Sunroom contractor in San Bernardino - patios turned into rooms that stay dry
Suncraft Rialto Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers for homes in San Bernardino. I come out to measure myself, and our own crew builds the room with me on site.
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Homes and back patios across San Bernardino
San Bernardino is a big city, and the houses we see run from older single-story homes in established neighborhoods to newer tracts. Most of them have a concrete patio slab off the back of the house, often under an aluminum or wood cover that's been there for years, and that slab is usually where the call starts. People want that space closed in so they'll actually use it, and a lot of them want the glass facing the foothills, where the Arrowhead sits above the city.
San Bernardino is right next door to Rialto, where we're based, and we do the same work in Highland. On houses here the job usually turns on that old slab, because a patio pour usually wasn't made to carry walls and a roof, so I check its thickness, cracks and edges before we talk about glass.
What it takes to build a sunroom in San Bernardino
A sunroom or patio enclosure is structural work, and in San Bernardino the permit for it comes from the city's Building and Safety Division. Nothing gets built until that permit is issued, so the city's side sets the start date more than anything we do. Before the city issues it, the contractor has to show the right state license and a current city business license, plus proof of workers' comp if they have employees, so those are fair things to ask any contractor for up front. We're licensed and fully insured, and we handle the application and the inspections for you.
What moves your price is mostly the size of the room, the shape your slab or deck is in, and how finished you want it, from screens up to glass with wiring. The schedule mostly turns on the permit, and your written quote spells out exactly what we're building. We do the same kind of patio work in Rancho Cucamonga and the other cities around Rialto, and for each job we deal with the office for that address.
Get a free on-site sunroom estimate in San Bernardino
We reply within one business day and set a time for me to come out to your San Bernardino house. The estimate is free and done on site, and you get a written quote with no pressure and no obligation.
Call (909) 546-5002Services in San Bernardino, CA
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
A lot of San Bernardino houses already have a slab patio out back that mostly sits empty. We check that slab, then frame, glaze and roof it into a room tied into the house so it stays dry.
Three season sunrooms
If you want a bright room off the back without tying it into the house's heating and cooling, a three season sunroom is usually the simpler build. We put it on your existing patio or a new slab, with glass panels you can open for air.
Four season sunrooms
When the room needs to work like the rest of the house, as an office or a den, we build it with insulated walls and an insulated roof. That way it can be heated and cooled like any other room, so you use it every day instead of now and then.
Patio cover installation
Plenty of the older covers we see here are sagging aluminum or worn wood over a patio people still want to sit on. We tear out the old one and put up a new cover fastened right to the house, and it can be built so walls go in later.
Sunroom remodeling
Older enclosures around the city often leak where the roof meets the house, or have glass that's fogged and stuck. We open it up, fix that connection to the house and replace panels so the room is dry and usable again.
Screen room installation
Some homeowners just want the patio out of the bugs, not a full room. A screen room goes on the same slab with a roof over it, and it costs less than a glass room.
What happens when you call us about a San Bernardino sunroom
Call or send the form
Tell us what you want the space for and what's out back now, and we'll set a visit time that works for you. It helps to be home for the visit so we can walk the patio together.
I come out and measure
I measure, check the slab or deck and how the house is built, and we talk through how you'll use the room. If the slab or the idea won't work, I tell you then, and the written quote costs you nothing.
We handle the city permit
We file the application with the city and line up the inspections, so you don't have to stand at the counter. Building starts once the permit is issued, and the city's review is the part that sets that date.
Our crew builds the room
Our own crew does the building, with me on the job. I stay on it through the final inspection, so the room is signed off before we call it done.
Common questions
Can I build a sunroom on my existing patio slab in San Bernardino?
Often yes, but only if the slab is thick enough, solid and close to level, and plenty of older patio slabs weren't poured to carry walls. Reusing a good slab keeps the cost down, while a thin or cracked one usually means new footings along the edges or a new pour. I'd rather tell you that at the estimate than build on it and have you deal with cracks and leaks later.
How long does it take to get a sunroom permit in San Bernardino?
There's no set wait, because on more complex projects the city reviews plans and specifications for code before it issues the permit, and a sunroom usually falls in that group. Over-the-counter permits are for minor work like a water heater swap, and in certain cases the city requires plans from a California registered architect or engineer, which adds a step. We file it and keep you posted on where it stands.
How do I get a permit to build a sunroom on my own house in San Bernardino?
In most cases you can get it yourself from the city for a one or two-family house or a structure that goes with it, as long as you live there or plan to, show proof of residence and do the work yourself. You also sign a statement that you won't employ anyone in a way covered by California workers' comp laws. If our crew is building it, that route doesn't fit, so we pull the permit as the contractor.
Does a contractor from outside San Bernardino need a city business license?
Yes, anyone doing business in San Bernardino needs a city registration certificate unless a state or federal law exempts them, even when they're based somewhere else. The city may charge out-of-city contractors a flat rate for it. We're based in Rialto, so that rule covers us, and it's the same business license the city asks to see before it issues a permit.
What is the best way to turn a deck into a sunroom in San Bernardino?
Start by finding out whether the deck can carry walls and a roof, because a deck built for chairs and a grill often needs more support underneath before it can hold a room. Plan on a permit too, since the city's deck exemption only covers small, low decks that stand apart from the house and serve no exit door. I check the framing and posts on the first visit and tell you straight if it's better to start over on a slab.
How much does a sunroom cost in San Bernardino?
The price comes down to the room you want and what it sits on, and you get your number in a written quote after I've seen the house. Screens over an existing slab cost less than an insulated glass room with outlets and lights, and electrical work needs its own permit even inside a sunroom job. New footings, a new roof tie-in to the house and a bigger footprint all add to it.
Tell us about your San Bernardino patio
We answer the phone evenings and weekends, so call (909) 546-5002 after work or describe your project in the form.