Vinyl sunrooms in Bloomington CA - a room built around how you'll use it
Patio too hot, dusty or buggy to sit on? We enclose it with vinyl and glass so it turns into a room you'll actually use.
What goes into a vinyl sunroom in Bloomington?
A vinyl sunroom in Bloomington is a room framed in vinyl and glass that we build onto your existing patio slab or deck, with windows, wall panels, a roof, trim and electrical access, so the space off your back door becomes a room you can sit in out of the sun, wind and bugs.
Most people who call me have a slab out back that bakes every afternoon, a deck nobody sits on, or an old enclosure that's seen better days, and they want a real room there instead. The price moves most with the size of the room and whether it's a three-season room or a heated and cooled four season sunroom, and after that with the glass, the insulation and any heating, cooling or plumbing you want run out to it. The schedule mostly turns on plans and permits, because building waits until the plans are approved. Your own number comes from the estimate I write up after I've seen your place.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
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What a vinyl sunroom can look like
How we build a vinyl sunroom
I start by asking how you plan to use the room before we pick panels and glass, because a spot for morning coffee and a room you want comfortable on an August afternoon call for different walls and windows. Then I look at your slab or deck and the wall where the room will meet the house, since the whole room is built onto that base. We settle the windows and any insulation for the walls, floor and roof before anything gets ordered, because they go in much easier during the build and adding them later often costs more. Our crew puts up the frame, the windows and wall panels, the roof, the trim and the electrical access, and I check each stage as it goes. When the room's done, I show you how to keep the door tracks clean and the small drain holes along the bottom, called weep holes, open so water can get out.
A vinyl room is one way to do a sunroom addition, and if you're still deciding what kind of room you want, that's a good place to start. If you want to heat and cool the room and use it every month of the year, read about our four season sunrooms before we meet, so you know what that choice adds.
Why Bloomington homeowners call Brightspan Bloomington Sunrooms & Patios for vinyl sunrooms
The owner comes to your house
I do every on-site visit and estimate myself, and our own crew does the building while I check the work as it goes. You get your questions answered by the person who'll be watching your room go up.
In business here since 2017
I spent years running another sunroom builder's jobs from the slab up before I started this business in Bloomington in 2017. That's why I'll tell you straight when a choice isn't a good idea for your house.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, and that covers the crew working on your patio or deck. You aren't left holding the risk for someone else's work on your property.
Setbacks measured before drawing
San Bernardino County wants its setbacks, the set distances a building keeps from your property lines, kept whether or not a permit is needed. So I measure where the room would land on your lot before we draw anything.
The room type and the glass are the choices that are hardest to change later, so let's go over them at your house first. Call (909) 275-7071 or send us a message, and tell us roughly how many square feet you have in mind and whether you want it heated and cooled.
Get an estimate for a vinyl sunroom on your patio or deck
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, look at your slab or deck, and write up a free estimate with no obligation.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We reply within 1 business day.
What happens after you call about a vinyl sunroom?
Call or send a message
Call (909) 275-7071 or use the form, and we'll find a time for me to come out. We pick up Monday through Friday from 6 AM to 9 PM and weekends from 8 AM to 10 PM.
I visit and write the estimate
I look at the slab or deck and where the room would join the house, and we talk through how you want to use the space. Then I write up your estimate for the room we talked through.
We handle the permit paperwork
Once you're ready, we check whether the county or your city handles your address and take care of the permit paperwork when the job needs one. On county jobs the plans are reviewed and approved before building starts, so that approval sets the start date.
Our crew builds, I check
Our crew builds the room while I keep an eye on each stage. On a county permit, inspections happen as the work goes and it ends with final approval and a Certificate of Occupancy.
Vinyl sunroom questions from Bloomington
How much does a vinyl sunroom cost in Bloomington, CA?
In the San Bernardino area, a three-season sunroom added to an existing base usually costs about $100 to $140 per square foot with installation. That figure leaves out insulation, extending your heating or cooling, plumbing and permits, so those add to it. Your own number comes from the estimate after I've seen your slab or deck.
Should I get a three-season or four-season sunroom?
If you want to sit out there on a July afternoon, I'd go four-season, because those rooms are generally heated and cooled and have all-weather windows. Three-season rooms aren't heated or cooled and have uninsulated windows or screens, so they suit the mild months. Larger rooms that need a foundation and heating and air cost the most, so this choice sets much of your budget.
Do I need a county permit and plans for a sunroom in Bloomington?
Ask before you build, because San Bernardino County Building and Safety issues permits for room additions, and its permit list names enclosed patios and patio covers, though not sunrooms by name. You can call Building and Safety at 909.387.8311 to ask which office serves your address. The county's plan set includes a plot plan, foundation, floor, framing and roof plans, and energy information like heating and cooling calculations, and we also look at the county fire district's hazard zone map for your lot while we plan.
How do I keep a sunroom from getting too hot?
Start with the glass, because low-emissivity glass reflects the sun's infrared heat while still letting the light in. One study found it cuts cooling demand by at least 20% compared to regular glass. It's worth deciding on at the start, while the windows are still being picked.
How do I take care of a vinyl sunroom?
One sunroom maker's care guide suggests checking the roof and gutters once a year, keeping the door and window tracks clean and keeping the weep holes clear so water drains. The same guide points to pure silicone spray for the tracks, since oil-based lubricants tend to pull in dirt.
What should I ask a contractor before building a sunroom?
Ask whether the room meets the national sunroom specification, which sets minimum performance requirements for residential sunrooms built from vinyl and other materials. That standard sorts rooms into categories by how they'll be used, each with its own design and performance criteria. So tell your builder up front how you plan to use the room.
Other work that goes with a vinyl sunroom
Sunroom additions
Worth a look if you want the new room planned as part of the house from the start, not just closed in around the patio.
Four season sunrooms
The right fit if you want the room heated and cooled so it stays comfortable through summer heat and cold nights.