Eric the Heater Guy — Southern California
Commercial Outdoor Heating in Westlake Village, CA
Westlake Village sets the bar for outdoor dining — and the lake breeze sets the heating challenge. Discreet, powerful heat that never breaks the sightline.
Commercial outdoor heating specialist
✓ Authorized dealer for leading commercial brands
✓ Working with commercial heaters since 2016
Why Westlake Village needs heating
Westlake Village is built around its lake, and water cools the air. Evenings here carry a lake breeze that drops the felt temperature several degrees below the forecast — beautiful to look at, brutal on an unheated patio. The dining scene around the lake and the village center trades on ambiance, and nothing kills ambiance like shivering guests.
This market cares about aesthetics as much as warmth. Bulky heaters that block the view don't fly here. The answer is usually wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted infrared — Sunpak or Infratech units that tuck into the architecture and throw heat without a visible footprint — supplemented by designer freestanding pieces where the layout calls for it.
Westlake Village patios also tend to be well-designed spaces where heating was an afterthought. Retrofitting heat into a finished patio without wrecking the look is exactly the kind of problem we solve — placement, fuel routing, and clearances handled to manufacturer spec.
Heating services
Everything runs through one person — the same specialist who specs your system handles delivery and service.
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Heater salesCommercial patio heaters and heat lamps, spec'd for your layout, fuel source, and mounting — not pulled off a shelf.
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RentalsShort-term heat for events, seasonal needs, and temporary spaces. Delivered, positioned, fueled, and collected.
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Service & repairTroubleshooting, parts, and maintenance on most major brands — including heaters you didn't buy from us. 48–72 hour response.
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Restaurant patiosHeating sized around revenue: usable seats, shoulder-season utilization, and guest comfort on cold nights.
What Eric helps with
I've been working with commercial patio heaters since 2016 — hundreds of units across restaurants, hotels, and venues. When you call about Westlake Village, you get the person who specs the system, delivers it, and picks up the phone when something needs fixing.
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Sizing it rightHeater count and placement from manufacturer specs applied to your patio — ceiling height, wind exposure, seating layout. Not a guess.
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Fuel decisionsNatural gas, propane, or electric — what's already at the patio and what makes sense for how you use it.
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Mounted vs. freestandingWall and ceiling units where there's structure; portable heat lamps where there isn't. Most patios need both.
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Keeping it runningSeasonal maintenance, ignition and burner service, parts for major brands. A dead heater on a busy night can't wait until Monday.
Common questions
Can you add heaters without ruining the look of our patio?
That's the core of what we do in Westlake Village. Wall and ceiling-mounted infrared units are nearly invisible once installed; we also carry designer freestanding models that read as furniture, not equipment.
Do you handle the gas line work?
We spec the equipment and placement, and gas work is facilitated through a licensed installer on request — coordinated so the visible result stays clean.
Are patio heaters and heat lamps the same thing?
Yes — "heat lamp" is what most people call a patio heater. Commercial heat lamps come wall-mounted, ceiling-mounted, and freestanding, in propane, natural gas, and electric. Tell us about the patio and we'll spec the right units.
Eric the Heater Guy