Custom sunrooms in La Palma CA - a room planned around how you'll use it
Your patio or old sunroom sits empty half the year? We plan the room, glass and insulation around how you'll actually use it.
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I'll check what the room ties into and write up the room type, options and price.
Request an estimateWhat does it take to add a custom sunroom in La Palma?
A custom sunroom in La Palma is an enclosed glass room we design and add onto your house around how you'll use it. When it's built to be heated and cooled and opens to the main house, it counts as living space, the same as any other room inside.
Most people who call us have a patio, a deck or an old sunroom out back that they hardly use, and they want a room they'll actually sit in. Some of those jobs start as a patio-to-sunroom conversion, and some start from bare ground. The price moves mostly with the size of the room, whether it needs a new foundation and whether it's insulated and heated and cooled. The schedule turns on getting plans drawn and through the city before we build. Your own figure comes from the estimate, where I write up the room type, options and price for your house.
How we plan and build a custom sunroom
I start by asking how you'll use the room, whether that's coffee in the morning, a place for the kids or dinner year round, and we lay out the room and the glass around that. If you'll put furniture in it, I'll show you coated glass that cuts down on heat and sun. We settle the room type, the windows and the insulation before the plans are drawn, so nothing has to be torn out and redone later. Then I look closely at what the room will sit on and tie into, because a room is only as good as its base, and our crew builds it from there.
If you already know what you want and just need it built, our sunroom construction work covers the build from the base up. If you have an older room that runs hot or feels worn out, sunroom remodeling can sometimes get more out of it before you start over.
Building a custom sunroom in La Palma
In La Palma, permits go through the city's Building and Safety office, which handles them online and reviews almost all improvement plans before it issues a permit. That review starts with three sets of plans and a fee, so drawing the plans is the first real step on the calendar. If your job needs a permit, we take care of it. We prepare the plans, file them with the city and book the inspections. The city's planning team also handles applications for residential remodels and design review, so if your design needs to go through them, I'll find that out early.
Most houses we see here already have a concrete patio or a wood deck off the back, and how that was built decides a lot about the room on top of it. We see the same thing on jobs in Cypress and Buena Park, and we work in many of the cities around La Palma on both the Orange County and Los Angeles County sides.
Why call us for a custom sunroom
The owner measures and runs it
I come out to look at the job and measure, and I run the work on site with our own crew. The person who heard how you want to use the room is the one watching it go up.
In business since 2023
I learned this trade on sunroom and patio cover crews when I was young, and I started this business in 2023. You talk with the person who started the company, not a sales desk.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and you're welcome to ask to see both at the estimate. Ask the same of anyone else you're comparing, so you know who stands behind the work on your house.
We book La Palma's inspections
La Palma inspects Monday through Thursday mornings, with none on Fridays, and needs a day's notice. We book each one and tell you ahead of time if you need to be home.
- Phone
- (562) 386-0180
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
- Location
- La Palma, CA 90623
Have a rough size and an idea of how you'll use the room in mind, then request an estimate or call (562) 386-0180.
Get a written plan and price for your custom sunroom
We get back to you within one business day to set a time. The estimate is free, on site and comes with no obligation. I'll come out, measure, look at what the room will tie into and write up the room type, options and price for your job.
- Phone
- (562) 386-0180
- Location
- La Palma, CA 90623
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and fully insured.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a four season and a three season sunroom?
A four season room is generally heated and cooled with all-weather windows, while a three season room isn't heated or cooled and uses uninsulated windows or screens. A screened patio is simpler still, with screens only and no windows or temperature control. If you might want the room in winter, insulated windows and insulation in the walls, floor and roof are much easier to put in during the build, and adding them later can often cost more.
How much does a custom sunroom cost in Orange County?
A sunroom in Orange County usually costs about $120 to $170 per square foot, which is the going rate in the area and not our price. Larger rooms that need a foundation and have heating and air conditioning fall toward the higher end. Your own number comes from the estimate, once the size, room type and glass are settled.
How do permits and inspections work for a sunroom in La Palma?
The city reviews your plans before it issues a permit, and inspectors check the work at stages as the room goes up. We prepare and file the plans and book the inspections for you, and I'll walk you through the steps at the estimate.
How do I keep a sunroom from getting too hot?
Start with the glass, because a low-e coating blocks the sun's heat while letting daylight through, which helps keep the room from overheating. It also keeps curtains, furniture and wood floors from fading, which matters if you're furnishing the room. If the room will be part of the heated and cooled area of the house, ask how the glass counts, since state energy guidance treats sloped glass like skylights and upright glass like windows or doors.
What upkeep does a sunroom need?
A sunroom needs little more than a yearly look at the roof and gutters, which is what one maker's guide suggests. The same guide says to stay off the sunroom roof unless you have a reason to be up there.
What is the best way to build a sunroom over an old patio slab?
Start by checking the slab and the ground around it, because the room is only as good as what it sits on. One maker's installation guide says the foundation must sit higher than the surrounding ground, since standing water can get into the tracks and the room. I check both at the estimate and tell you whether your slab can carry the room as it is.
Related sunroom services
Sunroom construction
When the design is set and you want one crew to build the room from the base to the roof.
Sunroom remodeling
For an existing sunroom that runs hot, leaks or no longer suits the way you use it.