Screen room installation in El Monte CA - a screened patio built for how you use it
Mosquitoes and glare keep you off the patio? We add screen walls under your patio roof so you can sit out there every evening.
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Can you screen in my covered patio in El Monte?
Screen room installation in El Monte means we add screen walls and a door under your patio roof, which turns a covered patio into a screened-in porch you can sit out on without the bugs. Most of the job is fitting those walls to the roof you already have and choosing the right screen for each side.
Most of the calls I get come from people with a patio they hardly use because of the bugs in the evening or the glare in the afternoon, and they'd like it to feel like part of the house again without building a full room. The price mostly turns on how much wall we're screening, which mesh goes on each side and how much work it takes to fit the walls under your roof, while the schedule turns mostly on whether your job needs a permit and the city's review. If there's no roof over your patio yet, that comes first with patio cover installation, and either way I measure and write up an estimate for your own patio.
How we handle screen room installation
I start by standing under your patio roof with you, measuring each opening and checking how the posts, beams and roof edge sit, because the new walls have to fit that roof well and I want to know how they will before I give you a price. Then we go wall by wall on the screen, with a tougher mesh where a dog or cat will lean on it and a longer lasting one on the side that takes the hard sun, so one worn wall doesn't mean redoing the whole room. Once the design is settled, our crew sets the bottom track on the patio, builds and stands the wall frames, stretches the screen, hangs the door and cleans up after itself.
Some people find after a summer in a screened room that they'd like glass and a space they can use all year. A patio-to-sunroom conversion turns the patio into a full room, and a deck-to-sunroom conversion does the same over a wood deck, so please mention it at the start if either is on your mind.
Building a screen room in El Monte
The city's Building Department is the main point of contact for plan review, permits and inspections in El Monte, and it decides whether your screen room needs a permit, so that's a question for the city rather than one I'd guess at. When a job calls for one, we prepare and handle the paperwork with the city and keep you posted at each step. The city also publishes standard construction details for certain projects, and a plan that follows one exactly needs no licensed engineer or architect while any change to it does, so when a standard fits your patio I'd rather build to it than redesign it. Before we settle the design, it's worth reading the Patio Enclosure handout on the city's building handouts page.
Most homes we see here have a covered patio off the back of the house that sits empty once the bugs come out, and the work is mostly fitting walls to a roof that wasn't built with walls in mind. We're based in El Monte and work in many of the cities around it, and we see the same kind of patio on jobs in Rosemead and South El Monte. If your city isn't listed on our site, please ask.
- Call (626) 416-2088
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
- El Monte, CA 91731
What happens after you call about a screen room
Call and set a visit
When you call (626) 416-2088 or send the form, we set a time for me to come out to your house. It helps to know before I arrive whether the patio already has a roof over it.
I measure and listen
I come out myself, look over the patio and the roof above it, and ask how you'd like to use the space, whether that's dinners outside or a place for the dog. That tells me which screen belongs on which wall.
Settle design and paperwork
I write up an estimate for your patio with the screen for each wall, so you can see what drives the price and change anything before work starts. Once we've settled the design together, we take care of the permit paperwork if the job calls for it.
We build, then walk through
Our crew builds the walls and hangs the screen and door. At the end I walk through the finished room with you so you can check each wall and the door yourself.
Why homeowners here call Viewcraft El Monte Sunrooms & Patios
The owner comes to measure
I come out myself to look at the job, measure and talk it through, and our own crew does the building. What you tell me at the visit doesn't get lost on the way to the people doing the work.
Running this business since 2017
I grew up on a family farm where anything that broke got fixed at home, then spent some years on building crews before starting this business in 2017. That's why I'd rather explain a choice twice now than have you surprised by it later.
A licensed, fully insured business
We're licensed and fully insured, so you aren't carrying the risk of an accident on your property. If you're comparing bids, it's fair to ask about scope, because a California contractor with a limited specialty license may only do the work the state board endorses on it.
Frames planned for local wind
The city sets an earthquake level and a design wind speed that structures here are designed for, and we plan the wall frames with those in mind. A tall wall of screen catches more wind than most people expect, so this part matters.
The part I'm most careful about is how the new walls meet your patio roof, so I'd like to see it in person. Please send us your details or call (626) 416-2088 and we'll set a time.
Request an estimateGet a written screen room estimate for your patio
Send the form and we'll reply within 1 business day to set a time for me to come out, measure your patio and hear how you'd like to use it. The quote is free, written up on site after that visit, and there's no pressure to book.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Phone
- (626) 416-2088
- Location
- El Monte, CA 91731
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
Questions about screen rooms in El Monte
How much does a screen room cost in El Monte?
A screen porch enclosure in Los Angeles County usually costs about $5,500 to $16,500 for the whole project, and that range covers the county as a whole. Where yours lands depends on the length of wall, the mesh on each side and how your roof takes the walls, so I give you a price for your own patio after I've measured it.
Which lasts longer in a screen room, aluminum or fiberglass screen?
Aluminum usually lasts longer, and one screen maker says it can go 20 to 25 years or more where nothing corrodes it, which makes up for its higher upfront price over time. The same maker says fiberglass in strong sun shows wear in 10 to 12 years while shaded fiberglass lasts 15 years or more, because sun breaks down its coating and leaves the fibers brittle.
Will a screen room hold up to my dog or cat?
It can, if the walls your pets lean on get pet screen in place of regular mesh. One maker's pet screen is much heavier than standard fiberglass or aluminum and is made to resist tears from household pets, and it can go anywhere regular screen goes, screen rooms included.
What is the best way to screen in a large patio?
For a big opening, a screen made for large areas is usually the better pick than ordinary window screen. One maker describes its pool and patio screen as long lasting, durable and designed for spaces such as screened-in patios and porches.
How do you install a screen room under an existing patio roof?
The walls are usually fitted under the roof you already have. One maker's instructions raise the front of the roof a few inches above the planned wall height and brace it, then remove roof posts that are no longer needed, and they screw the bottom track into anchors in the patio over a bead of caulk that seals the holes.
Where do I apply for a building permit in El Monte?
You apply in person at the city's Building and Safety counter, and no appointment is needed. The counter staff will tell you which other city departments take part in approving your project.
Other ways to use your patio
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
For when you'd like glass walls and a room you can sit in through the cooler months, not just the summer.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
For a raised wood deck that would get more use as an enclosed room off the house.
Patio cover installation
For an open patio that needs a roof before any screen walls can go up.
Book your screen room estimate today
Call (626) 416-2088 or use the form, and please have your patio size, roof type, which side gets the hard sun and any pets in mind so we cover everything in one visit.
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