Patio enclosures in Fontana CA - walls placed so rainwater stays outside
Your patio sits empty most of the year because of heat, dust and bugs. We wall it in so it works like a room.
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What goes into enclosing a patio in Fontana?
A patio enclosure in Fontana puts walls around the patio you already have. That's either framed walls built on the concrete slab or screened walls set under your existing roof, and either way the space keeps out bugs, dust and weather and gets used like a room.
Most people who call us have a patio they use a few weeks a year because it's too hot, too windy or too buggy the rest of the time. The price moves with the patio's size, whether you go with screens or solid walls, how much work the slab and roof need before walls can go on them, and extras like wiring for lights or a fan. The schedule depends less on building than on planning and on the permit review if your job needs one, so your own number and timing come from the written quote after I've seen the patio.
How we build a patio enclosure
On a slab, the edge matters, so that's where I start. A slab can run 4 inches or more past the house foundation, and if we build the new walls in line with the house walls, that leaves a ledge outside that can let water in and gives someone an edge to trip on, so we measure the overhang and place the walls to give rain somewhere to go besides inside. Then we set the base, anchor it and seal it, frame the openings, put up the walls or screens, tie the frame into the roof and the house wall, and clean up before we leave.
Some people want more than walls, like a room shaped around a view or a roofline we'd have to build new, and that's where custom sunrooms come in. When the slab or the old patio roof isn't worth building on, I'd rather start fresh with full sunroom construction than hang new walls on old trouble.
Patio enclosure permits and planning in Fontana
The rules I've read don't settle whether a patio enclosure needs a permit, so we find out for your address before anyone builds anything. San Bernardino County requires a Residential Accessory permit for accessory structures over 120 square feet, and its list names patio covers but not patio enclosures. A Fontana address goes through the city's Building and Safety Department, which answers permit questions. When a permit is needed, we pull it in our name and handle the drawings, the inspections and the back and forth with the city, which is about as fun as it sounds. You can also enter your address on the State Fire Marshal's map to see whether your property falls in a Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
We're based in Fontana and work across the cities around it, and the patios look a lot alike from one to the next, usually a slab poured with the house and a cover added later. We see the same setup on jobs in Rialto and Rancho Cucamonga, along with the same question of whether that old cover is worth putting walls under.
- Call (909) 346-1870
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
- Fontana, CA 92335
What happens after you call about a patio enclosure in Fontana?
Call or send the form
You call (909) 346-1870 or send the form, and we reply to set a time for me to come out. Tell us the patio's rough size so I know what I'm walking into.
I look at your patio
I check the slab and its edge, the house wall, the roof cover and how you want to use the room. You get a written quote that says what's in the price and what isn't, so the number holds no surprises.
We handle drawings and permit
We do the drawings and pull the permit in our name if your job needs one. The schedule we set already counts the city's review, so the start date isn't a guess.
Our crew builds, I walk it
Our own crew builds the enclosure, with licensed trades brought in if the room needs electrical work. When it's done, I walk the finished room with you.
Why Fontana homeowners call Sunscape Fontana Sunrooms & Patios to enclose a patio
The estimator is the owner
I do every walkthrough and estimate myself, and our own crew does the building. The person who measured your slab edge is the one who answers for how the walls sit on it.
Licensed and fully insured
California's contractors board counts structures for shelter and enclosure that combine several building trades as general building work, and a patio enclosure is that kind of job. We're licensed and fully insured, so you aren't carrying the risk while our crew is on your property.
Planned through since 2013
I ran schedules for a busy construction company before I started this business in 2013, so every enclosure is planned all the way through before anyone picks up a tool. In Fontana that plan includes the city's review from day one, so the permit doesn't show up as a surprise halfway in.
If you'd rather settle the hard questions at your kitchen table than in the middle of the job, tell us about your patio and I'll set a time to come look. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Request an estimateGet a written quote for your patio enclosure
We reply within one business day to set up a free estimate at your house, and there's no obligation. I come out myself to look at the slab, the roof cover and how you want to use the space, then you get a written quote that spells out what's included and what isn't.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Phone
- (909) 346-1870
- Location
- Fontana, CA 92335
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
Questions about patio enclosures in Fontana
What is the best way to enclose a patio, screens or solid walls?
If you already have a sound roof cover and mostly want the bugs and dust out, screened walls under that roof are the simpler job. If you want a room you can close up against heat and cold, walls built on the slab make more sense, and that's the one I point people toward when they tell me they'd use it year round.
What are my options for building walls on my patio slab?
Walls on an existing slab either sit on a curb, a low raised base of masonry or pressure-treated wood, or go into a cut in the slab. Either can hold up, because what makes them reliable is how the crew anchors and seals the base, so ask any contractor how they handle both. I'll tell you which one your slab calls for at the visit and why.
Do I need a permit to enclose a patio in Fontana?
It might, and for a Fontana address the city's Building and Safety Department makes that call, so you can ask them at (909) 350-7640 or let us ask for you. Fontana's permit page also warns that owners who pull a permit for a contractor's work take on liability for the project, such as taxes and personal injury, which is why we pull permits for our work in our own name.
How long does a screened patio enclosure take to put up?
One maker's guide says 1 to 3 people with some DIY experience should finish its screened kit in 1 to 2 days, depending on the patio's size and proper planning. The planning and any permit review take longer than the build itself, and the schedule we set counts both.
How much does it cost to enclose a patio in Fontana?
The price comes down to the patio's size, screens or solid walls, and how much work the slab and the existing roof need before walls go on them. Glass, doors and any wiring for lights or a fan add to it, and the written quote after my visit lists what's in the number and what isn't.
How do I take care of a patio enclosure after it's built?
Check the joint where the walls meet the slab once a year for cracks, gaps or signs of moisture, because that seam is the spot to watch. On a screened kit, one maker says a bead of silicone under the base channel can waterproof the floor seal, though it's optional, and drain holes drilled on a sloped pad let water out but can let bugs in.
Other rooms we build
Custom sunrooms
For when your patio is a starting point and you want the room designed around your house, your view and the way you live.
Sunroom construction
A new room from the ground up, which is the better call when the old slab or patio cover can't carry walls.
Send us your patio size and a photo
Call (909) 346-1870 or use the form with the patio's size, whether it already has a roof cover and a photo of the slab edge, and I'll show up already knowing what to look for.
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