Three season sunrooms in El Monte CA - a bright outdoor room beside your house
Got a patio you hardly use? We enclose it with screen, clear panels or glass so you can sit out there through most of the year.
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What is a three season sunroom, and is it right for your El Monte patio?
A three season sunroom encloses your patio as an outdoor room that isn't heated or cooled, and at Viewcraft El Monte Sunrooms & Patios we build them for homeowners in El Monte and many of the cities around it.
Most people who call us have a patio or deck they hardly use and would like a bright, sheltered spot to sit, eat or let the kids play without the bugs and the dust. The price mostly turns on the size of the room, what goes in the open walls and how much work it takes to tie our roof into yours. The schedule turns on how quickly we settle the design together and how long the city takes with plan review. I write up the estimate after I've measured and heard how you'd like to use the room, so the figure you see is for your patio and not a guess.
How we build a three season sunroom
I start by asking how you'll use the space, because a reading nook, a dining spot and a place for the dog each want something a little different. Then we choose together what fills the open walls, whether that's screen for a breeze, clear panels to keep out wind and dust, or glass for the cleanest view, and I'll explain the trade-offs before I recommend one. Our crew sets the frame, builds the roof and ties it into your house, which is the part I watch most closely because that joint has to stay tight for as long as the room stands. If you're hoping for heat or air conditioning, I'll suggest we talk about a full room instead, since that's a different kind of build.
If you'd rather keep the space simpler, our patio enclosures close in a covered patio with less involved. When your yard or your plans don't fit a standard layout, we draw up custom sunrooms shaped around the house and the way you live.
What El Monte's rules mean for a three season sunroom
For a room over your patio, El Monte posts a patio enclosure standard, and it treats the room as an outdoor space beside the house rather than living space. Your longest outside wall and one more outside wall each have to stay at least 65% open below 6 feet 8 inches, and those openings can take insect screen, thin plastic that's clear or lets light through, glass that meets the state code, or a mix, which is why the screen-or-glass choice comes up so early. The handout carries no date, and whether the city reviews your plans under it is settled in plan review, so we confirm the current version with the El Monte Building Department, the office that handles plan review, permits and inspections. That office also lists the city's earthquake and wind design criteria, and a soils report on your lot can set its earthquake rating, so we build the frame and roof to what applies to your property.
Plenty of the patios we see here take full afternoon sun and already have an outlet or two on the back wall. Inside a patio enclosure every outlet has to be on a GFCI, a ground fault circuit interrupter that cuts the power when it senses a fault, so we plan for that in the estimate instead of leaving it for later. We see the same kind of back patios on jobs in Rosemead and Temple City, and we approach them the same careful way.
- 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 three season sunroom?
Call and set a visit
When you call (626) 416-2088 or send the form, we set a time for me to come out. I look at the patio, deck or wall and ask how you'd like to use the space.
Get your written estimate
After measuring, I write up an estimate for the room we talked about. You'll see what the size and the wall panels you chose mean for the price before anything is decided.
Settle the design and permit
We settle the design together, and when the job calls for a permit we prepare and handle the paperwork with the city. We keep you posted at each step while the Building Department reviews the plans.
Build it and walk through
Our own crew builds the room, roof tie-in included. When it's done, I walk through the finished work with you so you can ask about anything you'd like.
Why El Monte homeowners call Viewcraft for a three season sunroom
The owner measures every job
I come out myself to look at your patio, measure and talk it through, and our own crew does the building. The person who heard what you wanted is the one who answers for the room.
In business since 2017
I started this business in El Monte in 2017, after some years working on building crews. I'd rather explain a choice twice at the start than have you surprised once the room is up.
Licensed and fully insured
In California, anyone who builds or alters a structure has to be licensed by the Contractors State License Board when the job needs a building permit, uses employees or costs $1,000 or more. We're licensed and fully insured, so you're covered on the points the state cares about.
The choice that matters most on this room is what goes in the open walls, and I'm glad to talk that through with you on site. Please reach us here or call (626) 416-2088 to set a time.
Request an estimateGet a written estimate for your three season sunroom
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free and written on site after I've measured your patio and heard how you'd use the room, 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 three season sunrooms in El Monte
Can a three season sunroom in El Monte have heat or air conditioning?
Not under El Monte's patio enclosure standard, which says the room can't be heated or cooled and the house's existing doors and windows into the patio stay in place. A room with heat, air conditioning or an open wall to the house has to meet the building code rules for a habitable room, framing and insulation included, so it's a bigger project that's best planned that way from the start.
How much does a sunroom cost in the Los Angeles area?
Building a sunroom in Los Angeles usually costs about $110 to $160 per square foot, going by area pricing for sunrooms in general, not our own figures. A three season room with screen walls usually sits differently than one with glass, so your written estimate is the number to plan around.
Who handles sunroom permits in El Monte?
The El Monte Building Department handles plan review, permits and inspections, so that's where sunroom plans go first. When your job calls for a permit, we prepare and handle the paperwork with the city for you.
How much can a contractor ask for up front in California?
In California, a contractor can ask for a down payment of no more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. Every payment after that should be listed in the contract and match work already finished or materials delivered to your home, so please ask to see that schedule before you sign.
How do I keep a three season sunroom from getting too hot in summer?
A roof overhang can block direct summer sun from coming through the windows while still letting the lower winter sun in. Screen on some of the open walls also lets air move through on warm afternoons, which is worth weighing if your patio faces west.
What is the best way to plan a sunroom outside a bedroom window?
Raise it early, because under the city's patio enclosure standard a bedroom window required for emergency escape has to open directly to the outside, not into a patio enclosure. Please mention it when you call, so we can plan the room around that window from the first visit.
Other ways to use your patio
Patio enclosures
A good fit when you already have a covered patio and want it closed in against bugs, wind and dust.
Custom sunrooms
For an odd-shaped yard, a tricky roofline or a room you'd like laid out just the way your family lives.
Book a visit for your three season room
Have your patio size and a few photos handy when you call, so I come out already knowing what we're looking at.
Request an estimateCall (626) 416-2088