Sunroom Contractor in Pomona - New Rooms That Fit Older Houses
West Covina Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor working in Pomona, CA. We build sunrooms, patio enclosures and screen rooms, and turn patios and decks into rooms you'll actually use, tied cleanly into the house you have.
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Older houses and newer tracts across Pomona
Pomona is a short drive east of us in West Covina, and the calls we get from there sound a lot like the ones closer to home. Plenty of the houses are older, with patio covers and slabs added by different owners over the years, and the newer tracts usually have a plain slab out back that's never been used much. Either way, the homeowner has a space they walk past every day and want to sit in.
We do the same work next door in Ontario and farther west in East Los Angeles, and in every one of them the house decides the job. An older roof with low eaves or an odd pitch changes how a new room's roof can meet it, so that's the first thing I look at.
Our services in Pomona, CA
- Custom sunrooms
A lot of older Pomona houses have hip roofs, low eaves or a roofline that's already been added onto, and a standard kit rarely lines up with that. Our custom sunrooms are drawn around your house, so the roof and walls meet it where it can actually carry them.
- Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When there's already a slab out back, it can often hold a room, but only once we know how thick it is and whether it's cracked or settled. I check that on the visit, then we either build on what's there or tell you plainly what needs fixing first.
- Sunroom remodeling
Older sunrooms and patio rooms here often have worn seals, foggy panels or a leak right where the roof meets the house. We find where the water's getting in and fix that join first, then update the panels, doors or finish so the room feels good to sit in again.
- Deck-to-sunroom conversion
A wood deck was built to hold people and patio furniture, not walls and a roof. We check the posts, beams and footings before anything else, and if they can't carry a room, we tell you what it would take to get them there.
- Patio cover installation
Some homeowners just want shade over a bare slab for now, with the option to close it in later. We tie the cover into the house the right way from the start, so turning it into a room down the road doesn't mean tearing it off.
- Screen room installation
If you like the patio open to the air but not the bugs and leaves, a screen room is the lighter way to go. We frame it to your slab and roofline, and because there's no glass to seal, it's usually a simpler build than a full sunroom.
What Pomona's older homes ask of a sunroom
Pomona has five historic districts and 27 historic landmarks, plus many properties on the National Register of Historic Places. If your house is in a district or listed, I'll ask the city what that means for a new room before we draw anything, because I'd rather find out than guess and redo the plans.
On most older houses, the part that takes the most thought is where the new roof meets the old one, because that's where leaks start when it's rushed. I look closely at the rafters, the eaves and the flashing, the metal strips that shed water at that join, and we plan the tie-in around what's really up there. That join is also one of the biggest things that moves the price, and the schedule mostly turns on the city's plan review and what we find under the patio. The on-site estimate is where you'll get the figure for your own house.
Get a free on-site sunroom estimate in Pomona
We reply within one business day to set a time, and then I come out to your Pomona house myself to look at the patio, the roofline and where the room would tie in. The estimate is free and there's no obligation, so you can take your time deciding.
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Pomona sunroom questions answered
Who issues building permits for a sunroom in Pomona?
The City of Pomona's Building and Safety Division issues building permits, and it also reviews construction plans and does the inspections. When your sunroom needs a permit, we take care of the paperwork and the inspections with the city, so you aren't the one going back and forth.
Do I need a permit to add a sunroom in Pomona?
Plan on checking with the city, because Pomona's list of work that can skip a permit covers things like fences no taller than 7 feet and block walls no more than 2 feet high, and a sunroom isn't on it. The city's building forms page has a general guide on whether you need a permit. I'll confirm it for your project, and if one is needed, we handle it.
When can I visit Pomona Building and Safety in person?
Building and Safety takes walk-ins Monday through Thursday, 7:30 AM to 6 PM, at City Hall, 505 South Garey Avenue. City Hall is closed on Fridays, and the division's phone is 909-620-2371. If we're handling your permit, you usually won't need to go in at all.
How much does a sunroom cost in Pomona?
The price comes down mostly to the room's size, whether it's a screen room, a three season room or a four season room, and how much work it takes to tie it into your roof. A slab that needs repair, a deck that needs new footings or a tricky older roofline adds to it, while a sound slab under a simple roof keeps it lower. I'll give you a figure for your house once I've seen it.
What is the best way to choose between a three season and four season sunroom in Pomona?
Pick by how you'll use it, because that's what decides whether the extra cost pays off. If you want a room you'll sit in most evenings and treat like part of the house, I'd go four season, since it's insulated and sealed more like the rest of your home. If it's mostly a covered patio with walls for weekends, a three season room usually does the job for less.
How long does a sunroom project take in Pomona?
Most of the calendar usually goes to design, the city's plan review and getting the room ordered, and the build itself is often the shorter part. What stretches it is what turns up on site, like a slab that needs work or a roof tie-in that takes extra framing, and I'll tell you about those at the estimate rather than after we've started.