Sunroom additions
A sunroom addition ties into your house wall and roofline, so we match the pitch and flashing to what's there and check that the slab can carry a full room.
Sunroom contractor in Santa Ana - a room you'll actually use every week
Apex Mission Viejo Sunrooms and Patios is a sunroom contractor serving Santa Ana, CA. We build sunrooms, patio enclosures, screen rooms and patio covers, and we turn the patio or deck you rarely use into a room you'll sit in.
What sunroom work in Santa Ana involves
We're based in Mission Viejo and work across the Orange County cities around it, so Santa Ana is a regular drive up the 5 for us, the same as Irvine, Costa Mesa or Laguna Hills. Most calls here start with a patio slab or a deck out back that hardly gets used. On older houses that slab has often settled or cracked over the years, which is why I look at it before we talk about glass.
Adding a sunroom counts as building onto your house, and Santa Ana requires a permit for that, issued through the city's Building Safety Division. We take care of the filing and book the inspections, and we'll tell you early if the city or your HOA needs anything from you. The city also requires any contractor working there to hold a current Santa Ana business license.
The price mostly comes down to the room type, its size, the glass and roof you choose, and whether the slab or deck needs work first. The schedule turns on city review, any HOA approval and those base repairs. After I visit, we send a written estimate with your own figures.
The base gets checked first
A sunroom is only as good as the slab or deck under it, so I'd rather tell you on the first visit that the base needs work than find out after the walls go up.
Sized for how you'll use it
I want you to end up with the room you'll sit in every week, not the biggest one we could sell you, because a right-sized room costs less and gets used more.
Building these since 2013
We've built screen rooms, patio covers and sunrooms full time since 2013, after starting with weekend jobs for neighbors, so most yards we walk into look like problems we've already solved.
Sunroom work we do on Santa Ana homes
Four season sunrooms
A four season room has insulated walls and glass so you can use it in January and August, which makes it the pick when you want a room with heating and cooling.
Three season sunrooms
A three season room keeps out wind, dust and bugs for less than a fully insulated room, and it's what I usually suggest when you'll mostly use it spring through fall.
Patio enclosures
We enclose an existing covered patio with walls, windows and a door, so the first thing we check is whether your patio cover and its posts can take the added load.
Custom sunrooms
When a standard kit won't fit an odd corner, a sloped yard or a two-story wall, we design and frame the room around your house instead of forcing a shape onto it.
Sunroom construction
We handle the whole build in order, footings and framing, then roof panels, glass and trim, so the roof is sealed before any finish work goes inside.
Sunroom remodeling
Older sunrooms often leak at the roof joint, fog between the glass or bake in summer, so we replace what's failing and keep the frame when it's still sound.
Screen room installation
A screen room is the simplest way to sit outside without bugs, and it can go on a slab, a deck or under a patio cover you already have.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
Most of our calls start with a patio nobody uses, and turning it into a sunroom works well when the slab is level and solid enough to carry walls.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
A deck built for chairs and a grill usually wasn't framed to hold walls and a roof, so we check the joists and footings and tell you what needs to change.
All season rooms
An all season room works as part of the house, so we plan the outlets, lighting and heating and cooling with the framing instead of adding them after the walls close.
Enclosed patio rooms
An enclosed patio room keeps the open feel of your patio with large windows or sliding panels you can open, so it works on cool evenings and warm afternoons.
Solarium installation
A solarium has a glass roof as well as glass walls, which floods the room with light but also heat, so we talk through shading and roof glass before you commit.
Patio cover installation
A patio cover gives you shade and a place to sit for less than a full room, and if you might enclose it later, we size the posts and beams for that.
Sunroom design
On the first visit I tell you what kind of room makes sense for your yard, then we lay out size, door placement and window height around how you'll use it.
Vinyl sunrooms
Vinyl frames don't need painting and hold up well in the sun, which makes them a sensible pick when you want a room that's easy to look after.
Get a written sunroom estimate for your Santa Ana home
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day. I come out to measure and look over your slab or deck, then we send a written estimate, free and with no obligation.
What I look at on the visit
I measure the space, check the slab or deck, and talk through which room type fits how you'll use it, so the estimate is built on your yard, not a guess.
Our own crew does the build
Our own crew builds the room, so you're not handed off to people you've never met once you say yes. We're licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Call or send the form
Call (949) 619-8191 or use the form, whichever is easier. Our hours run 6 AM to 9 PM weekdays and 8 AM to 10 PM weekends, so calling after work is fine.
Santa Ana sunroom and permit questions
Here's what Santa Ana homeowners usually want to know about sunroom permits, city review and what happens before we start building.
Does a sunroom need Planning Division approval in Santa Ana?
Usually, yes. Santa Ana says most building permit applications need Planning Division approval before they're submitted to the building side, so a sunroom often clears planning first. After that, the building division reviews the plans and inspects the work as it goes, and new wiring or plumbing in the room falls under its permits too.
Can I get a same-day permit for a patio cover in Santa Ana?
It can be. Santa Ana lists patio covers among the permits that can be issued the same day, over the counter. A sunroom with walls, glass and wiring may need plans submitted for review first, and when it does, that review is usually what decides when we can start.
How long does a Santa Ana building permit stay valid?
A Santa Ana permit becomes invalid if work doesn't start within 180 days after it's issued, and it lapses if work stops for 180 days once it's started. That's one reason I like to settle the room design and any slab or deck repairs before we file, so the permit isn't sitting while decisions get made.
Cities where we build sunrooms
Santa Ana is one of the Orange County cities we work in. Here are the others with their own page, and if yours isn't listed, call or send the form and ask.
Tell us about your patio or deck
Call (949) 619-8191 or use the form to ask about your project, including what the city will want to see before we build.