Sunroom contractor in Westlake Village - rooms built for how you'll use them
Suncraft Calabasas Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor based in Calabasas that builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers in Westlake Village, and turns tired patios, decks and older sunrooms into rooms you'll use.
Westlake Village homes and the rooms people want
Westlake Village is a small, mostly residential city. The homes we see here tend to sit on settled lots with backyards that already have something to build from: a covered patio off the kitchen, a deck off the family room, or a sunroom that went up years ago and hasn't aged well. Most people who call us want more use out of that space rather than a bigger house, and we get the same call next door in Agoura Hills and Thousand Oaks.
That shapes the job from the start. A slab or deck that has held patio chairs for years wasn't necessarily built to carry walls, glass and a roof, so the first thing I check is what's underneath.
Services in Westlake Village, CA
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
Plenty of backyards here already have a covered patio right off the house, and enclosing it is often the simplest way to gain a room. We check the slab and the existing cover first, because a full room asks more of both than an open patio ever did.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
Some homes here have a raised deck instead of a patio, and that deck can carry a sunroom only if its framing and footings are up to it. We look at what's holding the deck up before we design anything, and we'll tell you plainly if it needs rebuilding first.
Sunroom remodeling
A fair number of the sunrooms we see here went up long ago and now have failed seals, fogged glass or a roof that never quite matched the house. Our sunroom remodeling work keeps what's sound and replaces what isn't, so you don't pay for a new room when an updated one will do.
Four season sunrooms
If you want a den or home office you'll use every month of the year, the room has to be built like the rest of the house, with insulated walls, insulated glass and a way to heat and cool it. We'll talk through whether you really need that, because it costs more than a room you'll mostly use for morning coffee.
Screen room installation
Some homeowners here just want to sit out back in the evening without the bugs, and a screened room gives them that for less than glass. We suggest it when it fits how you'll use the space, even if it's the smaller job.
Patio cover installation
Not every backyard here needs walls, and on plenty of lots a solid or lattice patio cover over the outdoor table is the right answer. We take care with where the cover meets the house, since that's where water gets in when it's done wrong.
Permits, licenses and price in Westlake Village
Westlake Village contracts with Los Angeles County for all of its building and safety work, so a sunroom here usually means dealing with two offices. The city's Planning Department issues Zoning Clearances, a minor approval that a small addition, patio, deck or accessory structure fits the city's zoning rules, and the County's Public Works Department issues building permits. That split is a big part of what the schedule turns on, along with the size of the room and how much work the slab or deck needs first. Before you hire anyone, check their state contractor's license. The city itself doesn't require a business license, though the County licenses certain kinds of businesses in the cities it serves by contract.
We find out what the city and County ask of your project at your address, take care of the permit paperwork when one is needed, and keep you posted along the way. Price moves with the size of the room, whether it's screened, three season or four season, the glass you pick, and what the slab or deck needs before it can carry a room. Your estimate is where you get your own number. We do the same work in Calabasas, where we're based, and over in Malibu.
What Westlake Village houses ask of a sunroom
The new room has to join the house cleanly, and that's where most of the thought goes. On a lot of homes here the roof line, the eaves and the doors out to the yard decide how tall the room can be and where its roof can tie in, so I'd rather plan a room that fits the house than one that fights it. Many backyards are also reached through a narrow side yard, so we work out how the framing and glass panels get back there before the crew shows up.
If your sunroom adds onto the house, plan on debris recycling. The city requires all building additions to recycle construction and demolition debris, with a plan filed before work starts and a report after, so we set up our cleanup with that in mind.
Request a free sunroom estimate at your Westlake Village home
We reply within one business day, and there's no obligation to book. After you send the form, we'll set a time for me to come out to your Westlake Village home, look at the space, measure and ask how you plan to use the room.
How it works when you call us about a Westlake Village sunroom
Call or send the form
Call (747) 204-7155 or use the form and tell us what's out back now, whether it's a patio, a deck or an old sunroom. If you already know how you'd like to use the room, mention that too.
I visit, measure and listen
I come out myself to look at the house, measure and ask how you plan to use the room. It helps to think ahead about whether it's for morning coffee, a home office or the whole family.
Go over your written estimate
You get a written estimate that lays out the room we'd build and why it fits how you'll use it. If you have ten questions about it, ask all ten.
Sort out city and County approvals
We look into what your address means for the plan and take care of the permit paperwork when one is needed. When a building permit is involved, County and city staff review the plans at the same time rather than one after the other.
Build, then walk through together
Our crew builds the room while I stay close to the job. When it's done, we walk through the finished room together so you know how everything works.
Sunroom questions from Westlake Village homeowners
How do I apply for a sunroom permit in Westlake Village?
Building permits for Westlake Village are applied for online through the County's EPIC-LA permit system, and the city takes its residential Zoning Clearance online only. The County's building and safety office is in Calabasas, but most business with it can be done online. When your project needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork and keep you posted.
When does a contractor need a California license to build a sunroom?
A contractor needs a state license whenever the job needs a building permit, uses employee labor, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials, which covers nearly any sunroom. A larger job can't be split into smaller contracts to stay under that $1,000 mark, and with a few exceptions, anyone who sells home improvement contracts for a contractor must register with the Contractors State License Board too. We're licensed and fully insured.
Where are old building permits for a Westlake Village house kept?
Los Angeles County keeps all building and safety records for Westlake Village, including permits, plans and certificates of occupancy, and you get them from the County, not City Hall. They're worth pulling before a sunroom project, because they show what was approved when your patio, deck or existing room went in.
How much does a sunroom cost in Westlake Village?
We price each sunroom after seeing the house, because the cost here depends mostly on what's already out back and the kind of room you choose. A sound slab or deck saves work, while one that needs rebuilding adds to it, and a four season room costs more than a screen room or three season room. Tight side-yard access and debris recycling on an addition can add to it as well, and your estimate spells out each piece.
Do Westlake Village landscape water rules apply when I add a sunroom?
Only if the landscaping work around it is large, because the city's water-efficient landscape rules apply to new landscaped areas over 500 square feet or remodeled areas over 2,500 square feet. Above those sizes, a landscape architect has to certify the plans and the finished planting and irrigation. A sunroom on its own usually doesn't come near that, but it's worth knowing if you're redoing the yard at the same time.
How long does a sunroom permit take in Westlake Village?
There's no set time we can promise, because it turns on which approvals your project needs from the city and the County, and on how complete the plans are when they go in. Complete, correct plans are the part we control, so we work out what your address calls for before anything is submitted.
Get your Westlake Village sunroom estimate
Call (747) 204-7155 any day of the week or use the request form, and bring every question you've got, because I'd rather answer all of them now than have you wonder after the room is built.