Vinyl sunrooms in Colton, CA - a room planned around how you'll use it
If your patio or deck hardly gets used, we'll help you pick a three season or heated and cooled vinyl room that fits your days.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
What goes into building a vinyl sunroom in Colton?
A vinyl sunroom in Colton is an enclosed room with vinyl framing and windows, built onto the back of your house over a patio, a deck or new footings, so the space out back becomes a room you can actually use.
Most of our calls come from homeowners who want more use out of a patio, a deck or an older room that isn't working for them, and a vinyl room is often the simplest way to get there. The price mostly comes down to the size of the room, whether it sits on your existing slab or needs new footings, and whether it's heated and cooled with insulated windows or left as a three season room. The schedule turns on the permit review and inspections, and on what we find where the room meets the house. I'll go over all of it on site, and you'll get a written estimate with your own figure.
How we build a vinyl sunroom
I start by asking how you'll use the room, because that answer decides whether you need a three season vinyl room or one that's heated and cooled. Then we look at what the room will sit on, whether that's your existing slab, a deck or new footings, and I go over who handles each part of the job, from the footings and framing to the flashing that keeps water out, the roofing, the electrical and the floor, so nothing falls between two people. Once the plan is set, our crew builds the base, puts up the frame and vinyl walls, sets the windows, roofs and flashes the room, and cleans up when we're done.
If you want the new space to feel like part of the house, our page on sunroom additions covers tying a room into your home. If you already know you'll use it every month of the year, four season sunrooms goes deeper into heated and cooled rooms.
Three season vinyl room
This room isn't heated or cooled and uses uninsulated windows or screens, so it suits you if you want a covered, closed-in spot for the mild months. It usually costs less to build, and many people start here when the room is mostly for sitting out in the evening.
Heated and cooled vinyl room
This room is fully enclosed, heated and cooled, with all-weather windows, so it's the one to pick if you want it comfortable all year. It suits a home office, a family room or anything you'll use in July as much as in March.
Building a vinyl sunroom in Colton
In Colton, the city's Building and Safety Division handles plan check, permits and inspections for building work, so it's the office to ask whether your room needs a permit and what the plans have to show. California's energy standards cover additions and alterations to homes, not just new houses, which is one more reason we settle the choice between a three season room and a heated and cooled one before the plans are drawn. When your room needs a permit, we confirm which building office covers your address, prepare the plans, handle the paperwork and set up the inspections.
Many of the rooms we build around Colton go over an existing concrete patio or an older deck, and the part that takes the most care is where the new roof ties into the house, because older eaves and stucco often need work before the room can attach cleanly. We see the same kinds of patios and tie-ins on jobs in San Bernardino and Redlands.
Why Colton homeowners call Sunbeam Colton Sunrooms & Patios for vinyl sunrooms
I give every estimate myself
I come out to look at the job and write the estimate, and our crew does the building. You hear the plan from the person who answers for it, and I'll go over any part of it as many times as you need.
Building and remodeling sunrooms since 2013
I ran a sign shop before this and learned the trade building rooms beside an experienced installer until I could run the jobs myself. That's why I'd rather spend an extra hour planning with you than have you wish you'd picked a different room.
Licensed and insured, and worth checking
California's contractor license board describes a general building contractor as one who mainly builds structures that shelter people using at least two unrelated trades, and a sunroom brings together several trades, from footings to roofing to electrical. We're licensed and insured, and it's a fair question to ask anyone else you're comparing.
The decision that's hardest to change later is the room type, so I'd rather we settle it together before anything gets built. When you're ready, send us a message or call (909) 679-6010.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your vinyl sunroom
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate. I'll come out, look at your patio, deck or slab and talk through how you'll use the room, and then you'll get a written estimate with no pressure and no obligation.
What happens after you call about a vinyl sunroom?
Call or send a message
Call (909) 679-6010 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time for me to come out. A rough idea of the room size and what's out back now helps me plan the visit.
I look at your site
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 get a written estimate that shows how the windows, insulation, electrical and permits are handled, so you know what you're paying for before you sign.
We permit, build and walk through
Once you're ready, we take care of the plans and permit paperwork and our crew builds the room, booking inspections through the city, which schedules one for the next day when it's called by 4 pm, with Thursday and Friday calls rolling to the following Monday. When the work is done, I walk through the finished room with you.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a vinyl sunroom cost near Colton?
A three season sunroom built on an existing base usually costs about $100 to $140 per square foot installed in the San Bernardino area, and that figure is for sunrooms in general, not vinyl alone. It leaves out insulation, extending your heating or cooling, plumbing and permits, and larger rooms that need a foundation and have heating and air conditioning land at the high end of local prices. Ask any quote you get how it handles each of those.
How do I get a permit for a sunroom in Colton?
Permits in Colton are submitted through the city's online permit portal, and the city asks applicants to talk with a staff member first when that applies. Many permits also need Planning Division approval before they can be submitted online, so that step comes early. When your room needs a permit, we handle this part for you.
Can I add insulation or heating to a three season sunroom later?
You can, but highly insulated windows and insulation in the walls, floor and roof 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 to heat and cool the room someday, tell me at the estimate so we can plan for it now.
What's the difference between a three season sunroom and a screened porch?
A three season room has uninsulated windows or screens, while a screened porch has screens only, with no windows and no way to control the temperature. Neither one is heated or cooled, so the choice mostly comes down to whether you want to close the room up against wind and dust.
How long does it take to build a vinyl sunroom in Colton?
It depends mostly on how long the plans take to clear the city and how the inspections fall, so I won't promise a date before I've seen your site. What we find where the room ties into your house can add time too, and I'll tell you what I see at the estimate.
How do I care for a vinyl sunroom?
One maker's guide says you can clean the inside and outside with mild soap and water or any non-abrasive cleaner, and have the roof and gutters inspected once a year. The same guide advises keeping activity on the sunroom roof to what's needed, so it's best not to treat it as a place to stand or store things.
Other sunroom work we do
Sunroom additions
For a room that joins your house and reads as part of it, with the foundation and roof tie-in that takes.
Four season sunrooms
When you've decided on a room you'll heat, cool and live in every month of the year.
Colton, CA
Start planning your vinyl sunroom today
Have a rough room size, how you'll use it and what's out back now, whether that's a slab, a deck or bare ground, and we can talk through the right room on the first call.