Sunroom construction in Adelanto CA - a room you can use more of the year
Have a patio or deck you'd use more if it were closed in? We plan and build a sunroom around how you'll really use it.
What goes into building a sunroom in Adelanto?
Sunroom construction in Adelanto adds an enclosed room to your house. It can be anything from a screened porch to a four-season room you heat and cool, so you get space you can use more of the year.
Most of my calls come from homeowners who want to close in a patio or deck, or who have an older room they'd like to use for more of the year. If that's you, we can turn your patio into a sunroom or build a new room from the ground up. The price mostly comes down to the room's size, whether it needs a foundation, the glass and insulation, and whether it gets its own heating and cooling. The schedule depends on how early those choices get made, because nothing can be ordered until they're settled. I'll go through all of it with you at the estimate and give you a figure for your own room.
How our sunroom construction works, start to finish
I start at your house with a notepad and ask how you'll use the room, in which months and at what time of day, because that decides whether a three-season room will do or you need a four-season room. Then we settle the parts that are hard to change later, which are the glass, the insulation in the walls, floor and roof, and what the room sits on. Those are much easier to build in from the start, and adding them afterward usually costs more. Before we count on your central air to cool the new room, we look at whether the system has room to spare, and if it doesn't, we talk about giving the sunroom its own heating and cooling. Only after all that is settled do we order anything. Then our crew prepares the ground, builds the base, frames and glazes the room, ties it into your house and cleans up.
Not every call needs a new room. If you already have a sunroom that's too hot, drafty or dated, sunroom remodeling can bring it better glass, insulation or its own heating and cooling. If you mostly want shade and fresh air without the bugs, screen room installation is a simpler build and usually costs less.
Why Adelanto homeowners call Glasscraft for sunroom construction
I measure and plan it myself
I come out to your house, measure and go through heating, insulation, glass and what the room sits on with you before anything is ordered. Changing those after the walls are up is harder and costs more, so settling them first keeps you from being surprised halfway through.
Our own crew does the building
A lead installer runs our own crew on your job. That means the people building your room are people we hired and answer for, not a crew we've never worked with.
Licensed, insured and planned to state rules
We're licensed and fully insured. California's building energy standards cover additions to existing homes, so we plan the glass and insulation in your room to meet them from the first sketch.
Building from Adelanto since 2017
Before I started this business here in 2017, I scheduled crews for a busy building company and saw how often jobs stalled because a choice got made too late. We take jobs in many of the cities around Adelanto, on both sides of the county line, and we bring that same up-front planning to every one.
The most important part of this job happens before anything is ordered, so the next step is to tell us about the room you want or call (760) 523-8749.
Get a free on-site sunroom estimate
We reply within one business day to set a time. Then I come out to measure and talk the room through with you, and there's no pressure to book. It helps to have in mind the room type you want, its rough size and how your house is heated and cooled now.
Sunrooms and enclosed patio rooms
Questions to ask before sunroom construction
What does a sunroom cost near Adelanto?
A sunroom in nearby Victorville usually costs about $16,000 to $115,000 per project. That's the going range for the area, not our price. Larger rooms that need a foundation and come with heating and air conditioning sit at the higher end, and you get the figure for your own room at the estimate.
How does a three-season room differ from a four-season room?
A four-season room is heated and cooled and has all-weather windows, while a three-season room has no heating or cooling and uses uninsulated windows or screens. Only the four-season room gives you temperature control, so pick it if you want to sit in there on the hottest and coldest days. If you think you'll want that later, plan the insulation now, as covered above.
Can my central air cool a new sunroom?
It can if the system has capacity to spare, which is why we check that first. One sunroom builder notes that most central systems are sized for the house as it was first built, and a sunroom's extra load can push the system past what it can handle and leave the whole house running warmer. If yours has no room to spare, a ductless mini-split can do the job. That's a small heat pump with an indoor wall unit, an outdoor compressor and its own thermostat, and it cools the room in summer and heats it in winter, so you pay to condition only the sunroom.
Who can build a sunroom in California?
Only a contractor licensed by California's Contractors State License Board can build one, because the board requires a license for anyone who does or offers to do construction contracting, home improvement included. The board also requires every contractor to keep a $25,000 contractor's bond on file with it. Ask any builder you're considering about both before you sign.
What is the best way to install a sunroom, yourself or with a contractor?
For most homeowners, hiring an installer is the better choice. One sunroom maker notes that owners who install their own sunroom, or arrange their own installation, get no labor warranty. The same maker notes that many parts of the factory warranty depend on proper installation, so a mistake can cost you coverage on the materials too.
How do I keep a sunroom from getting too hot in Adelanto?
Shade the glass from the outside wherever you can. One builder recommends exterior shades over interior ones because they stop the sun before it reaches the glass, and suggests awnings or exterior roller shades where they fit. Shading works best alongside the insulation and cooling you plan into the room from the start.
Other work you might need
- Sunroom remodeling
Worth a look if you already have an older sunroom that sits empty half the year and you'd rather fix it than build new.
- Screen room installation
A good fit when you want a room for mild mornings and evenings outside and don't need it heated or cooled.