Sunroom additions in Long Beach CA - extra room built the way we planned it
Patio sitting unused or a back wall you'd like to open up? We add a sunroom built to the plan you agreed to.
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What goes into adding a sunroom to a Long Beach house?
A sunroom addition in Long Beach is a new room built onto your house with enclosed walls and openings filled with glass or clear plastic panels. It's kept separate from the main house for heating and cooling, so you gain a bright, usable room without reworking the rooms you already have.
Most people who call us have a patio, a deck or a back wall they'd like to turn into a room, and the first real decision is whether that room gets its own heating or cooling. That choice moves the price more than anything else, followed by the size, the glass and the roof, while the schedule mostly turns on the city's plan review and how quickly you settle those choices. If you already have a slab out back, our patio-to-sunroom conversion page covers that version, and either way I'll put your own number in a written estimate after I've seen the house.
How we build a sunroom addition
Every sunroom addition starts with me laying the unheated room and the heated or cooled room side by side at the first visit, so you can see what each one brings before we price anything. Once you've picked, we put the size, the glass, the roof and the doors into one simple plan, and that plan is what our crew builds. On the job our crew frames the room, ties it into the back wall of your house, sets the glass or panels and the doors, and seals the roof and walls so water stays out.
Each type has its own page if you want more detail. Four season sunrooms are the heated or cooled version for people who want the room in daily use, and three season sunrooms are the unheated version for a bright, sheltered spot most of the year.
Unheated sunroom
This suits you if you want a bright, sheltered place to sit most of the year and can live with it running warm or cool on the hottest and coldest days. With no heating or cooling of its own, it's the simpler build, which usually keeps the plan and the price down.
Heated or cooled sunroom
This suits you if you want to use the room every day of the year, because it gets its own heating or cooling, separate from the system in your house. Its windows and doors have to meet tighter standards for air leaks, water getting in and holding heat, so it's the bigger build and the one to decide on before we start.
Sunroom additions and Long Beach permits
Long Beach's Building and Safety Bureau requires permits and inspections for most home construction, and building or changing a structure takes a building permit, so plan on one for a sunroom addition. The city issues those permits to contractors with a valid California contractor's license and an active Long Beach business license, and owners of a one- or two-family home can also pull permits under the city's permit rules. When the job needs a permit, we pull it and handle the paperwork with the city. The city's Planning Bureau also checks the plans against the zoning code for setbacks from property lines, height and how much of the lot is covered, which on a smaller lot can decide how far out the room can go.
Long Beach says extra requirements may apply in historic districts and coastal zones, so I ask about both at the first visit and any added steps are known before design starts. Most of our sunroom calls here come from people with a patio, a deck or a back wall that isn't getting used, and we hear the same thing on jobs in Lakewood, Signal Hill and the other cities around Long Beach.
Why Long Beach homeowners call Long Beach Sunrooms & Patios for sunroom additions
I come to every estimate
I come out to every estimate myself, so the person who measures your house is also the one who puts the plan together. You get one person to ask questions of from the first visit on, not a handoff between a salesperson and a crew.
Sold sunrooms before building them
I started out selling sunrooms and moved to the install side because I wanted to build what I'd been selling, and we've been in business since 2021. That time at kitchen tables is why you'll get quick, straight answers at the first visit.
Fully licensed and insured
We're fully licensed and insured. Long Beach requires a contractor with employees to show proof of workers' compensation insurance when a permit is issued, and it's fair to ask whoever you hire to show you the same.
On a sunroom addition, what matters most is that the room you agreed to is the room that gets built. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. To get started, call (562) 200-7450 or send us a request.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your sunroom addition
We reply within one business day to set up a time for me to come out. The estimate is free and on-site, there's no obligation, and you'll get it in writing after we've talked through the choices.
What happens after you call about a sunroom addition
Call or send a request
Call (562) 200-7450 or fill out the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. Have your address handy, along with a rough room size and any plans for heat, cooling or lights.
Walk the choices on site
I measure, look at the base and the wall the room will join, and we work through the big choices right there, starting with heated or unheated. You then get a written estimate for the room we talked about, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
The city reviews the plans
Long Beach lists additions for submitted plan review rather than the over-the-counter review it uses for patios, so the city's review has to clear before the build starts. I'll tell you at the estimate which track your room falls on so you can plan around it.
Our crew builds the room
Our crew lead and installers build the room to the written plan, and I check in as it goes. When it's done, we clean up and walk the finished room with you.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a sunroom addition cost in Long Beach?
A sunroom addition in Los Angeles usually costs about $23,000 to $66,000 for a 200 square foot room, and that's the going rate in the area, not our price. Whether the room is heated or cooled, how big it is and the glass and roof you choose decide where yours lands, and the written estimate gives you your own number.
Can I add heat or air conditioning to my sunroom later in California?
You can, but the state Energy Code applies to additions, including space that gets heating or cooling for the first time, so adding it later brings the room under those rules. That's why we settle heated or unheated before we build rather than leave it for later.
How do I get permits for lights and heating in a Long Beach sunroom?
In Long Beach, new electrical work needs an Electrical Permit and heating or air conditioning needs a Mechanical Permit, and a Combination Permit can cover all of it together. Which ones your room needs depends on the lights and heating you pick, so we sort that out when we plan the room.
How much of a down payment can a contractor ask for in California?
California's contractor board says a home improvement down payment can't be more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. There's no exception for special order materials, so if someone asks for more upfront, ask them why.
Does a sunroom contract need to be in writing in California?
Yes, any home improvement job in California over $500 needs a written contract, and any change to it has to be in writing too. The contract has to be easy to understand and tell you about your right to cancel, which fits how I work, since the plan on paper should be the room you get.
How do I take care of a sunroom roof, doors and windows?
One sunroom maker's guide suggests checking the roof and gutters once a year. It also says to keep door and window tracks clean, use a pure silicone spray rather than an oil-based lubricant, and keep the weep holes clear, since those small slots in the frame are how water drains out.
Related sunroom services
Four season sunrooms
Pick this if you want a room with its own heating or cooling that you can sit in comfortably every month of the year.
Three season sunrooms
Pick this if you mainly want light and shelter from wind and rain, and a simpler room without its own heating or cooling suits you.
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