Sunroom Contractor in Beaumont, CA - Turning Patios and Decks Into Real Rooms
Loma Linda Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor that builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers in Beaumont, CA. We turn the covered patio, slab or deck behind your house into a room you'll actually use.
Tract homes and older houses across Beaumont
Beaumont sits up in the pass, out past Yucaipa, and most of the backyards we see here belong to newer tract homes in planned neighborhoods. They were built in big phases with matching floor plans, and most have a builder's patio slab off the family room. There's also an older side of town around the historic downtown, with smaller lots and houses that have been added onto more than once. We get calls from both, and they're different jobs.
On the newer homes, the slab or stock patio cover was made for a table and a grill, not for walls, glass and a roof tied into the house, so I check it before I promise anything. On the older houses, the question is usually how a new roof meets the old one.
What to know before building a sunroom in Beaumont
Building permits in Beaumont come from the City of Beaumont's Building & Safety office. On a sunroom, that can set the pace more than the build does, because the plans have to clear the city before we start and each stage gets inspected before we close it up. Before you hire anyone, check that they hold a California contractor's license. Check that they hold a Beaumont business license too, which the city requires of everyone doing business inside city limits and which puts contractors in their own class. We're fully licensed and insured.
From Loma Linda it's a straight run out the 10, so getting our crew and materials to a Beaumont job is no different for us than a job in Redlands. The price here moves with the same things it does anywhere we build. That's mostly the size of the room, how much glass and insulation it needs to be comfortable year round, and whether your slab or deck can carry it as it stands or needs new footings first. I'd rather find that last one on my visit than halfway through the job, and the written estimate spells out which it is.
Services in Beaumont, CA
All season rooms
Hot summer afternoons and cold winter nights are why most people in Beaumont want a room they can use every month, not just in spring. Our all season rooms use insulated walls, roof and glass so the room stays comfortable like the rest of the house.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
A lot of Beaumont tract homes already have a covered patio off the back slider, and that makes a natural start for a room. We check the slab and the cover's posts and beams first, then build walls and windows on what holds up and replace what doesn't.
Patio cover installation
Plenty of newer homes here came with a bare slab and no shade, so the backyard sits empty most of the summer. We build patio covers that tie into the house cleanly and can be enclosed later if you want a room down the road.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
Where a yard slopes away from the house, the back door often opens onto a raised deck instead of a slab. We look at the posts, beams and footings before anything else, because a deck built for chairs often needs new footings before it can carry a room.
Screen room installation
Some Beaumont homeowners want the evening breeze without the bugs and dust that come with it. A screen room keeps the space open to the air and is the simplest way to enclose a patio you already have.
Sunroom additions
Around the older part of town, houses that have been added onto before need a new room that matches the roofline and walls already there. We plan the addition around where it ties in and how the roof sheds water, so it looks like it was always part of the house.
What Beaumont weather asks of a sunroom
The city lists Climate Zone 10 in its design criteria for building here, and that's the zone California's energy code uses to set how a heated and cooled room has to be insulated and glazed. If you want to use the room all year with heat or air conditioning, it's usually treated like the rest of your living space, so we plan the walls, roof and windows for it from the start. Adding insulation after the fact costs you more than doing it up front, and I'd rather have that conversation on the first visit.
Summer sun on a west-facing back wall turns plain glass into an oven by late afternoon, so on rooms facing that way we steer you toward tinted glass and a solid roof section. Afternoons here can get windy too, and we fasten the frame and roof down and seal the joints tight so the room stays quiet.
Get a free sunroom estimate at your Beaumont home
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out to your Beaumont home. I'll measure, look at your slab or deck, and give you a written estimate at no charge. There's no pressure and no obligation.
How a Beaumont job goes
Call or send the form
Tell us what's behind the house now, whether it's a covered patio, a bare slab or a deck, and what you want the room for. We set a time for me to come out.
I measure and check the base
I come out myself to measure and look hard at the slab or deck, because that decides what kind of room it can carry. You get a clear recommendation and a written estimate, so you know the number before you decide anything.
We file permits and build
When the job needs a permit, we put the plans and paperwork together, send them to the city and start once they clear. Our own crew builds in order so each stage is ready when the inspector comes, and we meet the inspector every time.
Walk the finished room together
When it's done, I walk the room with you and go over everything before we call it finished. Your satisfaction, guaranteed.
Beaumont sunroom questions answered
Do I need a permit to build a sunroom or patio cover in Beaumont?
Expect to. Patio covers are one of the permit types the city lists, and its list of work exempt from permits covers things like small sheds, low fences and finish work such as painting and tile, not a room added onto a house. Even exempt work still has to meet code, so we confirm what your job needs with the city and file for it.
Can I enclose my deck in Beaumont without a permit?
Not under the city's deck exemption, because it only covers a deck that's detached from the house, 200 square feet or less, no more than 30 inches above the ground at any point, and not serving a required exit door. Enclosing a deck that's attached to your house falls outside that, and I check the deck's framing on the first visit as well.
How do I apply for a building permit in Beaumont?
You email a completed building permit application, with any supporting documents, plans and specifications, to permits@beaumontca.gov, because the city accepts permits only by email. The city's permit application page has the details. On our jobs we put the plans and paperwork together and send them in, and if you want to ask the city something yourself, City Hall's customer service window is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon.
Does a sunroom contractor need a California license?
Yes. The Contractors State License Board licenses anyone who builds or alters a structure in California, and a license applies whenever a job needs a building permit, uses any extra workers, or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The small-job exemption only holds with no permit, no employees and no advertising as a licensed contractor, so it doesn't fit a room built by a crew.
How much does a sunroom cost in Beaumont?
A screen or three-season room on a slab that's already sound sits at the low end, and a four-season room with insulated glass, new footings and its own heating and cooling sits at the high end. Size, roof style and any electrical work move it within that. I'll put your number in writing after I see the house.
What is the best way to keep a sunroom roof from leaking in a Beaumont downpour?
Build the roof and gutters for a hard storm from the start, because the city's design criteria list rainfall of 2 inches an hour for a 100-year storm, or higher where a hydrology report calls for it. We pitch the roof away from your house, flash the joint where it meets your wall, and size the gutters and downspouts so heavy rain runs off instead of backing up against the house.
Tell us about your Beaumont patio or deck
Call (909) 515-5048 after work if that's easier, because we answer until 10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends.
