Patio enclosures in Chino CA - a closed-in patio on a cover built to carry walls
Your covered patio gets too hot, dusty or buggy to use. We close it in with walls and doors so it works as a real room.
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How do you know your patio is ready to be closed in?
A patio you rarely use
The cover's up, but the chairs sit empty because the afternoon sun, the wind or the bugs make it miserable out there most of the year. That usually means the space needs sides, not a bigger cover, and every season you wait is another season of paying for room you don't use.
Dust and leaves on everything
You sweep the patio and wipe down the furniture, and a day later it's covered again. Open sides let the wind carry everything in, and over time that grit wears out cushions, tables and the finish on the slab.
Sagging or stained rafters
You look up and see a rafter dipping, dark water stains or soft wood near where the cover meets the house. That usually points to water getting in, rot or termites, and it's easier and cheaper to fix before walls go up than after.
Can you close in the covered patio you already have?
A patio enclosure in Chino closes in your covered patio with sliding glass walls, bi-fold doors or removable screens, so you can use the space open or shut. Most of the job is finding out whether the cover you have can carry walls, then building the walls, doors and seals around it so the room stays dry.
Most people who call us already have a cover out back and a patio they hardly use, because it's too hot, too windy or too full of bugs for much of the year. The price mostly comes down to the size, glass or screens, the frame material and whether the cover needs engineering or new rafters before it can take walls. The schedule turns on that same question plus the city's plan review, and the estimate is where you get your own number, with what we'd build written out.
Details to note before an estimate
- Rough size of the covered patio
- Glass walls, screens or a mix
- How you plan to use the room
- Stains or sagging on the rafters
How we build a patio enclosure
Before we talk walls, I check whether your existing cover was built to take them and look over the rafters, because a room is only as good as what's holding it up. If it wasn't built for walls, we plan the extra engineering in from the start so nobody gets surprised later. I also look at the slab the walls will sit on, how the roof ties into your house and where the water goes when it runs off, since those are the parts you stop seeing once the room is up. Then my lead installer and our crew set the frames, hang the doors and the glass or screens, seal every joint, run the gutters and clean up. A nice-looking room that leaks isn't worth the glass in it.
Sometimes the old cover would need so much work that closing it in doesn't make sense, and building the room new from the ground up through our sunroom construction work is the cleaner path. If you'd rather have a room shaped around your house and how you live, instead of around the cover that's there, we start from a blank page with custom sunrooms.
When closing in the patio isn't the whole answer
Custom sunrooms
For a room laid out around your family, with the size, roof line and glass picked to fit your house rather than an old cover.
Sunroom construction
For when the existing cover would need so much rework that building the whole room new, from what it sits on up, costs less trouble.
What happens when you call about a patio enclosure in Chino?
Call or send the form
You call (909) 413-6398, send the form or email support@chinosunroomsandpatios.com, and we set a time for me to come out. We pick up seven days a week, so evenings and weekends work too.
I measure and check the cover
I come out myself, measure the patio, look at the rafters and the slab, and ask how you plan to use the room. Your written estimate spells out what we'd build and what it sits on, so you know what you're paying for before anything starts.
We handle the city side
Once you sign, we check with the city's building office about your address, take care of the paperwork it asks for and keep you posted as it moves. When it's time for an inspection, a request in before 3 pm can get one the next day.
We build, then walk it
My lead installer runs our own crew on the build, from the frames to the seals where the roof meets the house. When it's done, I walk the finished room with you.
Questions before you book a patio enclosure
How much does it cost to enclose a patio?
A new enclosed patio with walls and windows usually runs about $100 to $350 per square foot across the US, and a screened patio costs less per square foot than that. Where yours lands depends on the size, glass or screens, the frame material and whether the cover needs engineering or new rafters first. Your estimate puts your own number on paper.
Can I enclose my existing patio cover in Chino?
Often you can, but a cover built to Chino's standard patio cover design isn't meant to be enclosed, so adding walls to it takes extra engineering. The city's standard also calls for checking the rafters for decay or termite damage, and damaged ones get replaced with like materials after talking with the building department. Both are normal planning steps, not a reason to give up on the idea.
Does an awning license cover patio enclosures in California?
No, California's awnings contractor class, D-3, covers awnings and patio covers but leaves out patio enclosures. So before you sign with anyone, ask which license class they hold. We're fully licensed and insured, and I'm happy to answer that question at the estimate.
What is the best way to choose between aluminum and wood for a patio enclosure?
For most Chino homes I'd pick aluminum, because termites can't eat it, it doesn't burn and it needs almost no care. Wood looks warmer, but it needs sealing now and then and can draw termites, so you're trading more upkeep for the look.
How do I take care of an enclosed patio?
One maker's guide suggests a yearly look at the roof and gutters, and keeping the weep holes, the small drain openings, clear so water can get out. The same guide says to keep the door and window tracks clean and use a pure silicone spray, since oil-based lubricants tend to pick up dirt.
Who issues permits for a patio enclosure in Chino?
The city's Building Division issues building permits in Chino and takes in plans for review, and that's the office we deal with for you once you sign. If you live in southern Chino, including parts of The Preserve and the Prado Dam area, look up your address on Chino Valley Fire's hazard map, because some of those areas are now in Very High, High or Moderate fire hazard zones. The fire district says new construction or additions in its High or Very High zones must meet wildland urban interface building standards, the rules for homes near open land, and Moderate zones currently have no legal requirements.
Get a written estimate for your patio enclosure
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out myself, measure, look at what the room will sit on and write up what we'd build. The estimate is free and on site, with no pressure and no obligation.
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Request your patio enclosure estimate
Call (909) 413-6398 or send the form with a few photos of your cover and whether it was built to the city's standard design, so I know before I arrive if it'll need engineering.