Sunroom additions in Santa Ana CA - a room you can use more of the year
Patio sitting empty, or the house feels a room short? We plan and build an enclosed room that fits how you'll use it.
What does a sunroom addition in Santa Ana involve?
A sunroom addition in Santa Ana adds an enclosed room to your house. It can be anything from a screened porch to a four season room that's fully enclosed, heated and cooled and fitted with all weather windows, and it turns outdoor space you rarely use into a room you'll use more of the year.
Most people who call us have a patio that's too hot or too exposed to enjoy, or a house that's one room short, and they want something more solid than a cover. If you already have a covered patio, a patio-to-sunroom conversion may suit you better. The price moves with the size of the room, whether it needs a new foundation, the windows and insulation you pick and whether it's heated and cooled. The schedule mostly turns on what the base needs once we've seen it and how long the plans take to clear the city. When a job needs a permit, we prepare the plans, file with the city and meet the inspector, and we keep you posted along the way. Your own figure comes from the written estimate, after I've measured and looked at what the room would sit on.
How we plan and build a sunroom addition
At the first visit, I settle one thing with you before anything else. Does the room open to the house, or does it stay closed off with its own heating and cooling? That one choice shapes the plans, the windows and the price, so I want it right before anything gets drawn. Next we pick the windows and the insulation for the walls, floor and roof, because those go in much more easily while the room is being built, and adding them later can often cost more. Then I look closely at what the room will sit on, whether that's a slab, a deck or bare ground, since some of that can't be known until we see it, and a weak base is where a lot of these jobs go wrong. Once the plans are approved, we order the parts, our own installers build the room, and we clean up before we hand it over.
Most additions end up as one of two kinds of room. A four season sunroom is the one to pick if you want to sit in the room on the hottest and coolest days. A three season sunroom makes sense when you mostly want light and a sheltered spot during the milder months.
Why Santa Ana homeowners call Sunridge Santa Ana Sunrooms & Patios for sunroom additions
The owner measures every job
I come out to look at the job and measure it myself, and I stay your contact from the first visit to the finished room. Our own installers do the build, so the people working on your house are building from the same plan you signed.
In business since 2017
Before I started building rooms, I spent years running the schedule for a busy remodeling company, and I saw jobs fall apart when one step got rushed. That's why we plan the whole room before anyone orders a part or cuts into anything.
Covered before we cut in
We're licensed and fully insured. An addition ties into your walls and roofline, so you want that coverage in place before anyone opens up your house.
The room you sign for should be the room you get, and our work comes with one promise, satisfaction guaranteed. To get started, call (657) 205-6766 or send us a note about your room.
Get a written estimate for your sunroom addition
We reply to every call and message within one business day, and the on-site estimate is free with no obligation. After you send this, I'll set up a visit to measure, look at what the room would sit on and write up exactly what the price covers. It helps to have the room type you want, a rough size and a few photos of the space ready.
A look at sunroom additions
Questions before you add a sunroom
How much does a sunroom addition cost in Orange County?
Building a sunroom in Orange County usually costs about $120 to $170 per square foot. That's the going rate across the county, not our price. Larger rooms that need a foundation and have heating and air conditioning sit toward the top of that range, and your own figure comes from the written estimate.
What is the best way to choose between a three season room and a four season room?
Choose by how you'll use the room, because that decides whether it has real windows and temperature control at all. A four season room is fully enclosed, heated and cooled, with all weather windows, while a three season room isn't heated or cooled and has uninsulated windows or screens. A screened porch has screens only, and all three are common names people generally use for these spaces rather than strict categories.
When does a sunroom count as living space?
Under the industry's sunroom specification, a sunroom counts as living space when it's heated or cooled and open to the main house. A room that's closed off from the house with its own heating or cooling doesn't count as living space. That's why it's the first thing we settle with you.
Who issues building permits for a sunroom addition in Santa Ana?
Santa Ana's Building Safety Division issues construction permits once the plans are prepared, submitted and approved by every city department that applies to the job. If you'd like to ask the city something yourself, its building office takes questions at (714) 647-5800.
How do I check whether my Santa Ana home is in a flood zone before adding a sunroom?
Look up your address on the FEMA flood map at msc.fema.gov, since parts of Santa Ana are in flood zones marked A and AE. It's worth checking before plans get drawn. California's Energy Code also sets energy and water efficiency requirements for additions to existing homes, not just for new ones, so plan for it early too.
What license does a contractor need to build a room addition in California?
In California, a room addition falls under the B General Building license, because state law names it among the projects that take at least two unrelated building trades. A B contractor can also do the roofing that's part of an addition, but a roofing job hired out on its own goes to a C-39 roofing contractor.
Related sunroom services
- Four season sunrooms
For a room you'll heat and cool and sit in any day of the year, behind all weather windows.
- Three season sunrooms
For a simpler room that gives you light and shelter without running heating or cooling.