Screen room installation in Tustin CA - a patio you can use without the bugs
Gnats around the patio, dogs pushing on old screen? We fit a screen room to the posts and slab you already have.
What does it take to screen in a patio in Tustin?
Screen room installation in Tustin means enclosing your patio or porch with screening so you can sit outside without gnats and other bugs, and on most patios we build it to fit the posts, railing or slab you already have.
Usually the call starts with a patio you've stopped using, because the gnats find you by early evening or the old screens have torn. The price moves with the size of the openings, the screen you pick and whether your posts, roof and slab can carry the new frame as they are, and the schedule mostly turns on drawing the plans and getting them through permit review before our crew starts. The written estimate after my visit gives you the figure for your own patio.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Screen rooms on patios and porches
What our screen room installation covers
I start by measuring the patio and checking the posts, beam and slab, because a screen frame is only as straight as what it's fastened to. If your patio already has posts or a railing, we look first at screening between them, and if it doesn't, we draw a frame sized to the slab. We pick the screen for what you're keeping out and who lives with you, with finer mesh for small bugs and a tougher screen if dogs or cats will be pushing on it. Then our crew builds to the drawings, hangs the door so it closes square, and cleans up before we leave.
A screen room is the lighter choice, and if bugs are your only problem I'd usually start there. If you want the space closed in against wind and cool nights, a patio-to-sunroom conversion puts glass walls on the same slab, and if your outdoor space is a raised deck, a deck-to-sunroom conversion starts with checking that the deck can carry a full room.
Why Tustin homeowners call Brightview Tustin Sunrooms & Patios for screen rooms
I measure every job myself
I come out myself to measure and check what the room will sit on, and while our crew builds, I check the work at each stage. I learned that habit on a municipal crew and have run this business in Tustin since 2017, so your room gets built to drawings that match your house.
Ask what a license covers
We're fully licensed and insured. California's license rules let an awnings contractor install patio covers but leave patio enclosures out of that license, so it's worth asking any contractor what their license covers before you sign.
Drawings made for city review
Tustin's plan review looks at structural integrity, earthquake safety and fire protection, so our drawings show how the frame is anchored and what it's built from. Parts of Tustin are mapped in Very High, High and Moderate fire hazard zones, and you can look up your property before we start.
City limits or county land
We work in Tustin and the cities around it, inside city limits and in unincorporated county areas like North Tustin. Outside the city, Orange County runs building plan check and lists patios and decks among the projects that typically need a permit, so the first thing I check is which office covers your address.
What matters most on a screen room is a frame that sits square on your patio, so the screen stays tight and the door closes. Tell us about your patio or call (657) 356-0049, and have photos of the patio and its posts or railing ready, note any pets, and tell us whether you're inside Tustin city limits.
Get a written estimate for your screen room
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a visit. I'll measure your patio, check the posts and slab, and give you a free written estimate, with no obligation.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
What happens after you call about a screen room in Tustin?
Call or send the form
Call (657) 356-0049 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Photos of the patio and its posts help me come ready.
I measure and check the base
I take measurements, look at what the room will sit on and how it ties into the house, and then you get the estimate in writing. That way you know what your job costs before anything gets drawn.
We draw plans and file
Once you're ready, we draw up the plans and handle the permit with the city or the county, whichever covers your address. The city says its first plan check should take about 10 working days and later rounds about five, unless the project needs another approval such as the Planning Commission's.
We build and walk through
Our crew builds to the plans, I check each stage, and we're on site for the inspections. At the end I walk through the finished room with you.
Screen room questions from Tustin homeowners
Can I screen in my existing patio in Tustin?
Often you can, because some screen rooms come as kits the maker designs ahead of time to fit between a patio's existing posts or railing. I check that those posts and the slab are sound and square first, since the screen panels need something straight to fasten to.
What kind of screen keeps gnats out of a patio?
A screen with a higher mesh count keeps gnats out, because more openings per inch makes each hole smaller. If you see gnats around your pool or patio in the evenings, ask for the finer screen when you compare options.
What is the best screen for a screen room with dogs or cats?
A pet screen is usually the better pick, and one maker describes its pet screen as tear and puncture resistant and strong enough to keep dogs and cats from tearing it. You still see out through it well, so the view stays open while the screen stands up to paws and claws.
Does a screen room need a permit in Tustin?
Check with the city before any work starts, because Tustin requires a permit on every project that enlarges or alters a structure, and its list names patios and decks but doesn't name screen rooms. You can ask through the City of Tustin's permit process, and we confirm it for your project as part of drawing the plans.
How much does a screen room cost in Tustin?
The cost comes down to the size of the openings, the screen you choose and how much work your posts, roof and slab need before the frame goes on. A pet screen, a new roof instead of an existing patio cover, or plans that need an architect or engineer can raise it, while screening between sound existing posts usually keeps it lower. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your patio.
How do I attach a screen room roof to my house?
One maker's guide says a roof fastened to the fascia, the trim board along your roof edge, should catch the rafter ends so it holds. On a house wall, the same guide suggests a ledger board, a support board fastened to the wall studs behind the siding or stucco, and I check which of those your house can take before it goes on the plans.
Rooms that go with screen room installation
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When you want the patio usable on cool, windy nights too, glass walls and a sealed roof turn the same slab into a real room.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
If your outdoor space is a raised deck, we start by checking whether it can hold a full room before we close it in.