Patio Enclosure and Screen Room Builder in San Angelo, TX
An enclosure is where an outdoor project quietly turns into an addition, and the point at which that happens has consequences for cost and for the permit.
Screen room · illustrativeA screen room and a conditioned sunroom look similar and are not remotely the same job.
A screen room keeps insects out and sun off while staying outside air. It is comparatively simple and comparatively cheap. Glaze it, insulate it and put conditioned air in it and it becomes habitable space, which brings in energy code and a different level of review.
San Angelo has adopted the 2021 IECC alongside the rest of the 2021 I-Codes. The moment a room is conditioned, that code has an opinion about it.
Most people who ask for an enclosure want a screen room and the ability to be out there in July. Those two wants pull in opposite directions and the conversation is worth having early.
What we actually do
The line
A clear decision about screened or conditioned, taken before anything is framed.
The framing
Detailed for the option you chose rather than the cheaper one.
The permit path
Which is different depending on which side of that line you land.
Worth deciding early
These are the choices that are cheap now and expensive later.
- Whether you want to use the room in July. That answer decides screened or conditioned.
- Whether the existing slab and cover can carry an enclosure at all.
- That conditioned space changes what the energy code requires and what the City reviews.
Cost figures on this page are planning ranges for San Angelo, installed. They are not a quote, and code references are general guidance rather than a determination for your property. Confirm current requirements with the City on (325) 657-4210.
Things people ask before they start
What is the difference between a screen room and a sunroom?
A screen room stays outside air. A sunroom is glazed and often conditioned, which makes it habitable space subject to the energy code. The cost difference is large and so is the review.
Does an enclosure need a permit?
Yes past 200 square feet, and a conditioned enclosure brings the 2021 IECC into play as well. Permits & Inspections, 52 W. College Ave., (325) 657-4210.
Can an existing patio cover be enclosed?
Sometimes. It depends on how the cover was built, what the posts are carrying and whether the slab was detailed for walls. We look before quoting.
Will a screen room be usable in summer?
In the mornings and evenings. It is outside air, and San Angelo has about 30 days a year over 100 degrees. If July is the goal, you are talking about a conditioned room.
What does an enclosure cost?
Planning ranges run roughly $55 to $110 per square foot installed. Where you land inside that depends almost entirely on screened versus glazed and conditioned.
Other things we build
Patio Covers
An attached cover is the most common thing we build and the one most often undersized. The span, the wall it lands on.
$22 to $48 per sq ft →02Covered Patios
A covered patio is framed and roofed like part of the house rather than bolted onto it. It costs more than a metal.
$38 to $70 per sq ft →03Carports & RV Covers
In a town that averages two days a year of hail over an inch, a carport is not a luxury item. It is the cheapest square.
$16 to $34 per sq ft →04Pergolas
A pergola is the honest option when you want to break the sun without closing the sky. It will not keep you dry, and.
$28 to $60 per sq ft →Want a number for your property?
Send the address and roughly what you are picturing. We come back with a range and the permit path for that specific lot.