Screen room installation in Placentia CA - a patio you can sit on without the bugs
Mosquitoes and flies chase you off the patio every evening. We screen it in and fasten it to your house the right way.
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How do you know your patio is ready for a screen room?
Bugs end dinner early
You set the table outside and you're back indoors before the plates are clear, swatting the whole time. That usually means the patio is wide open to the yard, and every summer you wait is another season of a space you paid for and don't use.
A cover with open sides
You've got a roof over the patio, but the sides are open and the bugs fly straight in. That's usually the easiest place to start a screen room, and leaving it open means you get the shade while the evenings still go to the mosquitoes.
Gaps where it meets the house
An older enclosure shows light or drips along the top where it meets the wall or roof edge. That usually means it was fastened to the trim instead of the framing, and the longer it moves, the more it can pull loose and let water in.
Should you screen in your patio or add windows?
Screen room installation in Placentia closes in your patio or porch with screens only, a mesh that keeps insects out and lets the breeze through, so the space you already have becomes somewhere you can sit on summer evenings. If you'd rather have windows, that's a different kind of room, and choosing between the two is the first thing we settle.
Most of my calls for this come from people with a patio they barely use, and the price moves with how big the room is, what it sits on, whether there's already a roof over it and how it joins your house. If there's no roof yet, we'd build a patio cover first, and that adds to the job. The schedule mostly turns on the city's permit and inspection steps and any HOA sign-off, so we pull the permits our jobs need and handle that paperwork for you. The written estimate I give you after the visit has your own figure and the plan.
Details to note before an estimate
- Rough size of the patio or deck
- Whether a patio cover is already up
- Slab, deck or bare ground underneath
- Screens only, or windows someday
- The house wall or roof edge it meets
- Your HOA, if you have one
How we handle screen room installation
I start by looking at what's already there, the slab or deck, any patio cover and the wall or roof edge the room will meet, because those decide how the frame goes up. Before any work starts, I show you exactly how the room will fasten to your house and what it's fastened into, since that's the part you won't see once it's done. Then our crew sets the frame, hangs the door and stretches the screens tight, and we clean up and walk through it with you. I'm upfront that screens are there to keep bugs out, not to lock anything up. We've been in business since 2013, and it's satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
A lot of people start with screens and later wish they had glass, so I'll tell you up front whether the frame we're planning could take windows down the road. If you already know you want a room you can use on cool, damp nights, a patio-to-sunroom conversion builds walls and windows over the slab you have, and a deck-to-sunroom conversion does the same on a raised deck once we know the deck can carry it. We're based in Placentia and do this work in Fullerton, Anaheim, Yorba Linda, Orange, Brea and the other cities around it.
Other ways to close in your patio or deck
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When you'd rather have windows than screens, this turns the patio you already have into a closed room you can use when the evenings cool off.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
If your outdoor space is a raised deck, this starts by checking what the deck can hold before a room goes on top of it.
What happens when you call about a screen room in Placentia?
Call or send the form
Call (657) 226-2045 or fill out the form, and we'll set up a time for me to come out. If your home is in an HOA, tell us now so their sign-off doesn't hold anything up.
I look at your patio
I come out myself, look at the spot and what it sits on, and ask how you plan to use the room. You then get the plan and the estimate in writing, so you can see what drives your figure before you decide anything.
We handle the city paperwork
When a job needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork, and in Placentia that means applying in person at City Hall, where the Building Division reviews plans once zoning has cleared them. Homes in an HOA also need a notarized letter of authorization from the association, which is why I ask about it early.
Our crew builds and finishes
Our own crew does the build, and I meet the inspector on site when there's an inspection. The city books inspections by phone Monday through Thursday and doesn't do same-day ones, so we plan around that and walk through the finished room with you at the end.
Questions before you book screen room installation
What's the difference between a screen room and a three-season room?
A screen room has screens only, while a three-season room or enclosed patio usually has uninsulated windows or screens. Neither one is usually heated or cooled, so the real choice is whether you want windows. If bugs are the problem and you mostly use the patio in warm weather, screens usually do the job.
How much does a screen room cost in Placentia?
A sunroom or sun porch in Orange County usually costs about $120 to $200 per square foot, and that range covers rooms of all kinds across the county, not screen rooms alone. Larger rooms that need a foundation and have heating and air conditioning sit at the high end. Your own figure comes on the written estimate after I've seen your patio.
Will a screen room make my patio secure?
No, screens keep insects out but they aren't a lock. A sunroom industry specification says screens aren't meant to provide security or to keep objects or people inside. Plan the room for bugs, and treat security as its own question.
How do I check a contractor's license in California?
You can look up any contractor's license and its complaint disclosures online with the Contractors State License Board. Ask which license class they hold too, because the state's awning contractor class covers patio covers but not patio enclosures. We're licensed and insured, and you're welcome to check.
How do I attach a screen room to my house?
It should fasten into the house's framing, not just the trim. One maker's guide says a room mounted on the fascia board, the trim along the roof edge, should catch the rafter ends behind it, and on a wall it suggests a ledger board, a board fastened flat to the wall studs. Ask any contractor you're considering to show you which way yours will go.
Do I need a permit for a screen room in Placentia?
Placentia's plan review list doesn't name screen rooms, so the place to find out for your project is the city's Building and Safety office. The list names room additions and extensive remodels. The city has also mapped Fire Hazard Severity Zones, so it's worth asking whether your address falls in one while you're on the phone.
Get a written plan and estimate for your screen room
We reply within one business day to set up a time for me to come out and look at your patio. The visit and the estimate are free and come with no obligation. You get the plan and the price in writing, and you decide from there.
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Have the rough size, whether you want screens or windows, and any HOA details handy when you call (657) 226-2045 or send the form, and the first conversation goes quicker.