Sunroom Contractor in Placentia, CA - Patios Turned Into Rooms You Use
Skyview Anaheim Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor based in Anaheim that builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and screen rooms in Placentia, CA, often turning the patio or deck you already have into a room you'll use.
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I come out, measure your patio or deck and talk through which room fits.
Request an estimatePlacentia backyards with patios worth closing in
Placentia is mostly neighborhoods of single-family homes. Many are single-story, with a concrete patio already poured out back and sometimes an aluminum or wood cover over it. Mixed in are two-story houses on tighter lots, where the yard is smaller and a new room has to fit the space between the back wall and the side yard. The city sits right next to Fullerton, and from the backyard the houses on both sides of that line look a lot alike.
That shapes most jobs here. When there's already a slab and a cover, the first thing I look at is whether they can carry walls, glass and a real roof, because the answer decides whether we close in what's there or start fresh.
Working in Placentia: permits, licenses and what moves the price
For a sunroom added onto your house, the permit comes from the city's Building and Safety Division, and the city lists room additions among the projects that need plans submitted. The Building Division reviews those plans only after planning and zoning have cleared the project, so the schedule turns on those two reviews before anyone builds anything. We find out what the city asks for on your project and take care of the permit paperwork when the job needs it, and if something's unclear we check with the city before we build, though questions about your own lot are best asked there directly. Before you hire anyone, ask for their state contractor license, which California requires for work that needs a building permit, and their Placentia business license, since every business working in the city needs one each year and the city asks for that number when the permit is pulled. We're licensed and fully insured.
The price here comes down to how big the room is, what kind of room it is, from a screen room to a fully glassed four season room, and what's already there to build on. A sound slab or patio cover saves work, while one that needs repair or a deck that needs new framing adds to it, and your own figure comes from the estimate. Placentia's backyards look a lot like the ones we build in over in Orange and back home in Anaheim, and on these quiet residential streets we keep glass and framing staged in your driveway so the street and your neighbors' parking stay clear.
Services in Placentia, CA
Patio enclosures
A lot of Placentia backyards already have a covered patio that's too hot by afternoon or too buggy at dusk to sit under. Our patio enclosures close that space in with walls, windows and screens, once we've checked that the cover and slab can take the added weight.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When the old patio cover is too light to hold glass, closing it in won't give you a room you'll use. We take it back to the slab where we need to and build a proper sunroom with a roof that ties into the house.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
Raised wood decks off two-story homes here often get used less than people planned. We check the framing and footings first, because a room weighs far more than a deck, then build the sunroom on a frame that can carry it.
Four season sunrooms
On west-facing backyards, the late sun makes an open patio hard to sit on for much of the day. A four season sunroom with insulated glass and an insulated roof keeps the room comfortable, so it gets used in summer and winter instead of only in spring.
Screen room installation
Some homeowners want the yard to feel closer, not closed off, and mostly want the bugs and leaves kept out. A screen room does that for less than a glass room, and it can often be glassed in later if you change your mind.
Sunroom remodeling
Older sunrooms on Placentia houses often have single-pane glass, worn seals or a roof that leaks where it meets the wall. We replace the glass, roof panels or framing that's failing, so the room you already have is worth sitting in again.
Get a sunroom estimate for your Placentia home
We reply within one business day to set a time, and I come out to your Placentia home myself to look at the space, take measurements and talk it through with you. The quote is free and done on site, and there's no pressure to book.
- Phone
- (657) 347-3018
- Location
- Anaheim, CA 92805
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and fully insured.
What you can count on in Placentia
We're based in Anaheim, CA, and we offer 16 services across 12 service areas, Placentia among them. Every quote is free and done on site.
- Based in
- CA
- Anaheim
- Services
- 16
- Service areas
- 12
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free quotes on site.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Frequently asked questions
Does a small shed or low deck in Placentia need a building permit?
Not always, because the city's exemption list covers one-story detached sheds and playhouses with no more than 120 square feet of floor, and platforms and walks no more than 30 inches above grade that aren't over a basement or another story. Plumbing, electrical and mechanical permits are still required for those items unless they're exempted too. That list is written for sheds, playhouses and low decks, not for a room you close in, so when a deck is becoming a sunroom we go by what the city asks for on that project.
Does a contractor need a state license to build a sunroom in Placentia?
Yes, in nearly every case, because California's Contractors State License Board requires a current license from anyone contracting for work that needs a building permit, uses employees, or comes to $1,000 or more in combined labor and materials. The only exception is a job with no permit, no employees, under $1,000 in total and no claim in advertising to be licensed, which leaves out almost any sunroom. Ask to see the license before you sign anything.
How do I know which building code my sunroom plans have to meet in Placentia?
Plans accepted into review on or after January 1, 2026 have to meet the 2025 California codes. If you had plans drawn up a while back, have them checked against the newer edition before they go in, and we work to the edition the city is using when your plans are submitted.
Do I need a cool roof for a sunroom or reroof in Placentia?
On a reroof that replaces more than 50% of an existing roof, yes, and the city's building permit page also states that a cool roof certified by the Cool Roof Rating Council is required in climate zone 8. If your sunroom job means replacing a large share of the house roof, the new roofing has to meet that rule. We confirm with the city how it applies to the new room's roof before we order materials.
How do I find out if my Placentia home is in a fire hazard severity zone?
Check with the city, since it has adopted a map designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones within Placentia. Where your lot falls is a question about your own property, so I'd ask the city directly, and if it's unclear how it bears on the room we're planning, we check with the city before we build.
How much does a sunroom cost in Placentia?
A sunroom in Placentia is priced by its size, the kind of room and what we're building on, so I give you your own number after I've seen and measured the space. Glass moves it most, since insulated panes cost more than screens or single-pane but make the room usable on hot afternoons, and the roof is next, since an insulated roof tied into the house costs more than a lighter panel roof. Interior finish such as flooring and drywall, and a reroof if the job needs one, add on top.
Plan your Placentia sunroom with us
Call (657) 347-3018 or use the form, and you'll know what happens at every step before work starts.