Serving Cerritos, CA and surrounding areas. (562) 581-8864
Cerritos Sunrooms and Patios installs screen rooms, patio enclosures, and custom sunroom additions for Long Beach homeowners. We have served Long Beach and the surrounding south LA County cities since 2016, and we build for the salt air, marine layer, and older housing stock that define this city. Every permit is managed through the City of Long Beach Development Services, start to finish. Every inquiry gets a response within one business day.
Long Beach evenings cool off noticeably once the afternoon marine layer rolls in off the bay, and a screen room over an existing backyard slab lets you use the outdoor space without insects or direct sun cutting the evening short. A screen room installation is one of the most cost-effective ways to make a Long Beach backyard usable year-round, and we use marine-grade aluminum components on coastal properties to resist the salt air that corrodes standard hardware.
Many Long Beach homes from the 1930s through the 1960s have an existing backyard slab that has been there for decades - cracked in places from clay soil movement, but still solid enough to build on after an inspection. Converting that slab into a permitted patio enclosure adds a real enclosed room to the home without pouring new concrete or expanding the home footprint, which matters on the tight lots common in neighborhoods like Wrigley and California Heights.
Long Beach home values have climbed significantly over the past decade, and many homeowners have real equity to leverage. A sunroom addition attached to the back of the house adds livable square footage, fills the room with natural light, and increases the appraised value in a market where buyers treat any additional enclosed living space as a meaningful selling point.
The coastal climate in Long Beach is mild enough that a three season sunroom works for roughly ten months of the year - there is no true winter cold to worry about, just the occasional chilly January night. For homeowners in east Long Beach neighborhoods like El Dorado Park or Los Altos, a three season room is a practical middle ground between a screen room and a fully conditioned year-round addition.
Backyards in Long Beach get strong afternoon sun from spring through fall, and an uncovered concrete slab can reach temperatures that make it uncomfortable to spend time outside during peak hours. A patio cover drops the surface temperature significantly, protects exterior paint and caulk on the back of the house from UV degradation, and can serve as the structural base for a full enclosure if you decide to upgrade later.
Lot sizes in Long Beach vary dramatically - from the narrow beach bungalow parcels in Belmont Shore to the more spacious ranch lots in Los Altos. A custom sunroom is designed around your specific property dimensions, setback lines, and slab placement so the structure fits correctly before it ever goes through the City of Long Beach permit review.
Long Beach sits directly on San Pedro Bay, and the salt air that rolls in off the Pacific does real damage to metal fixtures, screen hardware, fasteners, and exterior finishes - especially on properties within a mile or two of the water. The marine layer keeps the western and southern parts of the city damp most mornings, which means moisture management at the base of any frame is not optional. A large share of the city's homes were built between the 1920s and 1960s, and Spanish Colonial Revival and Craftsman bungalows from that era are common in neighborhoods like Bixby Knolls and California Heights. These older homes have original stucco exteriors and foundations that have settled over decades, which affects how a new room is attached and anchored.
Winter rain in Long Beach comes in heavy bursts between November and March - and that rain falls on a city with flat lots, older drainage systems, and clay soils that do not absorb water quickly. Any patio enclosure or sunroom base that is not properly sloped and sealed will collect water at the frame base during those events. The City of Long Beach processes building permits through its Development Services Department, and the review process here is thorough - particularly for projects near the coast or on lots with tight setbacks.
Our crew works throughout Long Beach regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect sunroom contractor work here. Permits for patio enclosures and screen rooms are processed through the City of Long Beach Development Services on Broadway, and we handle all permit drawings, submittals, and inspections ourselves so you never have to track the process on your end.
Long Beach is one of the largest cities in California, spread across a range of neighborhoods with distinctly different housing types. The beach bungalows in Belmont Shore and Naples sit on tight lots right at the water, where salt air and moisture are facts of life rather than occasional concerns. Bixby Knolls has larger Craftsman and Tudor homes on tree-lined streets, and the east side neighborhoods around El Dorado Park have the ranch-style tract homes from the 1960s and 1970s that are approaching the age where owners start thinking about upgrades and additions. The Queen Mary moored at the harbor is a reference point most Long Beach homeowners know well - and it is one of the reasons the city's waterfront identity runs so deep. Long Beach is also where Lakewood Village borders the city on the northeast, which means we regularly see properties that straddle the two cities and share similar 1950s and 1960s tract housing stock.
We work in several cities that border Long Beach. Lakewood sits directly to the north and has a very similar postwar housing profile - the same slab foundations, similar lot sizes, and the same seasonal rain patterns that affect outdoor enclosures. Directly to the north of Lakewood and east of Long Beach, the Cerritos service area is our home base, which means our crew is already in this part of the county every week.
Call or submit a contact form and we will respond within one business day to schedule an in-home measurement. You do not need to prepare anything in advance - we just need access to the backyard.
We measure the space, check the slab condition, note the setback lines, and flag any salt-air or drainage considerations specific to your property. We give you a written fixed-price estimate before you leave - no vague ranges, no surprises after the contract is signed.
We prepare and submit all permit drawings to the City of Long Beach Development Services on your behalf. City review typically takes three to five weeks, and we track the status and respond to any plan check comments without involving you.
Once permits are approved, construction typically takes two to four weeks. We schedule and pass all required city inspections, and you receive a completed project with a final inspection sign-off and no open permit issues.
We serve all Long Beach neighborhoods from Belmont Shore to El Dorado Park. One business day response, written estimates, full permit management.
(562) 581-8864Long Beach is one of the largest cities in California, with roughly 466,000 residents packed into about 50 square miles along the shore of San Pedro Bay. The city has more than a dozen distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character and housing stock. Belmont Shore is a lively beachside strip along Second Street, known for its Spanish-style bungalows and small lots right at the water. Bixby Knolls is known for its tree-lined streets and larger Craftsman and Tudor homes from the 1920s and 1930s. California Heights is one of the most concentrated historic districts in the region, with well-preserved bungalows and revival-style homes. East Long Beach - including El Dorado Park and Los Altos - has the ranch-style homes built in the 1960s and 1970s that are now entering their second major round of upgrades. Nearby, Compton borders Long Beach to the north and shares much of the same postwar housing profile.
The Port of Long Beach is one of the busiest container ports in the United States and a defining feature of the city's waterfront. It employs a large share of the regional workforce and gives Long Beach a distinct industrial and working-city identity alongside its residential neighborhoods. About half of Long Beach's housing units are renter-occupied, but the east side and neighborhoods like Bixby Knolls have a high concentration of long-term homeowners who invest in their properties. The city's mix of older coastal bungalows, mid-century ranch homes, and denser urban blocks means no two jobs here look exactly the same - which is why local experience matters. Norwalk is another city to the north where we work regularly, and it sits just a short drive up the 710 from Long Beach.
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Learn MoreFrom Belmont Shore to El Dorado Park, we build permitted screen rooms, patio enclosures, and sunroom additions built for Long Beach's coastal conditions. Call now for a free estimate.
