Sunroom contractor in Moreno Valley - closing in patios and adding rooms
Sunward Riverside Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and room additions on Moreno Valley homes. Most often we close in a back patio or deck that's already there, and we plan carefully before anything goes up.
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Services in Moreno Valley, CA
Patio enclosures
A lot of Moreno Valley back yards already have a slab and a cover, so patio enclosures are usually the most direct way to get a room. Before we plan around the cover and its posts, we check that they can carry walls and windows.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When you want a room you'd use like the rest of the house, not just a closed-in patio, we turn the existing patio into a full sunroom. That starts with a hard look at the slab, because the room is only as sound as what it sits on.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
Some homes here have a raised wood deck off the back door instead of a slab. We check the framing and footings under it before we put a roof and walls on top, and if the deck needs work first, we'll tell you.
Sunroom additions
If there's no patio worth building from, or it's in the wrong spot, we add a new room off the back of the house on its own foundation. I plan the tie-in to your stucco wall and roof most carefully, since that's where water gets in.
Patio cover installation
Plenty of homeowners here start with a new patio cover and close it in later. If you think you'll want walls down the road, we build the cover to take them, which saves tearing it out.
Four season sunrooms
For a room you'll use every month of the year, as an office or a den, we build an insulated four season room with its own heating and cooling. Licensed trades handle the electrical and HVAC work, so the room is wired and conditioned like the rest of the house.
Moreno Valley, CA properties and local conditions
Most of the Moreno Valley homes we see are stucco tract houses with a concrete patio slab out back, often with a cover that the builder or an earlier owner put up. That's a good start for a room. But a slab poured for patio furniture and a cover built for shade weren't planned to carry walls, glass and a heavier roof. So I check the slab for cracks, low spots and thickness where I can, and I look at how the cover's posts and beams are sized and fastened to the house. Then we plan the room around what we actually find, not what we hope is there.
The other thing I watch on these houses is where the new room meets the old one. Water finds its way in at two places, the joint along the stucco wall and the line where the room's frame sits on the slab. We flash and seal both, and we make sure the slab sheds water away from the room.
Working in Moreno Valley: permits, licenses and what sets the price
Building permits here come from the city's Building and Safety Division, which reviews the plans and sends out the inspector. A room built onto your house is the kind of change it permits. Its review comes before we can build, so it sets the start date more than anything we do. We find out what your job needs, file the paperwork through the city's online portal and meet the inspector on site, and we'll tell you what we know and what's still up to the city. Whoever you hire, make sure they hold a license from the Contractors State License Board. They also need a Moreno Valley business license, which the city requires of every business working here, including ones based outside the city like us. We're fully licensed and insured.
Two things move the price on a Moreno Valley job. One is how much of what's already there we can build on. The other is the kind of room you want. My written estimate after the visit gives you the figure for your own house. It's the same work we do in Corona and Jurupa Valley, but each city runs its own permits, so we don't assume one city's answer holds in the next.
Get a free on-site sunroom estimate in Moreno Valley
We reply within one business day to set a time. Then I come out to your Moreno Valley home to measure, look over your patio or deck and talk through how you'll use the room. You get a written estimate afterward, with no obligation to go ahead.
(951) 394-2905How a sunroom job in Moreno Valley goes once you call
Call or send a request
Call (951) 394-2905 or use the form, and tell us a little about the patio, deck or room you have in mind. We'll set up a time for me to come out.
I measure and look it over
It helps if you're home, because I want to hear how you'll use the room while I measure and check the slab, the cover and the wall the room will meet. You then get a written estimate that spells out what's included, so you can weigh it line by line before you decide.
We file the city permit
When the job needs a permit, we prepare the plans and paperwork and submit them to the city. Once everything the city asks for is in, its normal review time is within 12 business days, and we schedule the build around that.
Build, inspect and walk through
Our installers build the room with me, licensed trades handle any electrical or heating and cooling work, and we meet the inspector on site. At the end, we walk through the finished room with you and go over anything you want looked at again.
Frequently asked questions
Does a patio cover need a permit in Moreno Valley?
Yes. The city's permit FAQ says all patio covers need a permit. That matters if you're closing in an older cover, because we'll want to know how it was built before we put walls under it.
How do I add power or air conditioning to a sunroom in Moreno Valley?
Each gets its own permit. The city's permit list calls for an electrical permit for a sub panel or changes to the electrical system, and a mechanical permit for new HVAC or for altering or moving existing equipment. We bring in licensed electricians and HVAC trades for that part and plan their work into the room from the start, so the walls don't get opened twice.
Does my sunroom contractor need a California license?
Yes, in practice. The state requires a contractor license to build or alter a structure when the job needs a building permit, uses other workers, or comes to $1,000 or more in labor and materials. A sunroom usually needs both a permit and a crew, so the rule covers it.
How much can a contractor ask for as a down payment on a home improvement job in California?
The state licensing board says a contractor can't ask for or accept more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. If someone wants more than that up front for your sunroom, treat it as a reason to keep looking.
How much does a sunroom cost in Moreno Valley?
The type of room sets most of the price, with a screen room at the low end and an insulated four season room with its own heating and cooling at the high end. After that, the size, the amount of glass, and whether your slab and cover can be reused, repaired or must be replaced move it the rest of the way. My written estimate puts a number on your room.
How do I know if my patio slab can hold a sunroom?
You usually can't tell by looking, which is why I check it before we plan anything else. I look at the slab's edges, cracks and drainage, and its thickness where I can. Then I tell you whether we can build on it, need to add footings, or should pour new. You won't see this part once the room is done, so I don't rush it.
About Moreno Valley, CA
Moreno Valley is mostly neighborhoods of single-family homes, many of them built in a handful of styles repeated street after street. On our jobs, that means stucco walls, tile or shingle roofs, and back yards laid out much like the neighbor's, often with the patio, deck or cover already in place. It's a short drive from Riverside, where we're based, so coming out to look is easy to arrange.
Because so many of these houses share a layout, the questions repeat too. How does the room tie into the stucco? Does the roofline leave enough height for the new roof to slope away? What will the slab take? We answer those for your house at the visit, since two homes that look alike from the street can have very different patios behind them.
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We answer seven days a week from 7 AM to 10 PM, so you can call (951) 394-2905 after work or use the form to ask what your room and its permit will need.