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Serving Santa Monica, CA and surrounding areas. (424) 268-8851
Santa Monica Sunrooms & Patios is a licensed sunroom contractor serving Inglewood, CA, specializing in enclosed patio rooms, sunroom additions, and patio covers for the postwar bungalows, ranch homes, and stucco properties that make up most of the city. We have served Westside and South Bay homeowners since 2015, respond to every inquiry within one business day, and manage all Inglewood city permits from plan check through final inspection.
Many Inglewood bungalows and ranch homes have an existing concrete patio or covered back area that is already in the right position to become a full enclosed room. Rather than pouring a new foundation, our enclosed patio room service works with the existing slab and structure - keeping costs reasonable and the project scope manageable for an older home.
With home values in Inglewood rising fast - partly driven by the investment coming into the Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium area - adding a permitted sunroom adds real square footage and lasting value to older homes that have not been updated in years. We design additions that match the scale and exterior finish of the existing home rather than standing out as a separate structure.
Inglewood summers bring intense UV exposure and occasional heat waves that make uncovered outdoor spaces uncomfortable from midmorning onward. A well-built patio cover keeps the back of the house usable through the hot months and protects the concrete slab from the sun-related cracking that is common on older properties in this area.
Inglewood sits close enough to the coast to get occasional marine insects in the evening, and the dense urban setting means mosquitoes are a nuisance in warmer months. A screened room gives the back yard a livable outdoor space without glass walls, which suits the mild Inglewood climate well for most of the year.
Inglewood rarely gets true cold - winter nights can be cool, but temperatures below 45F are uncommon. A three-season sunroom handles roughly ten months of the year without active heating, which is a cost-effective option for homeowners who want extra indoor-outdoor space without the expense of full insulation and HVAC integration.
Some Inglewood homes already have older additions or converted patios that were built without permits or with materials that are now deteriorating. We assess and rebuild these spaces to current code, with new framing, glazing, and roofing, so the room functions properly and passes inspection - important for homeowners who want to sell or refinance.
Most of Inglewood was built out between the 1940s and 1960s, and the housing stock reflects that era - one-story stucco bungalows and ranch homes on small to mid-size lots, many still with original windows, rooflines, and concrete slabs. These older homes are generally solid and worth investing in, but any addition or enclosure project needs to account for what is already there. Stucco exteriors crack around windows and corners over time, particularly after the expansive clay soils that sit under much of the Los Angeles basin go through a few wet and dry seasons. A new room addition that ties into an older stucco wall needs to address that cracking before it becomes a moisture problem.
The climate in Inglewood is warm and dry through the summer, with heat waves that push into the 90s and intense UV that degrades roofing materials and exterior paint faster than most homeowners expect. The rainy season runs from roughly November through March, and heavy storms expose every weakness in drainage, roofing, and foundation edges. Inglewood also sits in the path of fall and winter Santa Ana wind events that can reach 50 mph or more - strong enough to loosen older patio covers, damaged fascia, and anything that was not built to handle that kind of load. Any new structure we build here is designed and permitted to handle what the Inglewood climate actually delivers.
Our crew works throughout Inglewood regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect sunroom and enclosure work here. Inglewood is an independent city, which means permits go through Inglewood Building and Safety - not LADBS - and contractors who do not know the difference will slow your project down on the first submission. We pull permits directly from the city and know what the plan check reviewers need to see on the drawings.
The residential streets we work on most often run through neighborhoods like Morningside Park in the northeast, where the homes are larger and the lots wider, and the areas closer to Century Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, where the homes are smaller and the lots more tightly packed. The city sits just east of LAX, north of El Segundo, and southwest of Culver City - a central location that means we are never far away when a client calls. Florence Avenue, Manchester Boulevard, and La Brea are the main corridors we navigate on the way in and out.
We also serve nearby Culver City regularly, which shares the same older building stock and similar permit requirements to Inglewood. Homeowners in both cities deal with the same postwar housing challenges - stucco, clay soils, and older concrete - and we bring the same approach to both.
Reach us by phone or through the contact form and describe the project. We reply within one business day and schedule a free on-site visit at a time that works for you - no need to take time off work for the initial conversation.
We visit the property, measure the space, check the existing slab or structure, and look at the roofline and exterior walls where the new room will connect. We give you a written itemized estimate that covers the full scope - no surprise add-ons after you sign.
We prepare the permit drawings and submit to Inglewood Building and Safety. Once permits are approved, we schedule the crew and begin construction - typically framing, then windows and glazing, then roofing and finishing. Most projects run three to six weeks on-site.
We schedule the city final inspection and walk through the completed room with you before we close out the project. You receive copies of the permit and any documentation you need for your insurance carrier or property records.
We serve all of Inglewood - from Morningside Park to the neighborhoods near Century Boulevard. No pressure, no obligation. Just a straight answer and a written estimate.
(424) 268-8851Inglewood is a mid-size independent city of roughly 109,000 residents packed into about 11 square miles just southwest of downtown Los Angeles. The city is almost entirely built out - there is almost no undeveloped land left - and the residential fabric is dominated by postwar single-family homes mixed with older apartment buildings and multi-unit properties. Morningside Park in the northeast has some of the city's larger and better-maintained homes, with wider streets and more tree cover than other parts of the city. You can read more about Inglewood on Wikipedia.
The biggest change to the city in recent years has been the opening of SoFi Stadium in 2020 and the ongoing Hollywood Park mixed-use development surrounding it. That investment has pushed home values up sharply and brought a wave of renovation activity to the neighborhoods nearby. Inglewood borders El Segundo to the south, which also has a mix of older owner-occupied homes that benefit from the same type of sunroom and enclosure work we do in Inglewood. Florence Avenue and Manchester Boulevard run through the city's commercial heart, with LAX just north of the city boundary along Century Boulevard.
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Learn MoreWe serve all of Inglewood and the surrounding Westside and South Bay. Call today or submit the contact form - we reply within one business day and never charge for estimates.