Patio enclosures in Oak Hills CA - a covered patio you can use all year
Wind, dust or heat keep you off your patio half the year? We close it in with screens or glass so you actually use it.
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How do you know your patio needs walls?
Furniture you keep wiping down
If you wipe dust off the chairs every time you sit out, the wind is blowing straight through an open patio. Leave it that way and the cushions and table wear out faster, and you keep finding reasons not to go out there.
Patio empty most seasons
You've got a roof over the patio, but it sits empty in the hot months, the cold ones and the windy ones. That usually means it needs walls, and every season you wait is another one where that space goes unused.
Water inside an old enclosure
Puddles on the floor after a storm or doors that drag in their tracks usually mean worn seals or drains that can't empty. Water left sitting keeps working at the slab and the house wall, so the longer it goes, the more there is to repair.
What does it take to enclose a patio in Oak Hills?
A patio enclosure in Oak Hills puts screen, glass or folding walls on a patio that already has a roof, so you can furnish it like a living room and use it all year instead of a few good weeks.
Most of the calls I get are from people with a covered patio they'd like to use more than they do. The price moves with the size of the patio, screens or glass, how many doors and windows you want and the shape the slab and roof are in, and if there's no roof yet, patio cover installation comes first. The schedule turns less on the build than on the county's plan review and the inspections along the way. Your own number comes from the estimate, with everything that's in it written out.
Details to note before an estimate
- Rough size of the patio
- Screens, glass or not sure yet
- Condition of the roof and slab
- How you plan to use the room
How we build your patio enclosure
Screens or glass comes down to how you'll use the space and what you want to spend, and screens usually cost less than walls with windows. When you're not sure, we price both and you decide. Once you've picked, our installers frame the walls to the slab and roof you've got, set the screens or windows and the doors, and seal every joint where the new walls meet the house. I check in along the way and pay the most attention to water, because a room that's sealed and drains right is one you'll barely have to think about.
Sometimes a patio isn't the right starting point. If you want a full room built onto the house with its own roof, that's sunroom construction, and if you'd like the size, shape and glass drawn up from scratch, we do custom sunrooms too. I'll tell you at the estimate which one your patio is closer to.
Other work patio owners ask about
Custom sunrooms
For when you want a room designed around your house and how you live, not fitted to the patio that's already there.
Sunroom construction
For a new room built onto the house from the ground up when your current patio isn't the right base to close in.
What happens after you call about your patio?
Call or send a request
Call (760) 490-0317 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out to your house. I'm the one who looks at every job.
I measure and write it up
I measure the patio, look at the slab, the roof and the house wall, and answer your questions, then read the plan back so nothing gets missed. The estimate spells out what's in it, walls, doors and all, so you know what you're paying for before anything starts.
We line up the permit
Once you say yes, we file for the permit and order materials. The county reviews the plans before any building starts, so that wait comes first.
We build and walk it
Our installers build the room with the inspections where they belong, and I check in along the way. When it's done, we walk the finished room together and I show you what to look after each year.
Patio enclosure questions we hear most
How much does a patio enclosure cost in Oak Hills?
Across the US, a new enclosed patio with walls and windows usually runs about $100 to $350 per square foot, according to one national cost guide. That's a national range for glass-and-wall work, not our price. Your Oak Hills number comes from the estimate after I've measured, and the work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Do I need a permit for an enclosed patio in Oak Hills?
Yes. San Bernardino County lists enclosed patios and patio covers, solid or lattice, among the work that needs a permit. I check whether your address falls under the county or a city office, and we pull the permit and set up the inspections for you.
What county rules affect where I can put a patio enclosure in Oak Hills?
Setbacks come first, because the county says every building setback, the open space a structure keeps from your lot lines, has to be kept whether a permit is needed or not. The county also publishes wind speed, rainfall and snow load values, snow load being the weight of snow a roof is built to carry, for each community, and its fire district has mapped fire hazard severity zones, so I look up your address against both while we plan. We're licensed and insured, based in Oak Hills and working across the High Desert, so if your city isn't on our list, just ask.
How long does a patio enclosure take in Oak Hills?
Most of the calendar goes to the county permit, not the build. The county reviews the construction plans, issues the permit, inspects as the work goes and gives final approval at the end, so leave room for the review before we start and for inspection visits during the job. I'll tell you what I know about timing at the estimate, and if I don't know yet, I'll say so and find out.
How do I take care of an enclosed patio each year?
Once a year, check the roof and gutters and clean the door and window tracks inside and out, which is what one enclosure maker's guide suggests. That guide also recommends a pure silicone spray to keep doors and windows sliding, because oil-based lubricants tend to pull in dirt, and around here dust is what gums up a track.
What causes water to collect inside a patio enclosure after rain?
Usually it's plugged weep holes, the small openings that let water drain out, or a worn seal where the walls meet the house or the slab. The same maker's guide says weep holes should be kept clear so the room drains, so check them when you clean the tracks. If they're clear and water still gets in, call us and I'll come look at the seals.
Get a written estimate for your patio enclosure
Send the patio's rough size, the walls you're leaning toward and your Oak Hills address. We'll reply within 1 business day to set a time for me to come out, and the on-site estimate is free, with no pressure and no obligation.
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Call (760) 490-0317 or send the form now, so the plan review is behind us before the season you want the room for.