Sunroom Contractor in Chino Hills - Rooms That Fit Hillside Yards
Solcraft Montclair Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and screen rooms in Chino Hills. We're best known for turning covered patios, decks and slabs into rooms people actually use.
Book your Chino Hills sunroom estimate
I measure the patio or deck, check what's underneath and settle how you'll use the room.
Request an estimateChino Hills: sloped yards near open hills
Chino Hills is a city of hillside neighborhoods, and a lot of the backyards I measure here either step down toward a slope or back up to open brush. That's a different job than the flatter lots in Chino next door, because where your slab sits, how the yard drains and what's on the other side of the fence all change what we build.
Updated fire maps put a big part of the city in a wildfire threat zone, much of it around Chino Hills State Park, and plenty of houses sit right at that edge. On those lots I want the roof, the framing and the space around the new room talked through at the estimate, since a room facing open land is a different decision than one tucked between two houses. Here the slope and what's behind your house shape the job before style does.
Permits, licenses and weather in Chino Hills
Adding a sunroom or closing in a patio is building onto your house, and that's work the city's Building and Safety Division issues permits for. The permit review comes before we build, so it sets the start date more than anything we do on site. Two things are worth checking on any contractor you're considering, a California contractor's license and a Chino Hills business license, which contractors based outside the city get through the city.
When a job needs a permit, we prepare the plans, handle the city paperwork and keep you posted on where it stands, and I'll tell you at the estimate who's pulling it. We're based in Montclair and work in Chino Hills and the cities around it, and we plan hillside jobs around the weather because heavy rain here can flood roads and set off landslides, sometimes enough to close an access route. Price mostly moves with the size of the room, how much glass and insulation it gets and what's under the floor, and you'll get your own number when I come out and measure.
Services in Chino Hills, CA
Enclosed patio rooms
A lot of Chino Hills houses already have a covered patio off the family room that's too sunny or windy to use half the day. We close it in as one of our enclosed patio rooms, checking first that the cover and slab can carry walls and glass.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When you want a real room instead of a shaded slab, the slab underneath decides most of the job, and on a sloped lot the downhill edge is where I look first. We find out at the estimate whether we can build on it or need to add footings before we frame.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
Raised decks are common on lots that drop off behind the house, and a deck is usually built to hold people and furniture, not a roof and walls. We check the footings and framing, then reinforce or rebuild what's under the floor so the room sits solid.
Four season sunrooms
Plenty of houses here have the family room opening straight onto the patio, and if you want that space to work every month of the year, it needs insulated walls, roof and glass. I'd rather settle that at the start, so you get a real room and not a porch you only use in spring.
Screen room installation
Backyards that face open hills and brush bring in bugs and dust, and a screen room lets you sit out there without either. It's lighter and simpler than a glass room, so it's the right call when you want shade and air rather than a room you heat and cool.
Patio cover installation
Some yards here just need shade, usually a patio on the sunny side of the house with nothing over it. We frame patio covers so they can be closed in later if you decide you want a room after all.
Get your Chino Hills sunroom estimate
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Chino Hills house myself to measure and talk through the room, the estimate is free and done on site, and there's no obligation. Once you decide to go ahead, our crew lead runs the build with our installers.
- Phone
- (909) 738-1507
- Location
- Montclair, CA 91763
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and fully insured.
What Chino Hills homeowners can count on
We're based in Montclair, CA, and cover 16 sunroom and patio services across 12 service-area cities, Chino Hills included. Every job starts with a free on-site estimate.
- Based in
- CA
- Montclair
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
Which small backyard projects don't need a building permit in Chino Hills?
The city's list of work exempt from permits covers a one-story detached shed up to 10 feet tall and 120 square feet, a detached deck up to 200 square feet and 30 inches off the ground that serves no required exit door, and finish work like painting, tiling, carpet and cabinets. A sunroom isn't on that list, and new wiring, gas, plumbing or mechanical work needs its permit before that work starts. So if you're closing in a deck attached to the house, plan on going through the permit process.
When does a roof job need a permit in Chino Hills?
Under city policy, patching a specific damaged area of roof covering, tile or underlayment needs no building permit, but replacing or repairing a whole roof plane counts as a partial re-roof and needs one, and so does replacing any section of sheathing. That matters on a sunroom when tying the new roof into your house means opening up the existing roof, and the city's code also calls for Class A roof coverings, the highest fire rating, though additions replacing no more than a quarter of the roof in any 12-month period may match what's there. If your job falls somewhere between a patch and a full plane, the Building and Safety Division answers those questions.
Does my sunroom contractor need a California license?
Yes, in most cases. The Contractors State License Board requires a license to build or alter a structure when the job needs a building permit, uses employees or totals $1,000 or more in labor and materials, and a sunroom passes that dollar mark on its own. Ask for the license before you sign anything, and know that we're licensed and fully insured.
How much does a sunroom cost in Chino Hills?
Your price comes down to the size of the room, whether it's a screen room, a three season room or a fully insulated four season room, and what it's sitting on. In Chino Hills the ground adds to that, because a slab near a slope can need new footings, a raised deck can need reinforcing, and wiring, a mini-split or a roof tie-in each add work and permits. I'll measure and give you your own number at the estimate, so you're pricing the room you actually want.
How do I apply for a building permit in Chino Hills?
Building permit applications in Chino Hills go online through the city's Virtual Development Services Portal, along with planning and engineering applications. If the work also touches a sidewalk, curb, street or utility line, that's a separate encroachment permit from the city. When we're the ones pulling your permit, that filing is on us.
What is the best way to build a sunroom on a sloped yard in Chino Hills?
Settle the ground first, because on a slope the footings, any regrading and any retaining wall decide the rest of the room. Grading or digging of any kind needs a permit from the building official, apart from a few listed exemptions, and the city issues it only after the project has its other approvals in place. A retaining wall skips the permit only if it holds back less than 3 feet of soil on a slope flatter than 4 to 1, carries no load from a nearby structure and sits more than 5 feet from every property line, so a wall holding up the edge of a new room usually won't qualify.
Talk to us about your Chino Hills sunroom
Call (909) 738-1507 or use the form, seven days a week until 9 PM, and settle the big choices before anything gets built.