Enclosed patio rooms in Manhattan Beach CA - a patio room planned for how you'll use it
If your patio sits empty most evenings, we close it in with windows or screens so it becomes a dry room you actually use.
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What does it take to turn my patio into an enclosed room?
An enclosed patio room closes in the patio you already have with windows or screens, so homeowners in Manhattan Beach, CA get a room beside the house for outdoor living that they can use far more often.
Most people who call Manhattan Beach Sunrooms & Patios have a patio that's nice to look at and hard to use, and they want it turned into a room they'll actually sit in. The price mostly moves with the size of the room, whether you choose screens, plain windows or a heated and cooled room, and whether the slab underneath needs work first. The schedule turns on the slab too, and on what the city asks for at your address before we can start. We're based here and work across the South Bay, and the written estimate after my visit puts your own figure on all of it.
How we build your enclosed patio room
The first thing I ask is whether you want the room heated and cooled, because insulated windows and insulation in the walls, floor and roof are far easier to put in while we build, and adding them later can often cost more. Then I check that the slab sits above the yard and sheds water, since a patio room is only as dry as what it sits on. With those two answers settled, our crew squares up the base, builds the frame, sets the windows or screens and the doors, and cleans up each day before we leave.
Some homeowners want more glass than a patio room usually has, and for a bright room with glass overhead, solarium installation is the better fit. If all you want is shade and a roof without walls, patio cover installation gets you there, and a sturdy cover can be a first step toward closing the patio in later.
Screened patio room
This one uses screens only, with no glass and no heating or cooling, so it suits you if you mostly want a shaded spot that keeps the bugs out. It's the simplest way to close in a patio and keeps the open-air feel.
Enclosed patio with windows
Windows close the room in, but they're usually uninsulated and there's no heating or cooling. It suits people who want a sheltered room they can shut up at night without paying for a full addition.
Four season room
This room is fully enclosed with all weather windows and built to be heated and cooled, so it works like another room of the house. It costs more, so it's the right choice when you'll use the room every day of the year.
What Manhattan Beach asks of an enclosed patio room
The city requires a coastal permit for projects in its Coastal Zone, and the state's coastal rules define development broadly, building included, so a new patio room at an address in that zone goes through the coastal permit step. Whether your job needs that permit, or anything else, isn't something I'd guess at from the street. Before work starts, we check with the city about what your address and your room need, then prepare and file the paperwork for any permits it calls for, and the city's Community Development department takes those applications online.
If you want the room heated or cooled, the city also lists a handout of the state's green building measures for additions that add heated or cooled space, so we plan for those from the start. What I see most on jobs here, and in Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach, is a slab patio right off the kitchen or living room that the family wants to use more, and we plan each one the same careful way.
Why Manhattan Beach homeowners call Manhattan Beach Sunrooms & Patios for patio rooms
The owner plans every room
I come out myself to look at every job, measure and plan the room, and our own crew does the building. You deal with the person who planned your room from the first visit to the last walk-through.
Based in Manhattan Beach since 2023
I started this business here in 2023 because I wanted to build rooms the way I was taught, planned with care and finished cleanly. We work across the South Bay and the cities around it, so the patios and slabs we meet here are the ones we know.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and I'm glad to go over both with you before you sign anything. I'd rather you know exactly who's working on your house than take it on faith.
Every patio room starts with the questions I ask at your house, so the best next step is a visit. Send us a request or call (424) 290-8610, and we'll find a time that suits you.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your enclosed patio room
Send the form and we'll reply within 1 business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no pressure to book. I'll come out to measure, look at your slab and talk through the room you have in mind. Then you'll get a written estimate to read over at your own pace.
What happens after you call about an enclosed patio room?
Call or send a request
Call (424) 290-8610 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit. We answer seven days a week, into the evening.
I measure and look closely
I come out to measure, check what the room will sit on and talk through how you'll use it. You then get a written estimate that lays out the room type, any slab work and the price, before you commit to anything.
We file permits and build
We take care of the permit paperwork, and building starts once the permits the city calls for are in hand. Our crew builds in stages, so each part is right before the next one goes on.
We walk through it together
When the room is finished, I walk through it with you and open every window and door. We don't call the job done until you've seen it all.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an enclosed patio room cost in Manhattan Beach?
One Los Angeles cost guide puts a typical sunroom project in the Los Angeles area at about $16,000 to $120,000 per job. That guide places larger rooms that need a foundation and have heating and air conditioning at the high end, so a screened or uninsulated enclosure on a sound slab usually lands lower. Your own figure comes from the written estimate after my visit.
Should my patio room in Manhattan Beach be heated and cooled?
It should if you want to use it like any other room in every season, and if you'd rather keep the cost down, an enclosed or screened room without it is often the better buy. I'd settle it before we build, because that one choice changes the walls, roof and floor and what the city looks at.
Can I enclose my patio on the concrete slab I already have?
Usually yes, if the slab sits higher than the ground around it and isn't badly buckled. One maker's installation guide says the foundation must sit higher than the surrounding ground, because standing water can get in through the weep holes, the small drain openings in the window tracks, and it accepts hairline cracks but says large buckling has to be repaired. I check both on my visit, so you'll know before the estimate whether the slab needs work.
How do I find out if my home is in the Manhattan Beach Coastal Zone?
You can check it yourself on the city's Interactive Map, which the city points owners to for this question. If you'd rather not, send us your address with your request and I'll look it up before my visit, since it decides whether the coastal permit applies to your patio room.
How do I care for the windows and tracks on an enclosed patio?
Keep the door and window tracks clean, inside and out, and keep the weep holes clear so water can drain, as one maker's care guide advises. The same guide suggests a pure silicone spray to keep doors and windows sliding smoothly, since oil-based lubricants tend to attract dirt.
What license does a contractor need to enclose a patio in California?
California's Contractors State License Board lists a C-17 Glazing license for contractors who install glass, frames, panels, sashes and doors in any structure, which is much of what goes into an enclosed patio room. When you compare contractors, that's the kind of license to ask about.
Other work that goes with a patio room
Solarium installation
Worth a look if you want a room that's mostly glass, overhead as well as on the sides.
Patio cover installation
A good choice when you want shade and a roof over the patio but aren't ready for walls yet.
Manhattan Beach, CA
Tell us about your patio and address
Call (424) 290-8610 or use the form with your address, a few photos of the slab and whether you want heating and cooling, so I can look up the coastal question and come out prepared.