Vinyl sunrooms in Manhattan Beach CA - a bright room planned for how you'll use it
Got a patio or deck you hardly use? We plan a vinyl sunroom around how often you'll be out there, then build it.
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What is a vinyl sunroom, and is it right for your Manhattan Beach home?
A vinyl sunroom is a room with glass or clear panels set in vinyl frames, and at Manhattan Beach Sunrooms & Patios we build them for Manhattan Beach homes so you get a bright room that's either kept separate from the house or heated or cooled and open to it.
Most people who call us have a patio or deck they hardly use and want a room they'll really sit in, and turning that space into a room is often a patio-to-sunroom conversion. The price turns mostly on which room type you choose, its size, the glass and whether we build on what's already there or start new, and the schedule turns on what your address needs before work can begin and how the build is staged. I'll give you a written estimate after I've seen your space, so you understand what you're getting before you sign anything.
How we build vinyl sunrooms
I start every job by measuring and looking closely at the slab, deck or ground the room will sit on, because a frame is only as square and solid as what's under it. Then we choose the room type together by how often you'll be in it, since a room for weekend mornings doesn't need what a room you live in every day does. Our crew builds the vinyl frame, which carries less heat than metal and about the same as wood, then hangs the doors, sets the glass and seals and trims every joint. If you plan to furnish the room, I'll go over glass choices with you before anything is ordered, and we clean up as we go so the room is ready to use when we leave.
Some jobs grow past a vinyl room on an existing patio. If the room needs a new foundation and a tie-in to the house, we plan it as one of our sunroom additions, and if you want it comfortable in every month of the year, we'll talk through four season sunrooms.
Unheated room kept separate
This is the simplest of the three room types in the national sunroom specification, a room closed off from the house with no heating or cooling. It suits you if you want a sheltered spot for mornings and weekends more than another room of the house.
Heated or cooled room kept separate
This type adds heating or cooling but still closes off from the rest of the house. It suits a room you'll use often, like a reading room or a home office, when you'd rather keep it apart from the main living space.
Heated or cooled room open to the house
This room opens straight into your house and is heated or cooled along with it. It suits you if the sunroom should feel like part of your home, the room you walk through and sit in every day.
Vinyl sunrooms near the coast in Manhattan Beach
The first planning step on a Manhattan Beach job is finding out whether your lot is in the Coastal Zone, and you can check that yourself on the city's Coastal Zone map, on the same page where the city lays out its coastal permit steps and application instructions. Building in the Coastal Zone, including putting up a new room, generally needs a coastal development permit before work starts, and where the state Coastal Commission has certified a city's local coastal plan, most of those applications are reviewed and decided by the city or county. Before we start, we check with the city or county office that covers your address about what your job needs, then prepare and file the paperwork for any permits it calls for.
We're based in Manhattan Beach and work across the South Bay and the cities around it. A lot of the homes we see have a patio or deck off the back that gets plenty of sun and very little use, and we plan rooms for the same kinds of lots in Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach.
Why Manhattan Beach homeowners call Manhattan Beach Sunrooms & Patios for vinyl sunrooms
The owner plans, our crew builds
I look at every job myself, measure and plan the room, and our own crew does the building. The person who planned your room is the one answering for how it goes together.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured on every job we take on. That way you aren't carrying the risk of an uninsured crew working at your house.
In business since 2023
I learned this trade building patio covers and enclosures, spent a number of years in other work and started this business in 2023. I came back to build rooms the way I was taught, planned with care and finished cleanly.
We start from your lot
The city's GIS Interactive Mapping page can give you a parcel report with the basic facts about your Manhattan Beach lot, and I like to look at one with you before I plan anything. That way you and I work from the same facts from the first visit.
When you're ready to talk through your room, send us a request or call (424) 290-8610.
Request a quoteGet a free on-site estimate for your vinyl sunroom
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a time to come out. The estimate is free, and there's no pressure to book. Thank you for considering us.
What happens after you call about a vinyl sunroom?
Call or send a request
Call (424) 290-8610 or fill out the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit. If you have a quick question, I'm glad to answer it on that first call.
I measure and plan on site
I come out myself to measure, look closely at what the room will sit on and talk through how you'll use it. Then you get a written estimate, so you can see what you're paying for before you sign anything.
We build in stages
Once the permit paperwork we handle is in place, our crew builds the room in stages. One sunroom maker tells owners to expect time between the concrete work, carpentry, and electrical and building inspections, so a few quiet days are normal.
Walk through the finished room
Before we call it done, I walk through the room with you, open every door and window and show you how to look after it. If anything isn't right, that's the time to tell me.
Frequently asked questions
What type of sunroom is best for year-round living in Manhattan Beach?
A heated or cooled room open to the house is the one to plan for, because it's the only type the national sunroom specification defines as habitable living space. The two types kept separate from the house suit lighter use, and I'll help you decide which fits how often you'll be in there.
How do I compare sunroom quotes from different contractors?
Ask which room type in the national sunroom specification each quote is built to meet, because that tells you what you're really being offered. For either heated or cooled type, the specification requires windows that resist air leaks and water and meet heat performance rules, so two rooms that look alike on paper can be built to different standards.
How much does a vinyl sunroom cost in Manhattan Beach?
A year-round sunroom addition in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $18,000 to $80,000 per project, and that's the area's usual range, not our price. A bigger room, a type that's heated or cooled and open to the house, better glass and a new foundation all push a job toward the top, and your written estimate gives you the figure for your own room.
How do I keep furniture in a sunroom from fading?
Ask for low-e glass, especially a low-solar-gain type, since low-e coatings filter the sun's energy and generally remove 80 to 85 percent of the ultraviolet light that fades fabrics. If you plan to furnish the room, we'll settle the glass before anything is ordered.
How do I clean and care for a vinyl sunroom?
One sunroom maker's guide says to rinse the roof and outer walls with water, then wash them with mild soap and water or any non-abrasive cleaner. The same guide suggests a yearly roof and gutter check, staying off the roof unless you need to be up there, pure silicone spray on door and window tracks because oil-based lubricants attract dirt, and clear weep holes so water can drain.
Do California energy rules apply to a sunroom addition?
They can, because California's energy standards apply to new buildings and also to substantial additions and alterations to existing homes. A heated or cooled room tied into your house is where that question usually comes up, so it's part of what we ask about when we check with the office that covers your address.
Other sunroom work you might need
Sunroom additions
When there's no patio or deck to work from, an addition gives you a new room built onto your house from the foundation up.
Four season sunrooms
If you want to sit in the room in any month and keep it heated or cooled with the rest of the house, a four season room is the place to start.
Manhattan Beach, CA
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