Sunroom contractor in Fontana, CA - more use out of the patio you already have
Sunscape Fontana Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor based in Fontana, CA. We plan and build sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers on Fontana homes, turning the patio or deck you already have into a room you'll use.
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Fontana backyards and the patios already on them
Most of the calls I get from Fontana come from people who already have something out back. Usually it's a slab with an aluminum cover, sometimes a wood deck, and it gets less use than they'd like. Fontana is mostly single-family neighborhoods, from older streets with roomier lots to newer tracts with tighter backyards, and in both the patio is usually where people want the extra room. We get the same kind of call from Rialto next door and from Rancho Cucamonga to the west.
So the job here usually starts with something that's already built. A slab poured for a grill and a few chairs, or a cover put up years ago, wasn't planned to carry walls and windows, which means what's under the room matters as much as what goes on top.
Working in Fontana: the permit, the license and the price
If your house is inside Fontana city limits, the building permit goes through the city's Building & Safety office. If it's in the unincorporated part of Fontana, the county handles it instead. Checking that comes first, because filing with the wrong office is a slow way to start a sunroom. We pull the permit in our name, handle the drawings and inspections, and build the city's review time into the schedule from day one. The city also requires every business working inside its limits to hold a Fontana business license, even a business based somewhere else, so ask any contractor to show you a current one. We're licensed and fully insured.
The price mostly comes down to the size of the room, whether it's screened, glassed for three seasons or insulated for year-round use, and whether the slab or deck under it needs work first. Electrical or heating and cooling adds to it too, and we bring in licensed trades for that. The schedule depends more on the drawings and the city's review than on the build, and your written quote lists what's in the price and what isn't. We do the same work in Jurupa Valley and Ontario, where a different office may cover your address.
What do Fontana patios need before they become rooms?
An existing slab is the usual starting point, and it's usually the first problem too, because a patio slab often wasn't poured to carry walls and may slope toward the house or crack where it meets it. I check the edges, the slope and any cracking on the first visit. If the walls need a new footing or a fresh pour along the edge, that goes in the quote before anything else does.
Older aluminum covers and wood decks are the other common case. A cover can sometimes be kept or tied into, and a deck has to be checked for rot and post size before it carries a roof, so we tell you which way it goes at the walkthrough, not halfway through the job.
- Call (909) 346-1870
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
- Fontana, CA 92335
Sunroom work we do in Fontana
Sunroom additions
When a Fontana house needs real living space off the back and not just shade, our sunroom additions tie a new room into the roof and wall of the house. I plan the roof line, the footing and the doorway together so the room reads as part of the house.
Patio enclosures
Plenty of backyards here already have a covered slab that mostly holds a grill and some chairs. We enclose it with screen or glass panels once we've checked that the cover and slab can take them.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
If you want a full room where the patio is now, the slab decides most of the job. We check it first, add a footing where the walls need one and build the room from there.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
Raised wood decks behind some Fontana houses can become a room, but only if the framing underneath is sound. We check the posts and joists and reinforce what needs it before any walls go on.
Patio cover installation
Some homeowners want shade over the slab now and walls later, or never. We size and place the cover so enclosing it later stays an option if you change your mind.
Screen room installation
If you mostly want bugs and leaves off the patio, a screen room keeps it open to the air and costs less than glass. We can frame it so glass panels can go in later.
What happens when you call us in Fontana
Call or send the form
Call (909) 346-1870 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time. Pick a time when you can be home, because I'll want to walk the patio with you.
I look at your patio
I come out myself to check the slab or deck, where the room meets the house and how you want to use it. You get a written quote that says what's in the price and what isn't, so you're not guessing later.
We handle drawings and permit
We draw the room, pull the permit and set a schedule that already counts the city's review. The Building & Safety counter is open Monday through Thursday and closed Fridays, and if you've just bought the house, have proof of ownership ready, because the city asks for it.
We build and walk it
Our crew builds the room, and we bring in licensed electricians or heating and cooling trades if it needs them. When it's done and inspected, I walk the finished room with you.
Get a written sunroom quote for your Fontana home
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out to your Fontana house. The estimate is free, it's done on site and there's no obligation. After the visit you get the written quote, and what you do with it is up to you.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Phone
- (909) 346-1870
- Location
- Fontana, CA 92335
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
Questions about sunrooms in Fontana
Who takes building permit applications in Fontana?
For homes inside Fontana city limits, the city's Building & Safety office takes building permit applications, and the unincorporated part of Fontana goes through the county instead. The city encourages applicants to set up an account on its Build Fontana Public Portal. On our jobs we confirm which office covers your address and file with that one.
Who can sign for a sunroom permit in Fontana?
Once the fees are paid, only the contractor on record or the property owner can sign for the permit, and anyone else needs notarized written permission from one of them. The city's building permits page also says an owner who pulls a permit for a contractor's work takes on the liability for the project, taxes and personal injury included. That's why we pull it in our name and don't ask you to.
How do I know a contractor is allowed to work in Fontana?
Ask to see their Fontana city business license, because the city requires every business working within its limits to have one, even if the business is based somewhere else. The license runs one year from the date it's issued, so make sure the one you're shown is current.
Can I pay for a Fontana building permit online?
Yes, Building & Safety now takes permit payments online. Paying from a bank account costs a flat $3.00 per transaction, and card payments carry a percentage fee plus $0.20. For a room we build, the permit is ours to file, so you can skip the portal entirely.
How do I figure out what a sunroom will cost in Fontana?
Get a written quote from someone who has seen your slab or deck, because what's under the room changes the price as much as the room does. Screen costs less than glass, a year-round insulated room costs more than a three-season one, and a new footing, deck reinforcement or electrical work all add to it. I'll walk it with you and put each of those in writing.
What causes sunroom projects in Fontana to get delayed?
The usual causes are a permit filed with the wrong office, a slab or deck that turns out not to be ready for walls, and changes to the plan once building has started. We check the address, the base and the design before anyone picks up a tool, so those conversations happen at your kitchen table and not in the middle of the job.
Book your Fontana sunroom walkthrough
We answer (909) 346-1870 from early morning until 9 PM every day of the week, or you can send the form tonight and we'll set a time to look at your patio.
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