Four season sunrooms in Colton CA - a room you'll use in July and January
Patio too hot in summer and too cool in winter to use? We build heated and cooled sunrooms with glass and insulation picked for it.
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What is a four season sunroom, and is it right for my house?
A four season sunroom is a fully enclosed room built onto your house with heating, cooling and all weather windows, and we build them in Colton, CA so you can sit in the room any month of the year instead of only on mild days.
Most people who call us have a patio, a deck or an older room that sits empty half the year, and they want to know if a heated and cooled room is worth it over something simpler. If yours starts from a slab out back, it's often a patio-to-sunroom conversion. The price turns on the size of the room, whether it needs a new foundation, how much glass you want and what grade, and the heating and cooling, while the schedule mostly turns on drawing the plans and getting them through the city. I'll give you a written estimate after I've seen your place, so you're working from your own figure and not a guess.
How we build a four season sunroom
I start by asking how you'll use the room and looking at which way it faces, because a heated and cooled room only works when the glass and insulation are picked for it. Then we compare window ratings together, especially the solar heat gain coefficient, a number that tells you how well a window keeps out unwanted sun heat, and a lower one helps keep the room cool in summer when most of its walls are glass. We plan insulation into the walls, the floor and the roof from the first drawing, and our crew frames the room, sets the glass and finishes it ready for the heating and cooling you've chosen.
Not everyone needs a room this complete, and I'd rather you buy the one that fits how you'll use it. If you mostly want shade and a place out of the bugs for spring and fall, three season sunrooms cost less to build, and if you want to close in the patio you already have, look at patio enclosures.
More glass for the view
This suits you if the whole point is sitting in the sun and looking out at the yard. It puts more weight on the window ratings, since every extra pane lets in more summer heat that the cooling has to handle.
More wall, less glass
This suits a room that takes hard afternoon sun or will work as an office or den, where you want light but steady comfort. Solid, insulated wall sections are easier to keep cool, so the room costs less to run in July.
Four season sunroom permits and summers in Colton
In Colton, the city's Building and Safety division issues building permits, checks plans and inspects construction against state building codes and local rules, so that's the office your room goes through when it needs a permit. When it does, we confirm which building office covers your address, prepare the plans, handle the paperwork and set up the inspections. Many Colton permits also need sign-off from the Planning Division or another city department before they can be submitted, and sometimes a talk with city staff comes first, so we find that out early instead of after the plans are drawn.
One energy compliance firm describes this region as hot inland valleys, naming San Bernardino and Riverside, with hot, dry summers, and says window solar heat gain and west-facing glass often decide whether a design meets the energy rules there. That's why I look hard at which wall of the room catches the afternoon sun, and we deal with the same heat on jobs in San Bernardino and Riverside.
Why Colton homeowners call Sunbeam Colton Sunrooms & Patios for a four season room
I come out for the estimate
I look at the job and write the estimate myself, and our crew does the building. You can ask me the same question twice, because I'd rather spend an extra hour planning with you than have you wish you'd picked differently.
Building sunrooms here since 2013
We started this company in Colton in 2013 and have spent 13 years building and remodeling sunrooms, patio rooms and covers. I learned the trade building rooms next to an experienced installer, so I know what goes wrong where a new room meets an old house.
Licensed and insured for your job
We're licensed and insured. That matters on a room built onto your house, because our crew is working on your home and not just in your yard.
Plans matched to Colton's standards
The city's building handouts include plan check requirements for room additions and a separate patio cover standard. I'll tell you which one your project follows, so you know what the city will be checking.
If you're weighing a heated and cooled room against something lighter, send us a note and I'll walk through both with you.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your four season room
Expect a reply within 1 business day. The on-site estimate is free, with no pressure and no obligation. After you send the form, we'll set a time for me to come look at your patio, deck or room and talk through how you'll use it.
What happens after you call about a four season sunroom in Colton?
Call or send the form
You call (909) 679-6010 or send a message, and we get back to you to set a time for me to come out. Mention the rough size you're picturing if you know it.
I look at your space
I come out myself, look at the patio, deck or slab and where the room will meet the house, and ask how you plan to use it. You then get a written estimate, so you can see what you're paying for before you decide anything.
We handle plans and permits
Once you're ready, we take care of the plans and permit paperwork and set up the city inspections. In Colton, an inspection requested by 4 pm gets done the following day, so the crew isn't left waiting long between stages.
Crew builds, I walk through
Our crew builds the room, and when it's finished I walk through it with you. That's your time to ask about anything you want explained before we pack up.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best way to choose between a four season and a three season sunroom?
Start with how you'll use the room, because a four season room is heated and cooled with all weather windows, while three season rooms and enclosed patios usually have no heating or cooling and use uninsulated windows or screens. Choosing four season means paying for the heating, cooling and better windows a three season room goes without. If you want a sitting room in August or an office in January, it's usually worth it, and if it's a spring and fall porch, I'll tell you so.
How much does a four season sunroom cost near Colton, CA?
In Riverside, a sunroom usually costs about $17,000 to $120,000 per project, and that range covers every type of sunroom, with four season rooms toward the higher end. Larger rooms that need a foundation and come with heating and air conditioning sit at the top of it. The written estimate after my visit gives you the figure for your own room.
How much can a contractor ask up front for a sunroom in California?
Under the state's contractor board rules, the down payment on any home improvement job can be no more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. Every payment after that has to be listed in the contract and tied to work completed or materials delivered, so you pay as the room goes up.
How do I turn a three season room into a four season room?
It usually means adding highly insulated windows, insulation in the walls, floor and roof, and heating and cooling. Those are much easier to put in while the room is being built, and adding them later can often cost more. If there's any chance you'll want a year-round room, it's worth pricing it both ways before anything gets built.
Is a solarium the same as a four season sunroom?
Generally, yes, conservatories and solariums usually mean the same kind of fully enclosed, heated and cooled room. The name matters less than what goes into it, so whatever a contractor calls it, ask what glass they're using and what's in the walls and roof.
Does a sunroom addition in California have to meet energy rules?
California's Energy Code sets energy, water efficiency and indoor air quality requirements for additions to existing buildings, and a heated and cooled room joined to your house is usually built as an addition. That's one more reason we settle the glass and insulation in the first plan instead of after.
Other ways to get more out of your patio
Three season sunrooms
A lighter room without heating and cooling, for when you mostly want shade and screens through spring and fall.
Patio enclosures
Close in the patio and cover you already have, so the space is usable without building a full new room.
Colton, CA
Start planning your four season sunroom
Call (909) 679-6010 or send the form with the room size you have in mind, your address and whether you want heating and cooling, and I'll come to the visit with the right questions ready.