs and on the size of the room. Once I've seen your patio, you get a written estimate that spells it out.
How we build a patio enclosure
We start with what's already there, whether it's a bare slab, a deck or an old cover, because that shapes the drawings we prepare for the city before any walls go up. I measure, check the slab or framing and look at where the room will meet your house, and we plan the room around how you'll really use it. When the paperwork is done, our crew sets any new footings, frames the walls, puts on the roof, fits the windows, screens and door, and seals the joint at the house so water stays out. We clean up as we go, so you aren't left with a yard full of scraps.
If you'd rather have a room shaped and finished to match your house than a standard enclosure, that's our custom sunrooms work. If the slab or deck can't carry a room, we plan it as full sunroom construction with its own foundation.
Screened room for fair-weather use
The simplest enclosure has walls of insect screening or plastic film and isn't heated or cooled, so it counts as outdoor space, not living space. It suits you if you want evenings out back without bugs and dust and don't need the room in the hottest or coldest weeks.
Heated and cooled room you live in
If you want a room you'll use like the rest of the house, it has to be designed as living space from the start, usually with glass, insulated walls and a roof made for it. It's more work and more cost, so I'll only steer you this way if you'll really use the room like that.
What Colton asks for before a patio enclosure goes up
In Colton, enclosing a patio usually starts with drawings for the city. The city's standard patio cover design isn't made to be enclosed, so if your cover was built to that standard, the city requires added engineering before walls go on, and you should plan time for that step. Every deck needs a complete set of construction drawings, and so does any cover that wasn't built to the city's standard. We prepare those drawings and build the engineering step into the plan from the start, so it doesn't catch you halfway through.
Around Colton we see a lot of older slabs and aluminum or wood covers that went up for shade and were never meant to hold walls, and summer sun hits an open patio hard. We meet the same backyards on jobs in San Bernardino and Redlands.
Why Colton homeowners call Sunbeam Colton Sunrooms & Patios for patio enclosures
I come out to every estimate
I'm the one who looks at your slab, deck or cover and asks how you'll use the room, and our crew does the building. You hear the plan from the person who made it, and you can ask me the same question twice.
Building sunrooms in Colton since 2013
We started this company in Colton in 2013 and have been building and remodeling sunrooms, patio rooms and covers ever since. That's a lot of old slabs and covers seen up close, which helps me spot trouble at the estimate instead of during the build.
Licensed and insured, contract explained
We're licensed and insured, and before you sign I go over the estimate and contract line by line, as many times as it takes. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Send a few photos of your patio and any cover over it through our contact page or call (909) 679-6010, and tell me whether you're picturing a screened room or one you can heat and cool.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your patio enclosure
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate. Once I've seen the patio, you get a written estimate with no pressure and no obligation.
What happens after you call about a patio enclosure in Colton
Call or send a message
Call (909) 679-6010 or use the form and tell us a little about your patio, and we'll set a time for me to come out. We take calls seven days a week.
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 it. You get a written estimate that lays out the room, the work and the price.
We handle plans and paperwork
When you're ready, we prepare the plans and, if your job needs a permit, handle the paperwork and set up the inspections. On a standard Colton patio cover, the city's inspector checks footing digs, forms, steel and column bases before any concrete goes in, and a request in by 4 pm gets an inspection the next day.
Our crew builds, we walk through
Our crew builds the room, and when it's done I walk through the finished job with you. Open every window and door and ask about anything that doesn't look right.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a patio enclosure cost in Colton?
You get your price in a written estimate after I've seen your patio, because no two slabs, decks and covers start out in the same shape. A screened room on a sound slab usually costs less than a heated and cooled room, and new footings, engineering for an existing cover or full glass walls all push the number up.
Do I need a permit to enclose a patio in Colton?
Plan on the city being involved, because Colton's Building and Safety Division issues the permits, and its patio rules call for drawings or engineering when you enclose a deck or an existing cover. A bare slab needs no permit on its own, but footings for a patio cover need a foundation-only permit. When your job needs a permit, we confirm which office covers your address, prepare the plans, handle the paperwork and set up the inspections.
What happens if my roof rafters are rotted or termite damaged where the patio cover attaches?
They get replaced before the enclosure goes on. The city's standard details call for checking existing roof rafters for decay or termite damage and replacing damaged ones with like materials as needed, after talking with the building department. I look at that spot when I come out, so anything I can see shows up in the estimate.
What is the best roof for a patio enclosure, clear or solid?
It comes down to light versus shade. A translucent roof lets light through and keeps the room bright, while an opaque roof is solid and usually keeps the room cooler under summer sun. Where it matters, I lean toward solid over the part you sit in most, because summer afternoons here run hot.
What license does a contractor need to build a patio enclosure in California?
Ask the contractor which license classification covers enclosure work, because the state's awning classification covers patio covers, freestanding or attached, but doesn't include patio enclosures. You can read what that classification covers on the state licensing board's site. I'm glad to answer that question at the estimate.
How do I change my patio enclosure contract after I've signed it?
Put the change in writing, because the state's contractor rules require every change to a home improvement contract to be written, legible and easy to understand. Each change also has to tell you about your right to cancel. I go over any change with you before you sign it, the same way I go over the original contract.
Other work that often goes with a patio enclosure
Custom sunrooms
For a room designed around your house and the way you live, with the size, roof and finishes picked one at a time.
Sunroom construction
When the slab or deck can't hold a room, we build it from the ground up on a new foundation.
Colton, CA
Get your patio enclosure estimate started
Call (909) 679-6010 or send the form, because the drawings and city steps come first, and starting them early keeps the build from waiting on them.