Sunroom Contractor in Anaheim, CA - Rooms Built to Fit How You Live
La Palma Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers for Anaheim homeowners, turning a slab patio, a deck or a tired old sunroom into a room you'll actually use most of the year.
Get an estimate for your Anaheim sunroom
I'll look at what the room ties into and measure the space myself.
Request an estimateAnaheim: flat tract lots and hillside homes
Anaheim is a big city, and the backyards change as you cross it. In the flatter neighborhoods, most of the houses we see are one- and two-story tract homes with a slab patio off the back, often under an aluminum cover that's been there for decades. In east Anaheim the lots climb into the hills, and the city says the wildfire threat is real and always present, especially in east Anaheim, though it plays out differently for each property, so on those jobs it's one of the first things we talk through with you.
A lot of the same tract layouts carry on north into Fullerton. On a tract house the job usually turns on whether the existing slab can carry walls and how the new roof meets the eave, and on a hillside lot it turns on what's holding up the deck or patio.
Working in Anaheim: what the city checks and what you can check
Sunroom permits here go through the city's Building Division, which reviews the plans and inspects the work, and because the city wants most improvements permitted before construction starts, plan review comes first on the schedule. It's fair to ask any contractor for two things, a license from the California Contractors State License Board and an Anaheim business license, which the city requires even of businesses based outside its limits. If your job needs a permit, we take care of it, so we draw the plans, file them with the city, book the inspections and let you know ahead of any visit where you need to be home. The price mostly moves with the kind of room, the glass and insulation you pick and how much work the slab or deck needs, and the schedule mostly turns on plan review and when the room's materials arrive. At the estimate I write up the room type, the options and the price for your job.
We're based in La Palma and work in many of the cities around it on both the Orange County and Los Angeles County sides, with Anaheim, Orange and Garden Grove among them. I come out to measure, and I run the job on site with our own crew, so the person who looked at your slab is the one watching the walls go up. On the steep, narrow streets in the hills we plan deliveries around tight driveways, because a truck that can't get close can stall a whole day.
Services in Anaheim, CA
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
A lot of Anaheim houses have a concrete patio out back that only gets used a few months a year, and closing it in is often the simplest way to gain a room. We check whether the slab can carry walls first, then build the room around how you'll use it.
Sunroom remodeling
Older sunrooms here often have single-pane glass, worn seals or a roof that has started leaking where it meets the house, and they're usually worth fixing rather than tearing out. Our sunroom remodeling work replaces what's worn and keeps what's still sound.
Four season sunrooms
If you want the room comfortable on a hot August afternoon and a cool January night, it needs insulated walls and better glass, which is how a four season room is built. We settle the insulation and glass with you before we build, because changing them later costs far more.
Patio cover installation
Plenty of backyards here just need shade over the patio, and the old aluminum cover is often the first thing people want gone. We set the new cover on solid posts and tie it into the house so it sheds rain away from your walls.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
On the sloped lots in east Anaheim, the outdoor space is often a raised deck instead of a slab. Before a deck can hold a room, we look closely at the framing and posts underneath and rebuild whatever needs it.
Screen room installation
Our long dry summers make a screen room a good fit for people who want fresh air without the bugs and leaves. It keeps the patio feeling like outdoors and asks less of the slab than a full glass room.
Get a sunroom estimate for your Anaheim home
We get back to you within one business day to set a time, and I come out to your Anaheim house myself to look at what the room will tie into and measure. The estimate is free, on site and comes with no obligation. Afterward I write up the room type, the options and the price for your job so you can decide in your own time.
- 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.
What Anaheim homeowners can count on
We're based in La Palma, CA, and we cover 16 services across 12 service areas, Anaheim among them. Every estimate is a free quote on site with no obligation.
- Based in
- CA
- La Palma
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free quotes on site.
- Replies within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a permit to build a sunroom in Anaheim?
Usually yes, because the city's permit page says most improvements need a permit before construction starts, and only cosmetic work goes without one. An older city handout lists building, enlarging, altering or converting a structure as permit work, and gives painting, papering and detached one-story sheds up to 120 square feet as examples that don't need one. Those are examples from an older handout, so we check your own project with the city before we draw anything, and if it needs a permit we handle it.
Does a sunroom contractor need a state license in California?
Yes, for nearly any sunroom, because the state contractors board requires a license whenever a job needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials across its contracts. A sunroom almost always meets at least one of those. We're licensed and fully insured, and you're welcome to ask about it when I come out.
Which building codes apply to a sunroom in Anaheim?
A sunroom submitted to the city now falls under the 2025 California Building Codes along with Anaheim's own amendments, which the city writes for local terrain, climate and geology. Projects that went in before January 1, 2026 stayed on the older 2022 codes. We draw the room to the code in force when we file, so you don't have to sort out which edition applies.
How much does a sunroom cost in Anaheim?
The price comes from the type of room, its size and what it sits on, and you get a written number for your house once I've seen it. A screen room or three season room on a sound existing slab sits at the lower end, while a four season room with insulated walls, better glass, wiring and new footings sits higher. A hillside lot with a raised deck, or an old cover that has to come off first, usually adds work too.
What causes an enclosed patio to leak in Anaheim?
Most leaks start where the new roof meets the house or on a roof pitched too flat to shed water. Anaheim gets about 13.5 inches of rain a year, most of it in December, January and February and almost none in summer, so a weak tie-in can stay dry for months and only show itself in the first winter storm. We flash and seal that joint carefully for that reason, and if your old room already leaks, it's usually a remodel rather than a teardown.
How do I turn my Anaheim patio into a sunroom?
Start by finding out whether the slab can carry walls and how the roof will tie into the house, because those two things decide what kind of room fits. Many tract patios were poured for open use, not for walls, so some need footings added at the edges before a room goes on. Call (562) 386-0180 and I'll come look at yours.
Ask about your Anaheim sunroom today
Bring your questions about permits and room types, and we'll settle which room fits before anything gets built.