A three season glass room in Jackson, MS typically costs $15,000 to $45,000 installed, with HomeGuide's 2026 sunroom guide putting the full three season range at $8,000 to $50,000 depending on size, roof and foundation. A glass room is the step past a screen room: sliding glass panels with screens behind them fill the openings, so you open it in April and close it in August. Donnie Grubbs builds them with a Structall insulated roof, aluminum framing and our own crews, and has enclosed porches in this climate since 1976.
Pricing glass rooms work in Jackson, MS starts with three things: the scope you want, the materials you pick, and the shape of what is there today. Here is what local homeowners typically pay, what pushes a price up or down, and how the job runs from the first visit to the final walkthrough.
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The 2020 census counted 153,701 residents, and Census ACS data puts the city at about 75,103 housing units with a median year built of 1969. That means a large share of Jackson homes are more than fifty years old, with original windows and patios that were never designed for today's heat. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals from the Jackson airport station show a July average high of 92.1 degrees and 57.35 inches of rain a year. That combination is why every patio cover and pergola we build uses an insulated aluminum roof panel that sheds sun and rain, why a screen room or glass room extends the season on a back patio, and why ProVia replacement windows make sense on an older house that fights summer heat. Older neighborhoods show the pattern clearly. The Belhaven Historic District grew from the 1910s through the 1960s, and its housing stock is mostly from the 1920s to 1950s, so many of those homes are ready for better windows and a covered outdoor room. We are a family owned company serving homeowners since 1976, and our office and showroom is at 402 Cypress St in West Monroe, Louisiana. Jackson is about 120 miles away, roughly two hours by Interstate 20, and we do not have a Jackson office or crew. Projects there are scheduled and run from West Monroe. Residential building permits in Jackson are handled by the Building Permits Division of the city's Office of Code Services, which accepts applications through the city's online permit portal. We check the permit requirements for your address before we build.
Census figures put the median Jackson home at about 57 years old, built around 1969. The market covers about 75,103 homes, and the median value sits near $108,200. Most of Jackson went up in the postwar decades. The structure on these homes is usually sound, but venting, flashing, and insulation details are dated enough to be worth revisiting while the glass rooms work is already open and the access is already paid for. A large share of occupied homes here are rented, so scheduling and approvals often run through an owner or a property manager rather than the person who answers the door. We are used to that, and we keep both parties on the same email so nothing stalls. Values in Jackson sit toward the lower end of the markets we serve, so the question is usually which option returns the most service life per dollar, and we will show you the point where spending more stops paying for itself. By housing count Jackson is one of the larger markets we cover, with enough variation street to street that two homes a mile apart can need genuinely different work, which is why we measure rather than quote from a map. Those numbers are the starting point for how we plan glass rooms projects in Jackson. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
Typical installed ranges drawn from the 2026 HomeGuide sunroom guide, sized for common Jackson, MS patios. Your price depends on the footprint, the roof type, the number of sliding panels and doors, and electrical, and comes from a free in home estimate.
| Glass room project | Typical installed range |
|---|---|
| Three season glass room, 10 by 14 (140 sq ft) | $15,000 to $28,000 |
| Three season glass room, 12 by 18 (216 sq ft) | $20,000 to $38,000 |
| Three season glass room, 14 by 20 (280 sq ft) | $26,000 to $50,000 |
| Convert an existing screen room to glass (panels in existing openings) | Low end of the range, framing already in place |
| Sunroom with shingled roof and fixed windows | Above the glass room range, closer to an addition |
Figures are typical ranges and vary by project. Your free estimate is exact.
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A glass room earns its keep in Jackson, MS because the weather swings so far. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals put July highs in the low to mid 90s and January lows in the 30s, with 50 inches or more of rain a year. On a mild spring evening you slide the panels open and the room works like a screen porch. When it is 95 degrees or 40 degrees you close the glass, and the Structall insulated roof holds the temperature well enough that a ceiling fan or a portable heater keeps the room usable. That is more living space than any other project short of a full addition, and Donnie Grubbs has built it in this climate since 1976.
Donnie Grubbs works across the Jackson area, including:
In most cases, yes. If the framing is sound, sliding glass panels can replace the screen panels in the existing openings, and the screens stay behind the glass so you can still open the room up. Reusing the roof and framing puts the project at the low end of the glass room range. Donnie Grubbs confirms the structure at the free estimate.
Yes. Donnie Grubbs is a local, licensed and insured home improvement contractor, family owned in West Monroe since 1976, and BBB accredited with an A+ rating. Our own crews build every glass room from measure to final walkthrough.
Yes. Louisiana enforces the 2021 International Residential Code with state amendments, and an enclosed patio room needs a permit from the city or parish building office. Appendix AH allows enclosure walls of glass or screening on a patio cover as long as the structure stays one story, under 12 feet, and is used for outdoor living rather than as a bedroom or kitchen. Donnie Grubbs handles the permit as part of the job.
A three season glass room in Jackson, MS typically runs $15,000 to $45,000 installed, and HomeGuide's 2026 sunroom guide puts the full three season range at $8,000 to $50,000 depending on size, roof and foundation. A 10 by 14 room lands near $15,000 to $28,000, a 12 by 18 near $20,000 to $38,000, and a 14 by 20 near $26,000 to $50,000. Donnie Grubbs measures on site and gives you a free written price for the complete job.
It adds usable square footage at a fraction of the cost of a conditioned addition, which is the main reason homeowners in Jackson, MS build one. A glass room is not counted as heated living area on an appraisal the way a full addition is, so think of it as space you will use every week rather than a pure resale play. Donnie Grubbs will tell you at the estimate which option fits your goal.
The sliding panels sit in aluminum tracks with weep holes that drain rain to the outside, and the Structall roof joints snap together over a protected sealant reservoir. Single pane sliding panels do not have a sealed air space, so there is nothing to fog the way an old double pane window does. Donnie Grubbs sets the threshold and flashing so water goes where it should.
Most glass rooms are finished in about a week once materials arrive. The insulated roof goes up first, then the aluminum framing, the sliding glass panels and screens, the door, and the electrical. Converting an existing screen room is faster. Panels are made to your openings after the estimate, so allow a few weeks of lead time.
A glass room encloses a patio with aluminum framing, a Structall insulated panel roof, and horizontal sliding glass panels with screens behind them. A sunroom usually has a shingled roof framed to match the house and larger fixed windows, so it sits closer to a traditional addition and costs more. A full conditioned addition adds foundation, framing, HVAC and drywall on top of that. Donnie Grubbs builds the first two and will tell you honestly which fits your house.
Patio enclosure is the broad term for turning a covered patio into a room: screen panels make it a screen room, and sliding glass panels make it a glass room. Both sit on the existing slab under an insulated roof and are treated as patio covers under Louisiana's building code, not as habitable additions. Donnie Grubbs builds both kinds in Jackson, MS.
Yes. Donnie Grubbs offers military and senior discounts on every project, and we accept cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. Ask at the estimate and we apply it to the written price.
Yes, within limits. A three season glass room with an insulated roof holds temperature well, and most Jackson, MS customers use a ceiling fan in summer and a portable heater on the few cold nights. If you want the room fully conditioned year round, a dedicated mini split can be added, and that is the point where a sunroom with insulated walls starts to make more sense.
The median Jackson home was built around 1969 per Census American Community Survey data, so a large share of the housing stock is 57 or more years old. That is the age where glass rooms and the other big updates come due, and it is the work Donnie Grubbs does every week.
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. Donnie Grubbs plans around those specifics from the first visit.
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