Screen room installation in West Covina CA - fresh air without the bugs
Love your patio until the bugs show up? We screen it in, with a roof tied to solid framing, so you can use it every evening.
What does it take to screen in a patio in West Covina?
Screen room installation in West Covina means building mesh walls, and usually a roof, around your patio, so you get an outdoor room that keeps the bugs out and still lets the breeze through.
Most people who call us have a patio they barely use because of flies, mosquitoes or the afternoon sun, and they want it to feel like part of the house. The price mostly comes down to the size of the room, whether it needs its own roof or can work with a patio cover you already have, the mesh you pick and how tricky your house is where the roof meets it. The schedule usually turns on the permit step and on what I find at that wall or roof edge, and when your project needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork and inspections with the city or county office that covers your address. We're based in West Covina and work in the cities around it, and you'll get your own figure from the estimate once I've seen the spot.
How we handle screen room installation
I start where most of the trouble starts, at the house, checking how it's built along the wall or roof edge so the new roof ties into solid framing and not just trim, because a weak connection there is how a small mistake turns into a sag or a leak later. Then we sit down with mesh samples and figure out which one you'll like looking through every day, since you'll see your yard through it far more than you'll look at the frame. Once that's settled, our crew sets the frame, ties the roof into the house, stretches the mesh tight, hangs the door and cleans up before we go.
Some homeowners screen in first and decide later that they want glass and a room they can use year round, and that's what our patio-to-sunroom conversion work is for. If your outdoor space is a raised deck rather than a slab, we look at that framing first and talk through a deck-to-sunroom conversion instead.
Why West Covina homeowners call West Covina Sunrooms & Patios for screen rooms
The owner looks at your job
I'm the one who comes out to look at your patio, and our small crew does the build with me on site. That means the person who studied your roof edge is standing there when the roof goes on.
Licensed and insured for this work
We're licensed and fully insured. Your house is the one getting a roof tied into it, so you want that covered before anyone climbs a ladder.
Awkward rooflines and older patios
I started this business in West Covina in 2023, and we're best known for the odd ones, like strange rooflines, older patios and tired decks. Most of our calls come from homeowners around here who want to use their patio a lot more, so we're used to the houses in this area.
Straight answers before we build
If I can't tell how your wall is framed until I open something up, I'll say so and go find out rather than guess. Satisfaction guaranteed.
On a screen room, the place where the roof meets your house matters more than anything else, so that's where we start. Call (626) 412-8694 or send us a note with your patio size and a few photos of the wall or roof edge, and I'll take it from there.
Get a free screen room estimate at your house
Expect a reply within one business day to set a time, then I come out, look at your patio and the house edge, and walk you through mesh choices. The estimate is free, done on site, and there's no pressure and no obligation.
Screen rooms and patio enclosures
Questions before you book a screen room
How much does a screen room cost in West Covina?
A 200 sq ft screen porch enclosure in Los Angeles County usually costs about $5,500 to $16,500 per job, which is the going rate around here and not our quote. Where you land depends on size, whether the room needs its own roof, the mesh you choose and how tricky the tie-in to your house is. We give you our own number after I've seen the patio.
What is a screen room, and how is it different from a sunroom?
A screen room is a patio enclosure with walls that one California city's building handout still treats as outdoor space, while a sunroom usually closes in with glass. The mesh walls decide how well you see out, how much air moves through and how well bugs stay out, so picking the mesh is a bigger deal than most people expect.
Which screen mesh is best for a patio in West Covina?
For an inland home like most in West Covina, it usually comes down to fiberglass for a lower price or aluminum for a tougher mesh. One screen maker's guide says fiberglass is affordable and works well in mild climates but tears easily, while aluminum resists heat and lasts long inland, though near salt water it corrodes and needs frequent rinsing. The same guide says a higher mesh count blocks tiny bugs but cuts some airflow, so you trade a little breeze for fewer gnats.
How do you attach a screen room roof to a house?
One screen room maker's guide says the roof channel mounts either on the house wall or on the fascia, the board that runs along your roof edge. Which one works depends on how your house is built there, because the roof has to anchor into structural parts. If you send photos of that wall or roof edge with your request, I'll have an early idea before I come out.
Who issues permits for a screen room in West Covina, and how do I apply?
The city's Building Division issues permits for private work in West Covina, with plan review and inspection, and which permits you need depends on what you're building. It no longer takes applications by email, so plans and documents go through the city's online permit portal, or you can apply at the Building Counter Monday through Thursday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. When your job needs a permit we handle that part, as I mentioned above, and if you check where your address falls on the city's fire hazard severity zone map, tell us so we have it on hand.
Can someone without a contractor license build a screen room in California?
Usually not. The state's minor work exemption covers jobs up to $1,000 only when the work needs no permit and the unlicensed person employs no one. Any job that needs a permit falls outside that exemption, so a screen room going through the city's permit process calls for a licensed contractor.
Other ways to close in your patio or deck
- Patio-to-sunroom conversion
If you want a room you can heat, cool and use through winter, we can turn your patio into a glassed-in sunroom.
- Deck-to-sunroom conversion
When your outdoor space sits up on a deck, we check that the framing can carry a room before we build on it.