Sunroom additions
A sunroom addition ties into your roof and wall like any other room, so we look at the roofline and the slab first and size the room to how you'll use it.
Sunroom Contractor in San Juan Capistrano - Rooms Built for Warm Afternoons
Apex Mission Viejo Sunrooms and Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures, screen rooms and patio covers for homes in San Juan Capistrano, turning a patio or deck you hardly use into a room you'll sit in every week.
What sunroom work looks like in San Juan Capistrano
Most calls from San Juan Capistrano start the same way. There's a patio slab or a deck out back that gets too much sun to enjoy, and the homeowner wants a room they'll actually sit in. The city has everything from older single-story houses on roomy lots to newer HOA tracts, and I come out to look at every one of those jobs myself.
The price moves with the type of room, its size, how much glass it has, whether the slab or deck needs work first and whether you want power, lights or a fan. A screen room sits at the low end, and a four season room with insulated glass sits at the high end. The schedule mostly turns on the city's permit review, any HOA approval and how long glass and frames take to arrive. After I measure and look over your slab or deck, we send a written estimate with your figure.
Fire risk is part of building here. Proposed fire hazard maps the city has been reviewing show more than 2,600 acres in the Very High zone, up from about 400 on the older map, so we check where your lot stands with the city before we draw up the room. We're a sunroom contractor based in Mission Viejo, and we do the same work next door in Ladera Ranch and over in Laguna Niguel.
We handle the city permit
The city's Building Department issues permits for nearly all construction and says to assume you need one unless your project is on its exempt list. We file the permit and book the inspections.
Energy rules for heated rooms
For energy rules, the city has permitted work use Climate Zone 6. That mostly matters on a four season room you'll heat or cool, so we pick the glass and insulation with it in mind.
What's under the room comes first
A sunroom is only as good as the slab or deck it sits on. If yours needs work, I'd rather tell you on the first visit than find out after the walls go up.
Sunroom and patio work we do in San Juan Capistrano
Four season sunrooms
A four season room has insulated walls and glass so you can heat or cool it, which makes it the right pick if you want a room you'll use on August afternoons.
Three season sunrooms
A three season room keeps out wind, dust and bugs with lighter glass and no heating, and in this mild climate it's often all the room you need.
Patio enclosures
We enclose an existing covered patio with walls, windows and a door, and if the cover's posts or beams aren't up to carrying walls, I'll say so before we start.
Custom sunrooms
When a house has an odd roofline, a sloped yard or a view you want framed, we build the room to fit the lot instead of forcing a standard kit onto it.
Sunroom construction
Our own crew does the build from footings or slab work through framing, glass and trim, so the same people who start your room are the ones who finish it.
Sunroom remodeling
Older sunrooms here often have tired seals, foggy glass or a roof that leaks at the wall, and we replace what's failing so you're not paying for a whole new room.
Screen room installation
A screen room is the simplest way to sit outside without bugs, and it's where I started, building them for neighbors on weekends before this became a full business.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
Many patio slabs weren't poured to carry walls, so before we turn yours into a sunroom I check its thickness, cracks and edges and tell you if it needs work.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
A deck built for chairs and a grill usually needs more support under it before it can hold a room, so I look at the footings, posts and framing first.
All season rooms
An all season room is built to stay comfortable through hot summer afternoons and cool winter evenings, with the insulation and glass to match how often you'll use it.
Enclosed patio rooms
An enclosed patio room gives you walls and a door on the slab you already have, a good middle ground when you want shelter without the cost of a full addition.
Solarium installation
A solarium has a glass roof as well as glass walls, so it gets the most sun of any room we build, and we plan shading and ventilation in from the start.
Patio cover installation
A patio cover is often the right first step on a hot, west-facing yard, and we can set its posts and footings so walls can be added later if you want them.
Sunroom design
On the first visit I measure, look at the sun and the slab, and tell you which kind of room makes sense. Then we draw it up for the permit.
Vinyl sunrooms
Vinyl frames don't need painting and hold up well to sun and dust, which makes them a sensible, lower-upkeep choice for a lot of three season and four season rooms.
Get a written estimate for your San Juan Capistrano sunroom
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day. I come out to measure, look over your slab or deck and talk through the room, then we send a free written estimate with no obligation.
A straight answer on the first visit
I look at your yard and tell you that day what kind of room makes sense there, whether that's a screen room, a three season room or a four season room, and why.
The room you'll use, not the biggest
I'd rather build you a room you'll sit in every week than the largest one we could sell you. Sizing it right also keeps the cost where it belongs.
Licensed, insured and guaranteed
We've been building these rooms since 2013. We're licensed and insured, and it's satisfaction guaranteed on every job, whether that's a screen room or a full addition.
Sunroom questions from San Juan Capistrano homeowners
These are the permit, HOA and license questions we hear most from homeowners in San Juan Capistrano planning a sunroom or patio room.
What projects don't need a building permit in San Juan Capistrano?
The city keeps a list of work exempt from a permit, and it covers small jobs like a one-story shed up to 120 square feet, a wood or vinyl fence up to 7 feet and painting, tile or cabinets with no electrical or plumbing work. A sunroom isn't on it, so we plan on a permit and file it for you.
Do I need HOA approval before getting a sunroom permit in San Juan Capistrano?
Yes. If your house is in an HOA, the city needs the HOA's written approval before it issues a permit for exterior work, even windows and doors. A copy of the approval letter or HOA-stamped plans has to be in by the time the permit is issued, so we'll tell you early what to send your HOA.
Does a contractor need a business license to work in San Juan Capistrano?
Yes. The city requires a City Business License from anyone doing business, a trade or a profession in San Juan Capistrano, and they have to get it before they start working there. That covers any contractor working on your house, us included, so it's a fair thing to ask about before you sign.
Cities where we build sunrooms
We build sunrooms and patio rooms in the Orange County cities listed here, and in others around Mission Viejo too. If you don't see yours, call and ask.
Tell us about your patio or deck
Call (949) 619-8191 any day, until 9 PM on weekdays and 10 PM on weekends, or send the form and we'll set a time.