Sunroom Contractor in Bellflower, CA - More Use Out of the Back Patio
La Palma Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers in Bellflower, CA. We turn the slab, deck or worn-out room behind your house into a room you'll use, built for how you live.
Get a sunroom estimate for your Bellflower home
I'll come look at what the room will sit on and measure the space myself.
Request an estimateBellflower: older slabs behind the house
Bellflower is on the Los Angeles County side of the cities we work in, right next to Lakewood. Most of the houses we're called to here are single-story homes from decades back, on modest lots with a concrete patio out back and often an aluminum patio cover someone added long ago. The call is usually about getting real use out of that space, as a sitting room, a playroom or a place to eat out of the sun.
That slab is where I start, because it was usually poured for chairs and a grill, not for walls and a roof. Whether it can carry a room as it is, or needs a new footing poured along its edges to hold the walls, decides a good part of the job.
Working in Bellflower: permits, licenses and what moves the price
Whether your sunroom needs a permit is the City of Bellflower's call, and when it does, we prepare the plans, file them with the city and book the inspections, and I'll let you know ahead of any visit where you need to be home. The city's review and the inspection dates usually set the pace more than the building does, along with how soon the glass and frame arrive and what we find under the slab. Before you hire anyone here, ask for their California contractor license and check their city business license with Bellflower's business license office. We're licensed and fully insured, and glad to be checked.
The price moves with the room type and size, the glass and insulation you choose, how the new roof ties into the old one and how much work the base needs, and I put all of that in writing at the estimate. Lots here are often narrow, so glass panels and roof sections usually go through the side gate by hand, and we plan deliveries around street parking. We work the same way next door in Norwalk and Downey, so the houses and slabs we meet in Bellflower are familiar ones.
Services in Bellflower, CA
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
Plenty of Bellflower backyards already have a concrete patio, and a patio-to-sunroom conversion closes it in with walls, glass and a real roof. We settle what the slab needs first, then build the room around how you plan to use it.
Patio cover installation
Older aluminum covers here often sag or leak where they meet the house. We take the old one down and put up a new patio cover fastened properly to the fascia, the board along your roof edge.
Four season sunrooms
If you want the room to work as part of the house on hot afternoons, a four-season sunroom with an insulated roof and walls and better glass is the one to pick. We settle the insulation and glass with you before we build, because they're hard to change later.
Three season sunrooms
A three-season sunroom costs less and suits a room you'll sit out in on mild evenings more than one you'll live in every day. I lay it side by side with a four-season room at the estimate so you choose with the trade-off in front of you.
Custom sunrooms
Some Bellflower houses have an odd roofline or a tight side yard that a standard kit won't fit, which is where custom sunrooms make sense. We design the room around your house and lot, so the walls and roof line up with what's already there.
Sunroom remodeling
Rooms added here years ago often have single-pane glass, tired seals and roofs that leak at the seam. We replace the glass, panels or roof and keep the base if it's sound, and I'll tell you plainly if it isn't worth keeping.
Get a written sunroom estimate for your Bellflower home
We reply within one business day to set a time, and then I come out to your Bellflower house myself to look at what the room will tie into and take measurements. The quote is free, on site and with no obligation, and I write up the room type, the options and the price for your job.
- Phone
- (562) 386-0180
- Location
- La Palma, CA 90623
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and fully insured.
What Bellflower homeowners can count on
We're based in La Palma, CA and offer 16 services across 12 service areas, Bellflower among them. Every job starts with a free quote on site.
- Based in
- CA
- La Palma
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free quotes on site.
- Replies within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a sunroom cost in Bellflower, CA?
The price of a Bellflower sunroom comes from the room itself, so I give it after I've seen your house rather than over the phone. A four-season room with an insulated roof and better glass costs more than a three-season room or a screen room, and a slab that needs new footings or a roof that's hard to tie into adds to it. I put the room type, options and price in writing so you can weigh the choices side by side.
Who licenses sunroom contractors in California?
The Contractors State License Board licenses and regulates the construction industry in California, sunroom contractors included. Ask anyone bidding your room for their state license before you sign anything.
How large a down payment can a contractor ask for on a sunroom in California?
Under the state board's rules, a down payment can be no more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. Every other payment has to be listed in the contract and based on work already done or materials delivered to your house, and the board says this applies to all home improvement projects.
How do I check if my Bellflower address is in an earthquake hazard zone?
Type your address into the state's EQ Zapp tool, which shows whether a property lies in a mapped earthquake hazard zone and tells you if the state hasn't evaluated that area yet. If it is in one, the state's site-study requirements exempt single-family frame houses up to two stories that aren't part of a development of four or more, though the city can ask for more than state law does.
How do I check a contractor's business license in Bellflower?
Call the city's Business License Division at (562) 804-1424 and ask whether the contractor holds a current Bellflower business license. The city issues it as a business tax certificate that's renewed every year on its anniversary date, and paying the tax doesn't excuse a business from the city's other rules.
Can I turn my old aluminum patio cover into a sunroom in Bellflower?
Usually not as it stands, because most older aluminum covers were built to shade a patio, not to carry glass walls and the weight of an insulated roof. I look at the posts, the beam and where it fastens to the house, and most of the time we take it down and give the room its own roof.
Book your Bellflower sunroom visit
Call (562) 386-0180 any evening until 11 or use the form, and I'll set a time to come look.