Sunroom contractor in Fullerton, CA - patios and decks turned into year-round rooms
Sunridge Santa Ana Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor that builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and screen rooms for Fullerton homes. We're based in Santa Ana and turn patios and decks here into rooms you'll use most of the year.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free quotes on site.
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Fullerton homes, from older streets to hillside lots
Fullerton has older neighborhoods near downtown and hillside streets to the north, and the backyards follow suit. Near the middle of the city we see a lot of single-story houses with a concrete patio out back, some with a cover or a room a past owner added years ago. Up the slopes, more houses open onto a raised deck because the yard drops away behind them. Most people who call us want to close in one of those and get more months out of it.
We do the same work next door in Placentia and Anaheim, and over the county line in Norwalk. In Fullerton, what the room will sit on shapes the job more than anything, because an old slab or a deck on a slope may or may not carry walls and glass, and I'd rather find that out on the first visit than after parts are ordered.
Our services in Fullerton, CA
- Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When a slab patio gets too hot to sit on by midafternoon, closing it in with glass and a solid roof turns it into a room you'll actually use. We check the slab's edges and what's under them first, because walls and a roof bear down on spots a patio was never poured to hold.
- Screen room installation
Plenty of Fullerton yards are pleasant in the evening once the heat breaks, and a screen room installation lets you sit out there without the bugs. We frame it on your patio or deck and keep the roof line in step with the house so it doesn't look tacked on.
- Deck-to-sunroom conversion
On the sloped lots in the north part of the city, the back door often opens onto a raised deck instead of a slab. A deck built for chairs and a grill usually needs its footings and framing checked, and often strengthened, before it can carry a room, and I can't tell you which until I've been under it.
- Four season sunrooms
Inland summers bake a glass room, so a room you want to use in August needs its cooling worked out as carefully as its glass. We settle heating, cooling and wiring at the start, because adding them after the walls are closed costs more and works worse.
- Sunroom remodeling
Older Fullerton houses sometimes come with a patio room someone closed in long ago, with thin glass, a roof that leaks or a floor that slopes. We sort out what can stay and what has to go, and fix the base and roof first so the new glass and finishes hold up.
- Patio cover installation
For a yard that faces west and takes the afternoon sun, a solid patio cover gives you shade without walls. We set it on proper footings and tie it cleanly to the house, and if a full room might come later, we size the posts and beams for that now.
What Fullerton lots ask of a sunroom
The city's design criteria place building sites in seismic design category D, E or F, and the category for your lot comes from the USGS maps. For a sunroom that means the posts, beams and the connection to your house have to be designed to hold up in an earthquake, so we work that out on paper, along with what's under the slab or deck, before anything is ordered.
Price follows the base, the size of the room, the glass and roof you choose, and whether it needs heating, cooling and power to be comfortable all year. The schedule turns mostly on the permit and on parts, which we order only once the plan is settled. At the estimate I measure, look at what the room would sit on and write up what the price covers, so you see your own number.
Get a written sunroom quote for your Fullerton home
We reply to every call and message within one business day. I'll set a time to come out to your Fullerton home, measure, look at the slab or deck the room would sit on and write up what the price covers. The quote is free and comes with no obligation.
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Fullerton sunroom questions answered
Do I need a permit to build a sunroom in Fullerton?
Usually, yes. Fullerton's Building Division lists additions, decks and patios among the work that generally needs a permit, and new or changed electrical work generally does too. When your job needs one, we prepare the plans, file with the city, meet the inspector and keep you posted along the way.
How do I know which building codes apply to my sunroom in Fullerton?
It comes down to when the application is filed. Plans filed now go under the current California building codes plus the amendments the city made for Fullerton's terrain, climate and geology, which you can check on the city's current building codes page. An application filed before the newer codes took effect can stay under the older ones as long as the permit is issued before the application expires, and we draw your plans to whichever set applies.
Can a patio cover get a quick plan review in Fullerton?
Often, yes. Small projects that need no more than 30 minutes of plan review can typically be reviewed over the counter, and residential patio covers are normally handled that way. Building & Safety can still call for a more detailed review because of a project's size, complexity or what's already on the site, so I don't count on a counter review until the plans are in front of them.
Does a sunroom contractor working in Fullerton need a city business registration?
Yes. The city requires anyone doing business or a trade in Fullerton to hold a business registration certificate before the work begins, and it may ask a construction contractor for proof of a state license first. We're licensed and fully insured, and it's fair to ask any contractor you're comparing to show you both.
How much does a sunroom cost in Fullerton?
The price is set by what the room sits on, how big it is and how you plan to use it, so I give you a written figure after I've measured. A slab or deck that needs new footings adds to the cost, glass and an insulated roof cost more than screens, and heating, cooling and wiring add more again. Call (657) 205-6766 or use the contact form and I'll come out to look.
How long does it take to get a sunroom approved and built in Fullerton?
Most of the time goes into the steps before the build, not the build itself. The city allows no construction until the permit is issued, and Building & Safety issues it after reviewing and approving the plans and taking the fees, so we order parts only once the plan is final. At the estimate I'll lay out that order for your job, and we keep you posted at each step.