Patio-to-sunroom conversion in Colton CA - a room planned around how you'll use it
Your patio sits empty half the year because of sun, bugs or cold. We enclose it so it becomes a room you actually use.
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Can I turn my patio into a sunroom?
A patio-to-sunroom conversion in Colton, CA puts walls and a roof over the patio slab you already have, closed in with screens, plastic or glass, so the space works as a room instead of an open slab.
Most people who call us have a patio they only use a few months a year because it's too hot, too buggy or too chilly the rest of the time, and some already have a patio cover they'd like to close in. The price mostly comes down to the size of the room, whether it's heated, what goes in the walls and how much work the slab needs. The schedule depends on that slab check, the plans and any permit review. I'll give you a written estimate for your own patio once I've seen it, and we do this work in Colton and the cities around it, including San Bernardino, Riverside, Redlands and Fontana.
How we handle a patio-to-sunroom conversion
The first thing I settle with you is whether the room will be heated, because that decides the windows and how the plans get drawn, and right alongside it I take a careful look at the slab the room will sit on. If the slab needs work, we deal with that first. Then our crew sets the frame and walls and ties the roof into the house so water stays out where the two meet. Last, we fit the glass or screens and the doors, and we clean up before we call it done.
If your outdoor space is a wood deck rather than concrete, a deck-to-sunroom conversion follows the same thinking with a different base to check. If you already know you want a room you can sit in comfortably in July and January, look at our all season rooms, the heated version built for year-round use.
Unheated room with screens or glass
This suits you if you mostly want shade, fewer bugs and a dry place to sit, and it keeps the windows and plans simpler. It's the one I point people to when they don't plan to run heat or air out there.
Heated or cooled room open to the house
This suits you if you want the room to feel like part of the house and get used every month of the year. It asks more of the windows and the paperwork, which is why we decide on it before anything gets drawn.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion in Colton: permits and summer sun
In Colton, the city's Building & Safety Division issues residential permits. Its submittal list names room additions but doesn't name patio enclosures, so that list alone doesn't settle whether your conversion needs a permit. When your project does need one, we confirm which office covers your address, prepare the plans, handle the paperwork and set up the inspections. If your heated room adds more than 500 square feet of new living space, the city's handout says school fees have to be paid before the permit is issued. That handout may not be the latest version, so call the division's main line at 909-370-5079 to check what's current for your project.
Most patios we see around Colton were poured for a table and a grill, and they sit in hard afternoon sun through a long summer. A closed-in room on that kind of patio heats up fast, so we talk early about which walls face the sun and where a solid roof or shade helps more than glass. We have the same conversation on jobs in San Bernardino and Redlands.
Why Colton homeowners call Sunbeam Colton Sunrooms & Patios for patio conversions
I come out for estimates
I'm the one who looks at your patio, asks how you'll use the room and gives you the estimate, and our crew does the building. That way your answers come from the person who planned the job, and I'll go over any point as many times as you need.
Building sunrooms since 2013
We've been in business since 2013, building and remodeling sunrooms, patio rooms and covers, and we're based here in Colton. That's 13 years of seeing which choices people are glad they made and which ones they wish they'd thought through longer.
Licensed and insured, easy to check
We're licensed and insured. In California, an awning contractor's license covers patio covers but not patio enclosures, so ask any contractor which license covers the enclosure itself and look it up on the state's license lookup, which also shows complaints.
Your satisfaction, guaranteed. When you're ready to talk about your patio, send us a message or call (909) 679-6010.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for enclosing your patio
Send the form and expect a reply within 1 business day to set up a free in-person estimate. I'll come out, look at your patio and where the room meets the house, and give you a written estimate with no pressure and no obligation.
What happens when you call about a patio conversion in Colton?
Call or send the form
Tell us roughly what you have and what you'd like the room to do. We'll set a time for me to come out to your house.
I look at your patio
I check the slab and where the room will meet the house, and I ask how you plan to use it. You get a written estimate that spells out the room we talked about, so you know what you're paying for before you sign.
We handle plans and permits
Once you're ready, we take care of the plans and any permit paperwork with the city. Colton's Building & Safety office is open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 am to 5 pm, so permit steps move on those days.
Our crew builds, we walk through
Our crew builds the room, and when it's finished I walk through it with you. That's a good time to ask about anything, from how the doors slide to how to keep the room in shape.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to turn a patio into a sunroom in Colton?
The price mostly comes down to the size of the room, whether it's heated or cooled, and what goes in the walls, and screens cost less than glass. A slab that needs repair adds work, and so do any plans and permit steps your job needs. I'll give you a written estimate after I've seen your patio.
How do I know if my patio slab can hold a sunroom?
Not every patio is ready for a sunroom. One maker's installation guide says the base has to be level, stable and strong enough to carry the room. That guide checks how thick the concrete is, whether it slopes to drain, and any cracks or settling, so I look at those on your slab before anything gets drawn up. If your slab falls short, we talk through fixing it before we build on it.
Does a heated sunroom count as a room addition in California?
Yes, when heating the room adds heated or cooled floor area and volume to your house. California's energy rules count that as an addition, and they list enclosing and conditioning an existing patio as an example. The sunroom industry's specification also treats a sunroom as living space only when it's heated or cooled and open to the main house, so a heated room shut off from the house still doesn't count. Which version of those rules applies to your job is something the city's Building & Safety line can confirm.
What do plans for a patio sunroom need to show in Colton?
Colton's residential submittal list asks for dimensioned, scaled drawings, including a site plan and a foundation plan that shows the slab and a footing detail. That puts your existing slab on paper early, which is one more reason I check it on the first visit.
Do the windows in a heated sunroom have to be different?
Yes. Under the sunroom industry's specification, windows and doors in a heated or cooled sunroom have to meet requirements for air leakage, water penetration and thermal performance. An unheated glass room only has to meet the structural requirements, so choosing heat sets a higher standard for the glass.
What is the best way to take care of a sunroom each year?
Have the roof and gutters looked over once a year, as one maker's owner guide suggests, and keep the weep holes clear so water can drain. Weep holes are the small drain openings in the frame. The same guide says to keep the door and window tracks clean and use a pure silicone spray on them, because oil-based lubricants tend to pick up dirt.
Other ways to add a room outside
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
For a wood deck you'd like to close in, where we check the framing underneath instead of a concrete slab.
All season rooms
For a room you plan to heat and cool and use every month, built with the windows that kind of room needs.
Colton, CA
Send us photos of your patio
A few photos, a rough size and whether you want the room heated or cooled let me come out ready to talk about your slab and windows.