Sunroom Contractor in Upland, CA - Rooms That Match Older and Newer Homes
Solcraft Montclair Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and screen rooms in Upland, CA, mostly turning covered patios, decks and slabs into rooms you'll actually use, sized and insulated for how you'll live in them.
Get an estimate for your Upland sunroom
I'll measure your patio or deck and check what's under it before we talk options.
Request an estimateUpland: historic blocks and newer tracts
Upland gives us two kinds of jobs. Near downtown and through the older neighborhoods, a lot of houses have been standing for decades, and plenty sit in one of the city's historic districts, so a room on the back has to look like it was always part of the house. Farther north the houses get newer and the lots bigger, and the calls there are usually about a covered patio or a deck the family wants more out of. We see that same patio-and-deck work in Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, so what stands out in Upland is how often the house itself is old.
On older houses the patio slab and the roof edge usually weren't built to carry walls and an insulated roof, so I check both before we draw anything. On the newer tracts the slab is often closer to ready, and the real decisions are insulation, glass and how the new roof ties into the old one.
Working in Upland: permits, licenses and older homes
Sunroom permits in Upland go through the city's Building and Safety Division, and whether your room needs one is the city's call. Before you hire anyone here, ask to see their contractor's license and a current Upland business license, because the city requires licensed contractors working in Upland to carry one. 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.
The price here turns on the size of the room, whether it's a three season room or a four season room with insulation and heating and cooling, whether your slab or deck can carry it or needs new footings, and how the roof ties into the house. The schedule turns mostly on the city's review, plus design approval if your home is a historic property, and on how long glass and panels take to arrive. It's the same way we work in Chino and the other cities around Montclair, and the on-site estimate is where you get your own number.
Services in Upland, CA
Patio enclosures
Plenty of Upland backyards already have a covered patio, and patio enclosures close it in with walls, windows and a door so it works as a room. I check the cover and the slab first, because enclosing a patio puts weight on both that they may not have been built for.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When you want a room for every season out of that patio, we rebuild the roof with insulated panels and set the walls on a proper footing. It costs more than enclosing the patio, but you end up with a room you can heat and cool like the rest of the house.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
Raised decks on the newer houses up north are a common starting point, and we turn them into rooms when the framing underneath can carry the load. When it can't, we reinforce or rebuild the support before any walls go up, so the floor stays solid.
Sunroom additions
On older Upland homes the room has to read as part of the house, so we match the roof pitch, trim and siding instead of bolting a kit to the back wall. On a historic property that matching matters even more, and we plan for it from the first sketch.
Sunroom remodeling
A lot of older houses here have an add-on room from years back with tired glass, a leaky roof or no insulation at all. We update it into a room you'll use year round, or tell you straight when starting over makes more sense.
Patio cover installation
Some newer lots have nothing but a bare slab off the back door, and shade is the first thing they need. We build patio covers strong enough to take walls later, so enclosing them down the road doesn't mean tearing them out.
Free on-site sunroom estimate for your Upland home
Send the form or call, and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Upland house myself to look at the space and measure, and I'll tell you then who's pulling the permit if the job needs one. There's no obligation.
- 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 Upland homeowners can count on
We're based in Montclair, CA and cover 16 sunroom and patio services across 12 cities, Upland included. Every job starts with a free on-site estimate.
- Based in
- CA
- Montclair
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- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need a permit to build a sunroom in Upland, CA?
Upland's Building and Safety Division makes that call, and the no-permit examples the city gives are fences 6 feet or under and block walls 2 feet or under, not rooms on a house. Don't plan around skipping one until it's checked, and I'll go over it with you at the estimate.
How do I request a building permit in Upland?
You request it online, because Upland only takes building permit requests through its building permit page. The application asks for the contractor's license and business license to be uploaded, and a PDF or a photo of each is fine, so whoever pulls the permit needs both in hand before filing.
Does my older home in Upland need extra review before adding a sunroom?
If your house is a designated historic resource, yes, because exterior changes that alter how it looks need a Certificate of Appropriateness, which is design approval from the city's Planning Division. Upland has 9 locally designated historic districts and more than 580 properties on its local register, so it's worth checking your address early. We draw the room to match the house so it has the best footing for that review.
What wind and rain loads does a sunroom need to meet in Upland?
The city's Building and Safety page lists a design wind load of 110 mph and a design rainfall of 4 inches per hour. For a sunroom that mostly comes down to the roof, so the plans show panels, fastening and gutters sized for those figures.
How much does a sunroom cost in Upland?
I can't give you a fair number until I've measured, because your room's size, whether it's built for three seasons or four, and what has to go under the floor move the price most. A sound slab or deck that can carry walls keeps the cost down, while new footings, a roof tie-in on an older house and wiring for outlets or a mini-split add to it. The estimate is where you get a number for your own house.
What is the best way to turn a covered patio into a sunroom in Upland?
Start by checking whether the slab and the patio cover can carry a room, because most weren't built for walls, glass and an insulated roof. Then decide whether you want a three season room or one you'll heat and cool all year, since that choice sets the roof, the glass and the floor. I'd settle both before anything gets drawn, which is what the first visit is for.
Book your Upland sunroom estimate today
Call (909) 738-1507 or use the form, and we'll settle insulation and the floor before anything gets drawn.