Custom sunrooms in Santa Ana CA - a room planned around how you'll use it
Your patio sits empty half the year, too hot or too cool. We plan a sunroom that fits how you'll use it, then build it.
What goes into a custom sunroom in Santa Ana?
A custom sunroom in Santa Ana, CA, is a room we plan and build to close in your patio or porch area, anywhere from a screened room to a fully enclosed room with all-weather windows, set up for the way you'll actually use it.
Most people who call us have an outdoor space they hardly use because it's too hot in summer or too cool on winter evenings, and many rooms start as a patio-to-sunroom conversion over a slab that's already there. The price moves mostly with the size of the room, whether it needs a new foundation, whether it's heated and cooled, and how much glass and insulation it gets. The schedule turns on what the room sits on and on the plans, and when a job needs a permit, we prepare the plans, file with the city and meet the inspector, keeping you posted along the way. At the estimate I measure, look at what the room would sit on and write up what the price covers, so you're working from your own figure and not a guess.
How we plan and build a custom sunroom
We start with how you'll use the room, because that decides everything after it. From there we work out how much glass, how much insulation and whether the room is heated or cooled, and we settle all of it on paper before anyone orders a part, since insulated windows and insulation in the walls, floor and roof go in far more easily during the build than after it. Next we look hard at the slab, deck or ground the room will sit on, because a weak base is where a lot of these rooms start to go wrong, and we can't say what yours needs until we've seen it. Then our installers build the base, frame the walls and roof, set the glass, seal the room to your house and clean up before we call it done.
Some homeowners come to us with the room already decided and only need it built, and that's our sunroom construction work. If you already have a sunroom that's too hot, drafty or worn out, sunroom remodeling is usually the place to start, and we'll look at what can be changed before anyone talks about starting over.
Why Santa Ana homeowners call Sunridge for a custom sunroom
I measure and stay your contact
I come out to look at the job and measure it myself, our own installers do the build, and I stay your contact until the room is finished. You won't be explaining your plans all over again to someone new halfway through.
Choices settled before parts are ordered
Since I started this business in Santa Ana in 2017, we've planned each room all the way through before anyone orders a part or cuts into anything. Changing the glass or the heating after the framing is up costs more and slows everything down, so we'd rather change it on paper.
Santa Ana energy rules planned in
The city requires residential construction to meet California's Title 24 energy standards, and most major home projects need an energy report from certified energy professionals. Because we settle the glass and insulation early, the room on the plans is the room that gets checked against those rules.
Licensed and fully insured crew
We're licensed and fully insured. Ask every contractor you're comparing to show you both before work starts, because it's your house they'll be cutting into.
On a custom room, the choices made before the build count the most. Call (657) 205-6766 or send us the details with the rough size and the type of room you have in mind.
Get a free on-site estimate for your custom sunroom
We reply to every call and message within one business day, and the estimate is free and obligation-free. I'll set a time to come out, measure, look at what the room would sit on and write up exactly what the price covers.
A look at custom sunrooms
Questions before you book a custom sunroom
How much does a custom sunroom cost in Santa Ana, CA?
A sunroom in Orange County usually costs about $120 to $170 per square foot, which is the going rate in the area and not our quote. Larger rooms that need a foundation and have heating and air conditioning land at the higher end of that range. Your on-site estimate gives you the figure for your room and what it covers.
What is the best way to choose between a three-season and a four-season sunroom?
Choose by whether you need the room heated and cooled. A four-season room is fully enclosed, heated and cooled, with all-weather windows, so it's usable any day of the year, while a three-season room has no heating or cooling and uses uninsulated windows or screens, which keeps it simpler but leaves it closer to the weather outside.
How do I keep a sunroom from getting too hot in summer?
Start with how much glass the room has, because even high-performance glass insulates far less than a wall. More window area brings in more daylight but also more summer heat and more winter heat loss, so we work out the glass from how you'll use the room and put insulation where the walls, roof and floor allow.
Who issues building permits in Santa Ana?
The city's Building Safety Division issues building, plumbing, heating and cooling, and electrical permits, and it reviews the plans and inspects the work. When your room needs a permit, that's the office we file with and the inspector we meet.
How much can a contractor ask for up front in California?
No more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less, according to California's Contractors State License Board. Payments after that should be listed in the contract and tied to work already done or materials already delivered to your home.
What causes a sunroom to leak?
One sunroom maker's guide says leaks usually come from poor drainage design, too little roof slope, weak sealing, sloppy installation or a poor connection to the house. Most of those are decided before the build, which is why we work out the roof pitch, the drainage and the tie-in to your house on paper first.
Related sunroom services
- Sunroom construction
Already know the room you want and just need a crew to put it up? This is the page for you.
- Sunroom remodeling
For an existing sunroom that runs too hot, lets in drafts or no longer fits how you live.