Sunroom Contractor in Lakewood, CA - More Use From Your Backyard Patio
La Palma Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers in Lakewood, CA, turning the slab and cover behind your house into a room you can use most of the year.
Get a sunroom estimate for your Lakewood home
I'll check the slab, the roofline and the wall the room ties into before quoting.
Request an estimateLakewood: single-story homes, patios out back
Most of the Lakewood houses we see are single-story homes on flat, evenly sized lots, with a concrete patio out back and often an aluminum or wood cover that went up years ago. The streets look a lot like the ones next door in Bellflower, and so do the calls, mostly from homeowners who want that patio to become a room they'll actually use.
That sameness can fool you. Two slabs on the same street can be poured very differently, and a low single-story roofline leaves less room to pitch a sunroom roof, so on a Lakewood job the slab and the eave usually shape the design before you pick a single window.
Working in Lakewood: permits, codes and what sets the price
When a sunroom in Lakewood needs a permit, it comes from the city's Building and Safety Division. The city says what you need depends on the type and scope of the work, so if you're not sure, that's the office to ask before anything gets built. Some jobs need planning approval, plan check or both before a permit can be issued, and that review usually sets the start date more than our crew does. Before you hire anyone, check that they hold a license from the state's Contractors State License Board, which licenses and regulates construction work across California.
If your job needs a permit, we take care of it. We prepare the plans, file them with the city, book the inspections and let you know ahead of any visit where you need to be home, and we're licensed and fully insured. Lakewood sits on the Los Angeles County side, and we work on both sides of the county line from our base in La Palma and in cities like Cypress, so this paperwork is familiar to us. The price moves with the kind of room, the glass and insulation you choose, whether your slab and cover can be used or need new footings, and how the roof ties into the house. I write all of that up at the estimate as the room type, the options and the price for your job.
Services in Lakewood, CA
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
A lot of Lakewood backyards already have a slab and a cover attached to the house, which is a good start for a room if the slab and the posts can carry walls and glass. We check both first, and when they can't, we tell you what has to be rebuilt before we build on it.
Patio enclosures
If you want the patio closed in without making it a full room, patio enclosures add walls and windows under the cover you have or a new one. It's a lighter build than a sunroom, so it suits people who mostly want shade, less dust and a place to sit outside more often.
Patio cover installation
Many older covers here are aluminum or wood that has sagged or loosened at the ledger, the board that ties the cover to the house. We replace them with a new cover, and if a room might follow later, we build it so it can take walls.
Three season sunrooms
For a room you'll use much of the year without heating or cooling it, a three season room with lighter glass or screens costs less than a fully insulated one. We talk through how you'd really use it so you're not paying for insulation you won't need.
Four season sunrooms
If the room is going to be a den or an office you use every day, it needs insulated walls, a solid roof and glass that holds up to summer heat. We plan the roof around the low eaves on single-story houses so the room ties in cleanly instead of looking tacked on.
Sunroom remodeling
Some Lakewood houses already have an older sunroom that leaks where it meets the house or gets too hot to sit in. We look at whether the frame and base are worth keeping, then replace the glass, the roof panels or the whole shell, whichever makes more sense.
Get a written sunroom quote for your Lakewood home
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to Lakewood myself, look at what the room will tie into and measure, then write up the room type, the options and the price for your job. The estimate is free and on site, with no obligation.
- 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 Lakewood homeowners can count on
We're based in La Palma, CA, and we cover 16 services across 12 service areas on this site, Lakewood among them. Every quote is given on site, after I've seen your yard.
- 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
What building codes apply to a sunroom addition in Lakewood, CA?
Lakewood uses the Los Angeles County building, residential, electrical, mechanical and green codes, which are California's codes with the county's own changes added. The city checks work against them through its permits and inspections, so a sunroom here is drawn and built to the county's version of those codes.
How do I find out if the old patio cover on my Lakewood house was permitted?
You can look up permits issued in Lakewood since 2008 in the L.A. County Building Permit Viewer. If your cover went up earlier or doesn't show, we'll look at how it's built at the estimate, because that tells us more about whether it can carry a room than the record does.
How much can a sunroom contractor in Lakewood ask for up front?
Under state rules, a contractor's down payment can be no more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. Every other payment has to be listed in the contract and tied to work already done or materials delivered to your house, and the licensing board says that holds for all home improvement projects.
How much does a sunroom cost in Lakewood?
The kind of room sets most of the price, and a screen room or three season room usually costs less than an insulated four season room. If you're weighing where to spend, I'd put the money into the base and the glass before any extras, because those are the hardest things to change once the room is built.
What is the best way to turn a Lakewood patio into a sunroom?
Start with what's under it, because a patio slab is usually poured for furniture and foot traffic, not for walls and a roof. We check the slab and the existing cover first, then settle the room type, glass and insulation with you before we build, so the room fits how you'll use it and nothing has to change halfway through.
Do I need a debris plan to tear out an old patio cover in Lakewood?
If your project is construction or demolition, the city wants a Debris Recovery Plan approved before it issues a permit. When your job needs a permit, we take care of that along with the plans and the rest of the filing.
Tell us about your Lakewood patio
Call (562) 386-0180 or send the form with what you want the room for, and I'll plan the visit around it.