Sunroom Contractor in Norwalk, CA - More Use From the Patio You Already Have
La Palma Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor building in Norwalk, CA. We turn backyard patios, decks and tired old sunrooms into rooms you'll actually use, from screen rooms and patio covers to full four season additions.
Get a sunroom estimate for your Norwalk home
I'll check the slab or deck your room would sit on before we talk options.
Request an estimateNorwalk: postwar houses, flat backyard slabs
Norwalk sits on the Los Angeles County side of the line from us, and a lot of its streets are lined with single-story houses built in the years after the war, with stucco walls, low rooflines and a flat backyard. The neighborhoods look a lot like the ones next door in Downey and Bellflower, and most of the calls we get here are about the same thing, a concrete patio out back, sometimes under an old aluminum cover, that the family wants to turn into a real room.
Those patios were usually poured for a table and a grill, not for walls and a roof. So the first thing I do on a Norwalk job is check how thick the slab is, how the edges are holding up and how it meets the house, because that decides whether the room can sit on what's there or needs new footings.
Working in Norwalk: licenses, permits and what sets the price
Before you hire anyone for a room in Norwalk, know that California requires a current license from the Contractors State License Board for this kind of work, and we're licensed and fully insured, so ask to see our details when I'm out at your house. If your room needs a permit, we take care of it, from drawing the plans and filing them with the city to booking the inspections and letting you know ahead of any visit where you need to be home. The schedule mostly turns on that review and on when the glass and panels arrive, so we line both up before we set a start date.
The price moves with the size of the room, whether it's a screen room or a full four season room, the glass and insulation you choose, how the roof ties into your house and what the base needs. I write all of that up on site for your house, with the room type, the options and the price. Norwalk backyards are usually reached through a side gate next to the garage, so we plan how long panels come in before delivery day, the same as we do in Anaheim and the other cities on the Orange County side.
Services in Norwalk, CA
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
A lot of Norwalk houses already have a concrete patio out back, so closing it in is often the most direct way to add a room. We check the slab first and either build on it or add footings where it can't carry the walls.
Patio cover installation
Older aluminum covers here are often sagging or pulling loose where the ledger board fastens to the house. We take the old one down, fasten the new cover to solid framing and set the posts on proper footings.
Sunroom construction
When there's no patio worth keeping, we handle the whole sunroom construction, from new footings and floor to the roof tie-in at your house. Low postwar rooflines leave less room to slope a new roof, so we work out that tie-in on paper before anything is ordered.
Three season sunrooms
If the room is mostly for sitting out with the doors open, a three season room with lighter glass and no added insulation usually does the job for less. I'll tell you plainly whether it fits how you'll use the room or whether you'll wish you'd gone further.
Four season sunrooms
If the room is going to be a den or an office you use every day, it needs insulated walls and roof and better glass. That choice has to be made before we build, so we go through it with you on the estimate.
Sunroom remodeling
Some Norwalk homes have a sunroom or enclosed patio added years ago that leaks at the roof or has panels that no longer seal. We look at what's worth keeping, starting with what it sits on, and rebuild the rest.
Your Norwalk sunroom estimate, measured at your house
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your house in Norwalk myself, look at what the room will tie into, measure, and write up the room type, the options and the price for your job. The quote is free and there's 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 Norwalk homeowners can count on
We're based in La Palma, CA and cover 16 services across 12 cities, Norwalk 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
Does a sunroom contractor in Norwalk need a California license?
Yes, California requires a current state contractor license for any job that needs a building permit, uses hired workers or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials combined. A sunroom or patio enclosure clears at least one of those almost every time. We're licensed and fully insured, and you're welcome to ask for our license details with your quote.
Which small jobs can someone do without a contractor license in California?
Only small jobs where labor, materials and all other costs come to less than $1,000, no permit is needed, no employees are used and the person doesn't advertise as a licensed contractor. That limit went from $500 to $1,000 at the start of 2025, and it counts the combined value even when the work is split across more than one contract. A sunroom won't fit under it, though a small repair like a torn screen panel might.
Can I build my own sunroom in Norwalk without a contractor license?
You may be exempt from the state license as an owner-builder, as the licensing board frames it, if you're improving a structure on your own property and doing the work yourself or with your own employees paid wages. It's a real option for someone with the time and the skills. If you'd rather have it built, we take it from the base up.
How do I check if my Norwalk address is in an earthquake hazard zone?
Type your address into the state's EQ Zapp map, which shows whether the property lies in any mapped earthquake hazard zone, such as areas where wet soil can give way in a quake. It also tells you if the state hasn't evaluated your area yet. Either way, I look closely at the slab or footings a room will sit on, because a room is only as good as its base.
How much does a sunroom cost in Norwalk?
It comes down to the kind of room, its size, the glass and insulation and what your patio needs underneath it. A screen room or patio cover on a sound slab sits at the low end, and a four season room that needs new footings and a new roof tie-in sits at the high end. I'll give you the price for your own room on the estimate visit.
How long does it take to build a sunroom in Norwalk?
Most of the time goes into the steps before we build, like settling the design, any permit review and waiting on glass and panels, and the work in your backyard is usually the shorter stretch. A screen room on a sound patio moves along faster than a four season room that needs footings and inspections. We set the start date once the plans and materials are lined up, so there's no half-built room sitting in your yard.
Ask about a sunroom for your Norwalk home
Call (562) 386-0180 or use the form, and ask for our license details along with your quote.