Screened Porch Builders in Maryland

It depends mostly on three things: size, roof type and whether you are building from scratch or screening in a structure that already exists. Screening an existing deck that is structurally sound is the least expensive route. Building a new porch with its own footings, engineered roof and finished ceiling is a full construction project and costs considerably more. In the Maryland market, most custom screened porches fall somewhere between $25,000 and $60,000, with simpler conversions of an existing deck coming in lower.

At Paradise Home Upgrades we do not publish fixed prices, because no two porches are the same. What we do always is come out, measure, look at what you already have and give you a detailed written estimate before anything starts — itemized, with no hidden costs at the end. Call or text us at 240-808-3668 and we will schedule the visit at no charge.

Yes. Any roofed structure attached to your home requires a building permit in Maryland, and each county runs its own process — Charles County, Prince George's County and Howard County all have different submission requirements, review times and inspection schedules. You will typically need a site plan, structural drawings and, depending on the property, approval from your HOA. Inspections happen at footing, framing and final stages.

Paradise Home Upgrades handles the entire permit process for you — drawings, submission, follow-up and coordinating every inspection. It is included in the project, not billed as an extra. Working across five Maryland counties means we already know what each one asks for, which is usually the difference between a permit approved in weeks and one that stalls. Call us at 240-808-3668.

Often yes, but it depends on the deck. A deck built to carry foot traffic is not automatically built to carry a roof. The footings, posts and beams have to support the added dead load of roof framing plus snow load, and many existing decks were never designed for that. The first step is always an inspection of the existing structure: sometimes it can be reinforced, sometimes the framing is fine as-is, and sometimes rebuilding the base is the honest answer.

Paradise Home Upgrades will tell you which of those three it is before you spend anything. If your deck can carry the roof, converting it is the most cost-effective screened porch you can get. If it cannot, we will explain exactly why and what it would take. Send us a photo of your deck at 240-808-3668 and we can give you a first read before we even come out.

Construction itself usually runs three to six weeks for a typical screened porch. The part homeowners underestimate is what comes first: permit review in Maryland counties commonly takes two to six weeks depending on the jurisdiction and how complete the submission is. Weather also matters — footings cannot be poured in frozen ground, so winter projects can stretch.

When Paradise Home Upgrades gives you the estimate, you also get a realistic timeline with both phases separated, so you know when permits should clear and when crews actually start. If you want the porch usable by summer, the time to call is late winter or early spring. Reach us at 240-808-3668.

A screened porch has screen walls: open air, protected from insects, used spring through fall. A three-season room adds glass or removable panels, which extends the season on either end but is still not heated or cooled. A sunroom is fully enclosed with insulated glass and tied into your HVAC, which makes it conditioned living space — and that changes everything about the project: more permitting, insulation and energy code requirements, and typically double the cost or more.

Most homeowners who call us asking for a sunroom actually want a screened porch — they want the outdoor space usable, not another heated room. We walk you through the trade-offs honestly, including when the sunroom really is the right call. Paradise Home Upgrades builds all three across Maryland. Call 240-808-3668 to talk it through.

It adds usable square footage at a fraction of what conditioned space costs, and in the Mid-Atlantic — where summers are humid and mosquito-heavy — it is one of the outdoor features buyers actively look for. It will not appraise the same as heated living area, since it is not counted as finished square footage, but it consistently improves how a home shows and how long it sits on the market.

The porches that hold their value are the ones that look like they were part of the original house — matched rooflines, matched siding, proportions that fit. That is a design decision made before construction starts, and it is where Paradise Home Upgrades spends the most time. See examples of our work or call 240-808-3668.

Paver patios are usually priced by the square foot, and in Maryland most fall between $18 and $35 installed, depending on the paver you choose, the site conditions and how much excavation is involved. What drives the real difference is not the paver — it is the base underneath. Sloped lots, poor drainage and the clay-heavy soil common in Prince George's County all require more excavation and more compacted stone, and that is where the budget actually goes.

Most failed patios Paradise Home Upgrades gets called to repair were not built cheap on the surface — they were built cheap underneath. We excavate to the depth the base actually needs, compact in lifts and finish with polymeric sand. It costs more up front and it is why our patios stay level. Free on-site estimate at 240-808-3668.

Home additions in Maryland generally run between $200 and $400 per square foot for finished, conditioned space. The spread is wide because it depends heavily on what the addition contains — a bedroom and a bathroom are very different numbers, since plumbing, electrical and HVAC extensions drive cost far more than the framing does. Second-story additions cost more than ground-level ones because the existing structure and foundation have to be evaluated to carry the load.

For most families in Columbia and Howard County the real question is not addition versus renovation — it is addition versus moving, once you factor in what leaving the school district costs. Paradise Home Upgrades gives you a detailed written estimate with structural engineering and permits included so you can compare against a real number. Call 240-808-3668.

MHIC stands for Maryland Home Improvement Commission. In Maryland, any contractor performing home improvement work over $500 is legally required to hold one. It is not a formality: licensed contractors are bonded, carry insurance, and their customers have access to the Maryland Home Improvement Guaranty Fund, which can compensate homeowners for losses caused by a licensed contractor.

If you hire someone unlicensed, you give up that protection entirely — and if the work fails an inspection or causes damage, your homeowner's insurance may deny the claim. Paradise Home Upgrades is MHIC licensed (License #167596) and fully insured on every project. You can verify any Maryland contractor's license on the state's public lookup before you sign anything, and we encourage you to do it. Questions about your project? Call us at 240-808-3668.

We work in Waldorf, Upper Marlboro, Columbia, Bowie and Jessup, along with the surrounding communities in Charles County, Prince George's County and Howard County — including Westphalia, St. Charles, Mitchellville, Ellicott City, Savage and Glenn Dale. It is a deliberately tight footprint rather than the whole DMV.

That is on purpose. Paradise Home Upgrades stays close to its projects, which is what lets us be on site the same day when there is a question, instead of three days later. It also means we already know how each county permits, which saves real time. If you are just outside these areas, call 240-808-3668 anyway — we will tell you straight whether we are the right fit.