Sunroom construction in Santa Ana CA - a room built in order, from the base up
Patio too hot or too buggy to use most of the year? We plan your sunroom through first, then build the room you signed for.
What does it take to build a sunroom in Santa Ana?
Sunroom construction in Santa Ana, CA means building a room of windows or screens onto your house, anything from a fully enclosed room that's heated and cooled to a simple screened porch, so you can use the outdoor space you already have for more of the year.
Most people who call us want to close in a patio or add a room they can sit in year round, and the first choice is how finished that room should be. The price mostly follows the size, whether it's a heated and cooled room with all weather windows or a simpler one with plain glass or screens, and whether it needs a new foundation or can sit on what's already there. The schedule turns on how early the decisions get made, on what I find once I look at your slab or deck, and on the permit, because when a job needs one we prepare the plans, file with the city and meet the inspector. Your own figure comes from the estimate, where I measure, look at what the room would sit on and write up what the price covers.
How our sunroom construction goes, step by step
After the estimate, the first step is the plans, and they cover the heating, cooling and insulation too, because good windows and insulation in the walls, floor and roof are much easier to put in while the room is going up, and adding them later often costs more. Once the plans are set and any permit is in hand, we build in the order they lay out, starting with what the room sits on. If that's an existing slab, we find out how it was poured before we cut into it, because a sunroom handout from the City of Milpitas warns that some slabs are post tension slabs, with steel cables pulled tight inside them, and cutting one of those cables can be very dangerous and expensive to fix. From there our installers frame the walls, put on the roof, set the windows or screens, finish the inside and clean up before I walk the room with you.
Not every job is a new room. If you already have a sunroom that leaks, runs hot or just feels dated, sunroom remodeling is usually the better place to start. If you mainly want shade and fresh air without the bugs, screen room installation gives you that with a lot less to build.
Why Santa Ana homeowners call Sunridge Santa Ana Sunrooms & Patios to build a sunroom
I measure and stay your contact
I come out to look at the job and measure it myself, and our own installers do the build. I'm the one you talk to from the first visit until the room is finished, so nothing gets lost between the person who priced it and the people who build it.
Every detail settled before ordering
We've been building sunrooms since 2017, and before that I ran the schedule for a busy remodeling company and watched jobs fall apart when a step got rushed. That's why we decide the base, the windows and the heating and cooling up front, while they're still easy to change.
Licensed and fully insured contractor
We're licensed and fully insured. A sunroom ties into your house wall and roofline, so that's coverage you want your builder carrying before anyone sets up a ladder.
Used to building over Santa Ana patios
Most of our calls in Santa Ana are to close in an existing patio or add a room off the back of the house, so a lot of my first visits start with the slab and the patio cover that's already there. We're based in Santa Ana and also build in nearby cities like Tustin and Orange.
Tell me what kind of room you want, whether it would go over a patio, a slab or a deck, and how you plan to use it. Send us a message or call (657) 205-6766, and I'll set up a time to come out.
Get a free sunroom estimate, measured on site
We reply to every call and message within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation. You'll get it written up so you can see exactly what the price covers before you decide anything.
A look at finished sunrooms
Questions before you build a sunroom
How much does a sunroom cost in Orange County?
A sunroom in Orange County usually costs about $17,000 to $120,000 per job, and that's the market's range across the county, not our price. Larger rooms that need a foundation and have heating and air conditioning fall at the higher end. Your own number comes from the written estimate after I measure.
How do I choose between a four season and a three season sunroom?
Pick a four season room if you want to use it in any weather, since it's fully enclosed, heated and cooled and has all weather windows. A three season room or enclosed patio isn't heated or cooled and uses uninsulated windows or screens, which suits a room you'll mostly use when the weather's mild. The industry's sunroom standard sorts rooms by how they'll be used, so tell me how you picture using yours and we'll start there.
Where do I find permit information for a sunroom in Santa Ana?
Start with Santa Ana's Planning and Building Agency, which applies the state and local building codes and takes permit applications through its online portal. The Planning Division's FAQ on making changes to a house links to any permits you may need, and the city's building handouts include one on patio covers if you're building from one. If your job needs a permit, we file it for you.
Who can build the roof on a sunroom in California?
A general building contractor can, as long as the roof is part of a larger job like a room addition, according to the state's contractor licensing board. When roofing is its own separate contract, the board says it has to go to a licensed roofing contractor, so it's fair to ask any builder who will put on your roof. Ask me at the estimate and I'll tell you how yours gets built.
What is the best way to keep a sunroom from getting too hot?
Shade the glass that gets full sun and think about which way the windows face. Federal passive solar guidance for cooling climates favors north-facing windows and well shaded south-facing ones, and says landscaping, overhangs, shutters and solar window screens all cut heat gain on sunny windows. We go over where your room faces and where its shade will come from while the plans are still on paper.
How do I take care of a sunroom roof?
Mostly by staying off it and checking it once a year. One sunroom maker's guide advises keeping off the roof unless there's a need to go up, and suggests an annual look at the roof and gutters. If something looks wrong, give us a call and we'll have a look.
Other sunroom work we do
- Sunroom remodeling
When the room you have leaks, overheats or no longer fits how you live, updating it may make more sense than starting over.
- Screen room installation
A good fit if you want an outdoor room for mild evenings, with fresh air and fewer bugs but no glass to heat or cool.