Sunroom additions in El Monte CA - a room that joins your house and sheds the rain
Got a patio or deck you hardly use? We add a sunroom to your house, sized for how your family will use it.
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What goes into adding a sunroom to a house in El Monte?
Sunroom additions in El Monte, CA join a room of frames, roof panels and glass walls to your existing house. Because it's an addition, the room also adds to the living space your home heats or cools.
Most of the calls I get start with a patio or deck that hardly gets used and a family that would like a real room there instead. The price moves with the size of the room, the glass and roof panels you choose, what the room sits on and whether you'll heat or cool it. The schedule turns mostly on the city's approvals, and we take care of those when your job needs them. I'll give you your own figure in a written estimate once I've measured and heard how you want to use the room.
How we build a sunroom addition
I start by looking at the wall the room will join, the ground or patio under it and how you'd like to use the space, because those three things set the size and the base. Then our crew sets the footings or base, frames the room, and puts on the roof panels and glass walls. On an addition, I watch two places most closely, which are how the new roof drains and where it joins your house. We give the roof enough slope to carry water away from your wall and seal that joint carefully, because poor drainage and a weak joint with the house are where sunroom leaks usually start.
The other big choice is whether you'll heat or cool the room. A four season sunroom is built to be lived in all year, and a three season sunroom stays unheated and is simpler to build. I won't talk you into more room than you need. If you mostly want a bright spot for the milder months, I'd usually start with three season and tell you plainly what changes if you add heat later.
What shapes a sunroom addition in El Monte
El Monte requires a Zoning Clearance for residential additions and patio enclosures. The Planning Department has to approve the project before the Building Department starts its plan check, and that order affects your schedule because building review can't begin until planning signs off. We prepare and handle that paperwork with the city when your job calls for it, and we keep you posted at each step so you always know where things stand.
The ground here takes planning too. The city recommends a soils report for any project because of expansive soils, the kind of clay that swells when wet and shrinks as it dries, and because of liquefaction, which is wet ground loosening in an earthquake. Footings under the new walls and slab have to allow for both. A soils report for your lot can also set the earthquake category the frame is designed to, alongside the city's wind standards. I'd rather you get one early than redesign the base later, and we plan footings just as carefully on jobs in Temple City and Rosemead.
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- El Monte, CA 91731
What happens after you call us about a sunroom addition?
Call or send the form
Call (626) 416-2088 or use the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Please tell us whether you're starting from a patio, a deck or a bare wall.
I measure and hear your plans
I look at the patio, deck or wall, take measurements and ask how your family would like to use the room. Then I write up an estimate that prices the room we talked through for your house.
Settle the design and permits
We settle the design together so the size and glass fit how you'll use the space. When the job calls for a permit, we handle the paperwork with the city and let you know as each approval comes through.
We build, then walk through
Our own crew builds the room, from the base up to the seal where the roof meets your wall. At the end I walk through the finished room with you, so you can see the drainage and joints and ask anything you like.
Why El Monte homeowners call Viewcraft for sunroom additions
I measure every job myself
I come out myself to look at the job, measure and talk it through, and our own crew does the building. That way the person who heard how you want to use the room is the same one making sure it gets built that way.
In business since 2017
We've been in business since 2017, nine years now, and before that I spent some years on building crews. I grew up on a farm fixing whatever broke, so I'd rather explain a choice twice than have you surprised later.
Licensed and fully insured, every job
We're licensed and fully insured on every sunroom addition we build. That matters most while your wall is opened up and the new roof is going on.
Permit paperwork done with the city
When a job needs a permit, we prepare the paperwork for the city's planning and building review and keep you posted at each step. You get to spend your time on the design instead of the forms.
On an addition, the spot where the new roof meets your house matters most. Please send us a few details or call, and I'll come take a look. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Request an estimateGet a written estimate for your sunroom addition
We respond within 1 business day to set a time for me to come out, measure the spot and hear how you'd like to use the room. Quotes are free and done on site after I've measured, and there's no pressure to book.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Phone
- (626) 416-2088
- Location
- El Monte, CA 91731
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
Questions about sunroom additions in El Monte
Can I build a sunroom addition on my existing deck?
Sometimes, if the deck is strong enough, but many decks aren't built for the added weight of frames and glass walls or for wind pushing against them. A local engineer or qualified contractor should look your deck over first, and we have that done before we plan anything on top of it.
Do I need an architect or engineer to draw plans for a sunroom addition in El Monte?
Most likely yes, because El Monte requires plans for plan check to come from an architect or engineer registered with the State of California. The exceptions are cosmetic work and wood-framed homes designed strictly to conventional construction rules. We'll look at your design early and tell you which side of that line it falls on.
Does heating or cooling a sunroom addition add a review in El Monte?
Yes, El Monte requires an energy plan review for every new addition that's heated or cooled, either on its own or alongside the city's plan check. State energy guidance also says a space converted later from unheated to heated or cooled has to meet the rules for an addition. If you think you'll want heat someday, I'd rather plan for it now.
How much does a sunroom addition cost in the Los Angeles area?
A 200 square foot sunroom addition in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $23,000 to $66,000. That's the going range around the region, not our price, and where a room lands depends on the size, glass, base and heating choices I mentioned above. For a figure on your own house, I'll write up an estimate after I've measured.
What is the best way to keep a sunroom cool in El Monte?
Shade the glass that gets full sun. Federal energy guidance for cooling climates favors north-facing windows and well-shaded south-facing ones, and it notes that overhangs, shutters, landscaping and solar window screens all cut heat gain. We'll talk about which way your room faces when I come out, since that shapes where the glass goes.
How do I clean and look after a sunroom addition?
One sunroom maker's guide says you can rinse the roof and outside walls with water and clean both sides with mild soap or a non-abrasive cleaner. The same guide suggests checking the roof and gutters once a year and staying off the sunroom roof unless you really need to be up there.
Other sunroom types worth comparing
Four season sunrooms
Worth a look if you want a room you can heat or cool and use in every month of the year.
Three season sunrooms
A simpler unheated room for the milder months, often the better fit when you mainly want a bright place to sit.
Book a visit for your sunroom addition
If you have a few photos of the spot and any deck or patio there now, and you know whether you'd like heating or cooling, please call (626) 416-2088 or email hello@elmontesunroomsandpatios.com so our first visit covers what matters to you.
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