Serving Cerritos, CA and surrounding areas. (562) 581-8864
Your backyard slab is already most of what you need. We build a proper aluminum frame, add a solid roof, and stretch quality screen panels so you get fresh air and shade without bugs, glare, or sun damage to your furniture.
Screen room installation in Cerritos means building an aluminum-framed enclosure around your existing patio slab, capping it with a roof panel, and covering the walls in mesh screening - giving you a fully usable outdoor room that is open to the breeze but closed to bugs and direct sun. Most installations take one to three days of on-site work once the permit is in hand, making it one of the faster backyard improvements available to Cerritos homeowners.
A screen room is not a sunroom - it breathes like the outdoors and is not heated or cooled. If you want a climate-controlled space, a sunroom is the better fit. But if you want to eat dinner outside without flies, sit in the shade on a Sunday afternoon without the sun baking you, or give your furniture relief from Cerritos's UV exposure, a screen room solves all of that for a fraction of the cost.
Homeowners who want to think about the full range of options - including enclosed structures - may also want to look at our patio enclosures service, which sits between a screen room and a full sunroom in terms of cost and enclosure level.
If your backyard patio sits unused most summer afternoons because the sun is too intense, a screen room with a solid or insulated roof panel can cut the heat significantly and make the space usable again. Cerritos{`'`}s long, sunny summers mean this problem affects a lot of homeowners here.
If you find yourself retreating inside every time you try to eat or relax outdoors because of flies, mosquitoes, or other insects, a screen room solves that problem completely. The mesh creates a full barrier around the space without blocking the breeze - especially noticeable during Cerritos late-summer evenings.
If your outdoor cushions, rugs, or furniture are bleaching out or breaking down faster than expected, your patio is getting more direct UV exposure than it can handle. A screen room with a solid roof and UV-filtering screen panels dramatically reduces that exposure and protects your investment.
Many Cerritos homes from the 1960s and 1970s have a plain concrete slab behind the house that was never developed into a real outdoor room. That slab is already the foundation a screen room needs - no new concrete required, which keeps the project cost and timeline lower than most homeowners expect.
We build powder-coated aluminum frames over existing concrete slabs, attach roof panels to keep rain out while still allowing airflow, and tension quality screen panels into the frame using rust-resistant hardware. Every installation includes a screened door and the option to add a ceiling fan rough-in or lighting. Cerritos is close enough to the Pacific that marine air - the salty, humid air that drifts inland from the coast - can accelerate corrosion on cheaper hardware, so we specify stainless steel fasteners and quality powder-coat finishes as standard. For homeowners considering a more enclosed option, we also offer patio-to-sunroom conversion if the goal is a fully enclosed, climate-controlled room rather than a screened outdoor space.
Screen mesh is not a one-size-fits-all choice. We walk you through your options based on how your patio is oriented and how you plan to use the room - because the right mesh for a west-facing afternoon patio is different from the right mesh for a backyard where the main concern is bugs in the evening.
Best for homeowners whose main concern is insects and airflow - affordable, low-maintenance, and available in most frame profiles.
Best for west- or south-facing patios where afternoon sun is the primary problem - filters heat and glare without sacrificing too much of the view.
Best for households with dogs or cats that spend time in the room - woven more tightly than standard mesh to resist tearing from claws.
Best for patios that get direct overhead sun - adds shade and keeps the temperature inside the room noticeably cooler compared to a screened roof.
Cerritos sits in the eastern Los Angeles Basin and enjoys roughly 280 sunny days per year, with summer afternoons regularly reaching the high 80s and low 90s. That makes a screen room here a space you can realistically use ten or eleven months out of the year - not a seasonal structure you fold up after Labor Day. The existing concrete slabs that came with most of Cerritos's 1960s and 1970s housing stock also mean the foundation work is already done for most homeowners, which lowers the cost and shortens the timeline compared to building from scratch.
We work throughout the area, including Long Beach and Lakewood, where the same mid-century housing stock and coastal air conditions apply. A screen room in any of these communities needs to be built with corrosion-resistant materials from the start - the Aluminum Association maintains guidance on alloy selection and coating standards that we follow on every project. And because Cerritos has a significant number of HOA communities, we handle the architectural review submission before pulling permits - so you have written approval in hand before any work begins.
We reply within one business day. At the estimate visit, we measure your existing slab, talk through how you plan to use the space, and walk you through mesh and roof panel options. You leave with a written quote that covers everything.
If you live in a Cerritos HOA community, we prepare and submit the architectural review package before pulling permits. Once HOA approval is in writing, we file the permit application with the City of Cerritos - a step that typically adds two to four weeks to the schedule.
The crew builds the aluminum frame first, attaches the roof panels, then stretches and fastens the screen panels. Most Cerritos screen rooms are fully installed in one to three days. You do not need to be home the entire time, but someone should be available on the first morning.
After installation, the city inspector confirms the structure was built to the approved plans. We are present for that inspection. Once it passes, we walk you through the finished room, show you how the door latches, and answer any questions before we leave.
No obligation. We reply within one business day and come to your backyard to measure and quote.
(562) 581-8864Cerritos is roughly 12 miles from the Pacific, close enough that marine air accelerates rust on low-grade hardware. We specify powder-coated aluminum framing and stainless steel fasteners on every job - not as an upgrade, but as the baseline.
Every screen room we build goes through the City of Cerritos permit process, and we handle the HOA submission for homeowners in association communities. You have written approval in hand before a post goes in the ground.
Most Cerritos homes already have the concrete slab a screen room needs. We check the condition and dimensions during the estimate visit and tell you upfront whether your slab works or whether any prep is needed - no surprises after we start.
We have completed screen room and enclosure projects across Cerritos and the surrounding area. The California Contractors State License Board lists license verification as the first step for any homeowner hiring a contractor in California.
A screen room built with the right materials, pulled permits, and a passed city inspection is one that performs for years and sells cleanly when you are ready to move on. That is what we aim to deliver on every project in Cerritos and the surrounding communities we serve.
If you want a fully enclosed, climate-controlled room rather than a screened outdoor space, a patio-to-sunroom conversion takes you from slab to four-season room.
Learn MoreA step between a screen room and a full sunroom - patio enclosures add solid or glass panels to create a more protected outdoor space without full HVAC.
Learn MorePermit slots fill up fast in Cerritos - lock in your start date before the busy season hits.
