Screen room installation in Hacienda Heights CA - your patio, minus the bugs
Bugs and blowing leaves chasing you off the patio? We screen it in, and add a roof if needed, so you can use it again.
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What goes into putting a screen room on your patio?
Screen room installation in Hacienda Heights means closing in your patio or deck with screen walls and a screen door, either under the cover you already have or under a new roof, so you can sit outside in the evening without feeding the mosquitoes.
Most people who call us have a patio they barely use, and the first thing that decides the job is what's overhead. If you have a solid cover, you may only need screen walls. If there's nothing up there, a roof becomes part of the job, much like a patio cover installation, and that moves the price more than anything else, followed by the size of the space and how many doors you want. The schedule usually turns on the permit side for your address, and the written estimate after I've seen your patio gives you the figure for your own job.
How do you know your patio needs screening in?
Mosquitoes send you inside
You head out at dusk and come back ten minutes later scratching. That usually means the patio itself is fine but wide open on the sides, and every summer you wait is another one spent looking at it through the window.
Leaves pile up underneath
You sweep the slab and it's covered again by the weekend. The cover is doing its job overhead, but nothing stops what blows in sideways, so cushions and furniture wear out faster than they should.
Old screens sag and drag
The mesh is torn, the door scrapes in its track, or the frame has started pulling away from the post. That usually points to worn screens or a frame that wasn't fastened to anything solid, and loose panels tend to work the rest of the frame loose with them.
How we handle screen room installation
I start with what's overhead and what's underneath, because a screen room hangs from one and sits on the other. If you already have a solid cover, you might only need screen walls, and I'll tell you so. If there's nothing overhead, we look at how a new roof can tie into your house before we price it. Then my crew sets the frame, hangs the screen panels and the door, makes sure the door slides smooth in its track, and cleans up before we leave.
Screens keep the breeze and lose the bugs, but they won't do much on a cold January night. If you want glass and a room you can use all year, a patio-to-sunroom conversion builds on the slab you already have, and a deck-to-sunroom conversion does the same on a deck once we've checked the deck can carry it.
Screen walls under your cover
This suits you if your patio already has a solid roof overhead, since the screen panels and door hang from that cover's frame. It's usually the simpler and less costly route.
Hardtop screen enclosure
This suits an open patio or deck with nothing overhead, because it brings its own roof along with the walls. It's more work than walls alone, and you get shade and rain cover out of it too.
Find out if you need walls or a whole new roof
We reply within one business day to set a time, and I come out to look at the patio and measure it myself. The estimate is free, done on site, and comes with no obligation.
(626) 269-6285Screen room installation in Hacienda Heights and the county permit question
Permits for homes in Hacienda Heights go through LA County Public Works. The county's list names building something new and additions or alterations, and screen rooms aren't on it, so whether yours needs a permit is the county's call, not something I'd guess at. The county asks owners to check with their local office about what a project needs, and some projects go through plan check, where its reviewers look over the plans for safety, building and environmental standards. We look up which office handles your address, and when the job needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork and work through the inspections with you. It's also worth putting your address into the state's Fire Hazard Severity Zone map before we build, so you know whether your lot falls in one.
Plenty of houses around here have an older aluminum patio cover out back, and some are fastened better than others, so I check yours before I tell you screens alone will do. We run into the same setups on jobs in Whittier and La Puente, and we build in a lot of the cities around Hacienda Heights, so if yours isn't listed, call and ask.
What happens when you call about a screen room?
Call or send the form
You call (626) 269-6285 or fill out the form, and we set a time for me to come out. Have your address handy, since that tells us which office handles permits for your house.
I look, measure and ask
I come out, measure the space, check what's overhead and ask how you plan to use the room. You get a written estimate that spells out whether you need screen walls only or a roof as well, so you know what you're getting into before you sign anything.
Permits first, then the build
We sort out the permit side for your address, and if the county reviews the plans, we wait for that before anything goes up. Then my crew and I build the room.
Walk through it together
When it's finished, I walk through the room with you, run the door and look over every panel. We call it done after that, not before.
Frequently asked questions
What is a screen room?
A screen room is a covered outdoor space closed in with screen walls and a screen door. In one maker's system, the patio cover serves as the roof and frame, and the screens let the breeze through while keeping out insects, leaves and wind-blown debris.
How is a screen room roof attached to the house?
A new roof can mount on an exterior wall or on the fascia board, the trim board along the edge of your roof, and the way your house is built decides which works best. The point is to anchor it to the house's structure, and on a fascia mount that means catching the rafter ends so it stays secure. It's fair to ask any installer exactly how their roof will connect to your house, and I'll show you on yours.
How much does a screen room cost in Hacienda Heights?
Across the US, a 200-square-foot screened porch usually costs about $8,000 to $15,000 per job, so treat that as a national ballpark and not our price. Your number depends on your patio, and the written estimate after I've seen it gives you the figure for yours.
Who issues permits for a screen room in Hacienda Heights?
LA County Public Works does, because Hacienda Heights is unincorporated. The county's Service Locator lists the phone number and email for your local office, and we look that office up for your address as part of the job.
How do I keep screen room doors sliding smoothly?
Keep the door tracks clean inside and out, and use pure silicone spray on them. That's what one maker's care guide advises, and it notes that oil-based lubricants tend to attract dirt, which is the last thing a track needs.
What causes water to sit in screen room door tracks?
Blocked weep holes, the small drain openings in the frame, are a common cause. One maker's guide says to keep them clear so water drains properly, so it's worth checking them whenever you clean the tracks.
Hacienda Heights, CA
Send us a photo of your patio
Call (626) 269-6285 or use the form with your address and a few photos showing whether there's a cover overhead, and I'll have a good idea what we're building before I pull up.