Screen room installation in Rancho Cucamonga CA - a covered patio without the bugs
If bugs chase you off the patio every evening, we screen in the open sides so you can use the space again.
What does it take to screen in a patio in Rancho Cucamonga?
Screen room installation in Rancho Cucamonga closes the open sides of your patio cover with insect screening, so you keep the shade and the breeze and leave the bugs outside. It's still an outdoor space, just one you can actually sit in on a summer night.
Most people who call me have a covered patio they hardly use because of flies, mosquitoes or leaves blowing in, and if there's no cover yet, that comes first, which is why we also do patio cover installation. The price mostly turns on how many sides you screen, the screen you pick, how many doors you want and whether the cover needs work before we start. The schedule turns on what the city wants for your address and when our crew can start, so we check that first, and when the job needs a permit we pull it and work with the city's building office through the inspections. I put your price in writing at the estimate.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Replies within 1 business day.
Screen room ideas for your patio
How we handle screen room installation
I start by checking which windows open onto the patio, because a bedroom window there changes what the city will let us build, and then we decide together which walls stay open before anything gets ordered. I bring screen samples so you can see and feel the difference instead of picking from a picture. Our crew then checks the cover's posts and beam, frames the openings, stretches the screen tight, hangs the door and cleans up. If a post is out of line or water is running where it shouldn't, we fix it rather than hide it behind trim, because I've torn out plenty of enclosures where somebody did.
A screen room keeps out bugs, not weather. If you want a room you can heat, cool and use as living space, a patio-to-sunroom conversion turns the same covered patio into a real room, and a deck-to-sunroom conversion does that for a raised deck.
Why Rancho Cucamonga homeowners call us for screen rooms
I measure, our crew builds
I come out myself to look at the patio and take the measurements, and our own crew does the building with me on the job. You deal with the same person from the first look to the finished room.
Building since 2017, repairing before that
I've been building these rooms since 2017, and before that I spent years fixing sagging enclosures and leaky patio covers for a property management company. That's why I care that water goes where it should and the doors close right after we pack up.
Licensed and insured, license shown
We're licensed and insured. I'll show you our license before you sign anything, and you should ask that of anyone you're thinking of hiring.
We check your address first
We're based in Rancho Cucamonga and work in the cities around it, and before we start we check what your city wants for your address. Here that means setbacks with the Planning Department and, for homes in the Very High Fire Severity Zone, extra sections of the patio cover standard, which you can look up on the city's fire hazard zone map.
On a screen room, the planning matters more than the screen, so we settle the walls and windows first. Call (909) 360-4006 or send us a message with your address, a few photos of the patio and a note on any bedroom windows that open onto it.
Get a written price for your screen room
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out, measure and give you a written estimate, free and with no obligation.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Replies within 1 business day.
What happens after you call about a screen room?
Call or send a message
Call (909) 360-4006 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out to your house.
I look, measure and price
I look at the patio cover and what it sits on, measure, and talk with you about how you'll use the space and which walls stay open. You get a written estimate with the price before you decide anything.
We handle permit and build
Once you sign, we take care of the permit when the job needs one. Then our own crew builds the screen room.
Walk the finished room together
I walk the room with you, checking that the doors close right and the screen sits tight. We clean up before we go.
Screen room questions in Rancho Cucamonga
Can I screen in my patio in Rancho Cucamonga?
Usually, yes, as long as the layout fits the city's patio cover standard. That standard keeps the longer wall and one other wall at least 65% open in their lower 6 feet 8 inches, and the other walls can be laid out however you like. If a bedroom's emergency escape window opens onto the patio, the patio has to stay completely unenclosed, so that window can rule out a screen room in that spot.
How much does a screen room cost?
Across the US, a screened enclosure usually costs about $500 to $4,000 per project. That's a national figure, not our price, and yours depends on the things covered above, like how many sides you screen and whether the cover needs work. The written estimate gives you the number for your patio.
How do I apply for a permit for a screen room in Rancho Cucamonga?
You apply online, because the city takes all permit applications that way. The city lists patio covers among its permits but doesn't name screen rooms, so I won't guess whether yours needs one, and Building and Safety is the office to ask. When we build it, we check what the city wants for your address and pull the permit if it's needed.
What is the best way to choose between aluminum and fiberglass screen?
Choose by how it handles and looks on your patio, not by the material's name. One screen maker's guide says aluminum is stiffer with a metal look, while fiberglass is more flexible and creases differently, and it suggests weighing handling, visibility, exposure and cost. The samples I bring to the estimate let you compare them in your own light.
Can I use a screen room as a storage room or extra bedroom?
No, a screen room stays an outdoor space. The city's patio cover standard is for one-story structures no taller than 12 feet used for outdoor living, not carports, garages, storage rooms or living space. If you want a room you can live in, look at the sunroom conversions mentioned above.
Do I need a licensed contractor to build a screen room in California?
Usually, yes. State law lets someone work without a license only when the whole job, labor and materials together, comes in under $500 and isn't part of a bigger project. That's why I show you our license before you sign.
Rooms to consider beyond a screen room
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
Go this way if you'd rather have glass and a room you can heat and cool than screen on an open patio.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
Pick this when your outdoor space is a raised deck and you want real walls and windows around it.