Sunroom construction in Irvine CA - a room built for the way you'll use it
A patio you hardly use or a room you can't quite picture yet? We'll build a sunroom that fits how you'll actually live in it.
What does it take to build a sunroom in Irvine?
Sunroom construction in Irvine means adding a new room onto your house. It can be a fully enclosed room that's heated and cooled, or an enclosed patio with windows or screens that isn't, and either way it gives you a bright space you can use instead of a slab or deck you walk past.
Most people who call us have a patio or deck they barely use, or an idea for a room they haven't pinned down yet. The price moves most with the size of the room, whether it needs its own foundation and whether it's heated and cooled, and larger rooms with a foundation and heating and air conditioning sit at the higher end. The schedule mostly turns on getting your HOA's approval and the city's review done before we build. Your own figure comes from our estimate, which we write out in plain words.
How we handle sunroom construction
Before any framing starts, I sit down with you to settle the room type, because the heating, the cooling and the windows all follow from that one choice. Insulated 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 can often cost more, so we lock those in first. Then our own crew does the building, from the base the room sits on through the frame, the roof, the glass and the trim, and we clean up as we go. We walk you through each stage so you see what goes into the frame, roof and glass before it's all closed up, and you're not taking our word for what's inside the walls.
If you already have a sunroom that leaks or feels dated, sunroom remodeling may serve you better than starting over. If all you want is a shady spot without the bugs, screen room installation is a lighter build with screens where the glass would go.
Sunroom construction rules in Irvine
The city of Irvine reviews applications for additions to a single-family home, and if you're in an HOA, the application includes a copy of the design plans your HOA approved. Those are the city's rules for additions, and whether your sunroom goes through as one is the city's call, so we find that out before plans are drawn instead of guessing. If the room reaches into an existing side yard or comes within one foot of a required front or rear setback, the city also requires a survey prepared and signed by a land surveyor or civil engineer licensed for land surveying in California. We take care of the permit steps with the city when a project calls for them, and I look at where the room sits against the property lines early so a survey doesn't catch you off guard halfway through planning.
We're based in Irvine and work across Orange County. Most rooms we build here go off the back of the house onto a patio or deck, and the first things I check are what's underneath and how the new roof will meet the old one. We see the same kinds of backyards on jobs in Tustin and Lake Forest, so that planning carries over.
How sunroom construction works
Call or send the form
Reach us at (949) 543-1630 or through the form and tell us what you'd use the room for. We'll set a time for me to come out.
Walk the space with me
I come out myself to look at the space, what the room will sit on and how it will tie into the house. We go through the options right there, including heated or unheated, before you decide anything.
Review your written estimate
You get a written estimate that spells out the room type, windows and insulation we talked about, so you know what you're paying for before you sign. When a permit is needed we handle the city steps, and Irvine says to expect five business days for the first plan check, with a notice from the city if corrections are needed.
Watch the room go up
Our own crew does the build, and I check in along the way. When it's done, I walk the finished room with you.
Get a written estimate for your sunroom
We reply within one business day, and the estimate at your property is free with no pressure to book. Once you send the form, we set a time for me to come out, look at the space and then write up the room we talked about.
Questions before you build a sunroom
What does a sunroom cost around Irvine?
A sunroom in Orange County usually costs about $120 to $200 per square foot, and that's the going rate in the area, not a quote from us. Where your room lands in that range comes down to the size, foundation and heating choices covered above. I'll put your own number in writing after I've seen the space.
How do I decide if my sunroom should be heated and cooled?
Start with how you'll use the room, because a four season room has all-weather windows and is heated and cooled, while a three season room has uninsulated windows or screens and a screened porch has screens only. The National Sunroom Association says a room with no heating or cooling is exempt from insulation and air leakage requirements, but one built like a regular addition meets the same requirements as any other addition, so adding heating or cooling brings more energy rules into the design. I'd rather talk it through with you at the kitchen table than have you surprised once the glass is in.
Can a sunroom go on my deck?
Often it can, but a deck will typically need added beams, posts or footings to carry the weight of a sunroom. The National Sunroom Association suggests having a local structural engineer check whether your deck is suitable before you plan around it.
What does my HOA need to see before I build a sunroom in Irvine?
Your HOA will likely have its own approval process, so read its design policies before plans go forward, since the plans it approves are the ones that go to the city. We help you get together whatever your HOA asks to see.
How do I keep a sunroom in good shape?
One maker's guide suggests inspecting the roof and gutters once a year, keeping door and window tracks clean, and using pure silicone spray on them instead of an oil-based lubricant. It also says to keep the weep holes clear, which are the small drain openings, so water can get out.
How much can a contractor ask for up front on a sunroom in California?
California's contractor board says a contractor can't ask for or accept a down payment of more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. That rule applies to all home improvement projects, so check any sunroom contract against it before you sign.
Why Irvine homeowners call Daylight Irvine Sunrooms & Patios to build their sunroom
The owner writes your estimate
I'm the one who looks at your space and puts the estimate together, and our own crew does the build while I check in. You're talking with the person who answers for the room, not someone passing notes along.
Sunroom builders since 2017
We've been in business since 2017, and I learned this trade on patio and sunroom crews long before I ran a job. Most questions you'll ask at the estimate have already come up on a jobsite.
Ask us about our license
We're licensed and fully insured. The state's awning contractor class covers awnings and patio covers but not patio enclosures, so for an enclosed room it's fair to ask any contractor which license class they hold.
Every choice explained before you sign
I'll take the extra half hour to explain a heated room against an unheated one so the finished room is the one you expected. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
The choices that are hardest to change on a sunroom are the ones made before the frame goes up, so set up your estimate and bring your questions.
Related sunroom services
Sunroom remodeling
Worth a look when you already have a sunroom that's drafty, leaky or just not getting used.
Screen room installation
A good fit when you want fresh air and shade outside without the bugs, and don't need a room you heat or cool.
Book your sunroom estimate in Irvine
Call (949) 543-1630 or use the form, and have your HOA's design policies, the room type you're leaning toward and whether the room would sit on a deck handy so the first visit gets you real answers.
