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Sunroom Contractor in Fontana, CA - Turning Your Patio Into a Real Room

Jurupa Valley Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers for homes in Fontana, CA, and turns the slab patios and tired decks already out back into rooms you'll actually use.

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About Fontana, CA

Fontana is just up the road from us in Jurupa Valley, and most of the calls I get here come from single-family neighborhoods, older streets and newer tracts alike, where the back of the house already has a slab patio and some kind of cover over it. People here use the backyard hard, for family dinners, for the grill, for the kids, and what they usually want from me is a way to use that space more of the year without giving up the yard.

A lot of these houses look like their neighbors in Rancho Cucamonga from the street, but what's out back rarely matches, because years of owners have added, patched or swapped out covers. So on a Fontana job the first question I ask isn't what the room should look like, it's what we're building on.

Services in Fontana, CA

  • Patio-to-sunroom conversion

    Most Fontana homes we see have a concrete patio off the back that gets used a few weekends a year, and that's often the easiest place to add a real room. We check the slab first, then build the walls, windows and roof on it, adding footings where it needs them.

  • Patio cover installation

    Plenty of backyards here still have a faded lattice or thin aluminum cover over the patio. We replace those with a solid cover sized for the space, and if you think you'll close it in later, we build it so that's an easy next step.

  • Sunroom remodeling

    Some Fontana houses came with a sunroom an earlier owner added, and by now it's often drafty, dim or letting go at the seals. Our sunroom remodeling work replaces the tired glass, panels and doors so the room you already have gets used again.

  • Deck-to-sunroom conversion

    When a home has a raised wood deck off the back, the boards on top usually look better than the framing underneath. We get under it before we draw anything, then reframe or re-support it so it can carry a room.

  • Screen room installation

    Families here who mostly want to sit out back in the evening without the bugs don't always need glass. A screen room on your existing patio keeps the open air, and we frame it so glass panels can go in later if you change your mind.

  • Sunroom additions

    When a household needs another room and the lot has space behind or beside the house, a sunroom addition is often the simpler way to get it. We tie it into your roofline and walls so it reads as part of the house, not something bolted on.

Working in Fontana: permits, licenses and what sets the price

If your house sits inside Fontana's city limits, the building permit goes through the city's Building & Safety office, but parts of Fontana are unincorporated and fall under the county instead, so before anything else we check with the city's Planning desk which side of that line your address is on. That one call decides which office reviews the plans and whose calendar we're working around, and we reach out to them early so you know what to expect. Fontana also requires every business working in the city to hold a city business license, even one based somewhere else like us, and those licenses run one year from the day they're issued, so it's fair to ask any contractor you're weighing to show you a current one.

What moves the price on a Fontana job is mostly what's already there. A level, sound slab or a cover we can build onto keeps the cost down, while a cracked slab that needs new footings, a lattice cover that has to come off for a real roof, glass instead of screen, and wiring for lights and a fan all add to it. The schedule turns on the permit review first and our install calendar second, and since we do the same kind of work in Pomona and Colton, I can usually tell you at the first visit which of the two will set the pace. Your written estimate lays out each option and what it changes.

Fontana, CA properties and local conditions

A lot of the patios we look at in Fontana were poured as a simple slab for a table and chairs, not to hold up walls and a roof. Some have settled or cracked at the edges, and some slope away from the house more than you'd guess, which I'd much rather find with a level and a tape on the first visit than halfway through a build. When a slab won't carry a room as it is, we add footings at the posts or rework the base so the walls go up square and the glass fits the way it should.

The other thing we see all over Fontana is the old lattice or aluminum cover someone now wants to close in. Those were built for shade, not for a roof that holds insulation, lights and a ceiling fan, so we usually replace the roof structure rather than hang new walls off the old one, and I'll show you why on site.

Get a free on-site sunroom estimate for your Fontana home

Send the form or call (951) 416-3024, and we'll reply within one business day to set up a visit. I come out to your Fontana home myself, measure what's there and put together a written estimate with your options, and there's no obligation to go ahead.

How it goes when you call us about a Fontana sunroom

  1. Call or send a request

    Tell us a little about your patio, deck or cover, and we'll pick a time for me to come out. It helps if you can be home for the visit so we can talk through how you want to use the room.

  2. I come out and measure

    I measure, look over the slab or deck and whatever cover is there now, and ask how you picture using the space. You get a written estimate with your options side by side, so you can compare glass, screen and roof choices before you spend anything.

  3. We file the city permit

    Once you say yes, we take care of the permit paperwork with the city. If a project needs a fire permit, Building & Safety sends the plans to the Fire Department first, and that department has to approve them before it issues its permit, which can add time.

  4. We build, then walk through

    Our installers do the build once the permit is in hand. When the room is done, I walk it with you and go over every detail so nothing about it catches you off guard.

Frequently asked questions

Who can sign for a building permit in Fontana?

Once the fees are paid, only the contractor signing on record or the property owner can sign for a Fontana building permit, and anyone else needs written permission notarized by one of them. The city's permits page also says an owner who pulls a permit for a contractor's work takes on the liability for the project, including taxes and personal injury. That's a big reason we handle the permit paperwork for you instead of asking you to pull it.

Can I apply for a building permit online in Fontana?

The city encourages applicants to set up an account on the Build Fontana Public Portal, and Building & Safety now takes permit payments online, with a service fee of 3% plus $0.20 per card transaction or a flat $3.00 per bank transfer. Applications are also taken in person at the counter on Sierra Avenue, which is open Monday through Thursday and closed every Friday. On our jobs we do the filing, so you won't need to deal with either.

How much does a sunroom cost in Fontana?

A Fontana sunroom's price comes down mostly to its size, glass or screen walls, the roof you choose and how much work your slab or deck needs first. Insulated roof panels, extra doors, a ceiling fan and outlets push it up, while a simple screen room on a sound slab keeps it lower. I'll give you a written estimate with each option priced side by side after I've seen the space.

What is the best way to turn an old deck into a sunroom?

The best way is to treat the deck's framing and footings as the real job and the room as the easy part, because a deck built for chairs and a grill usually isn't built for walls, glass and a roof. I'll get under it with a flashlight, check the posts, beams and connections, and then we reinforce or rebuild what needs it. If the frame is too far gone, I'll tell you plainly that starting fresh costs less than patching.

How long does it take to get a sunroom built in Fontana?

Most of the time from first call to finished room goes to the city's permit review, because we can't start building until the permit is issued. After that, it turns on how much work the slab or deck needs before the room goes up, and I'll tell you at the estimate which part will set the pace on your job.

Should I get a screen room or a glass sunroom for my Fontana patio?

If you think you'll want to use the room most of the year, I'd go with glass now, because adding glass later means paying for the walls twice. A screen room makes sense when you mostly want evenings outside without the bugs, and we can frame it so glass panels drop in later. We'll talk through how you really use the yard before you pick.

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We pick up the phone from 7 AM to 11 PM every day, so call (951) 416-3024 or send the form whenever you've got a minute to talk about the room you have in mind.

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