Sunroom Contractor in Westminster, CA - Rooms Planned Around Your Tract-Home Patio
Skyview Anaheim Sunrooms & Patios builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers in Westminster, CA. We close in the back slabs on the city's tract homes and turn them into rooms people actually use.
Get a sunroom estimate for your Westminster home
I measure your patio and house wall, then lay out your choices side by side.
Request an estimateWestminster: tract homes on former farmland
Westminster was mostly farmland until the late 1950s and '60s, when tract homes went up across it during the county's population boom. A lot of the houses we see here come from that one wave of building, so many share a similar layout, with a single story, a sliding door to the back, and a concrete patio someone poured decades ago. Those streets carry on into Garden Grove, and the houses there often look much the same.
That patio is usually where the job starts and where most of the questions are. Those slabs were poured for chairs and a barbecue, not for walls and a roof, so I check the slab and the wall it meets before we talk about what kind of room it can carry.
Working in Westminster: the permit comes first
In Westminster, the city's Building Division issues permits when a structure is built, enlarged, altered or converted, which describes what most sunroom and patio work does to a house. Their review happens before we build, so on a lot of jobs the permit sets the start date more than our crew does, and I'll tell you where it stands as it moves. Before you hire anyone, ask to see a valid state license and proof of workers' insurance, because the city says contractors need both, along with a City business license that the Building Division also handles. We're licensed and fully insured, we find out what the building office wants on each project, and we take care of the permit paperwork when the job needs it. The price mostly turns on the size of the room, glass versus screen, the kind of roof, and how much the slab and house wall need first, so I come out, measure and talk it through, and that's where your own number comes from.
We're based in Anaheim and work in the cities around it, so Westminster jobs are a regular part of our calendar, the same as Santa Ana. Tract lots here tend to have narrow side yards, so I plan how materials get to the backyard, through the garage or along the side of the house, before our lead installer and our own installers show up. That way the first day is spent building, not figuring out how to get a roof panel past the trash cans.
Services in Westminster, CA
Enclosed patio rooms
Many Westminster homes already have a covered slab out back that ends up holding storage more than people. We close it in as one of our enclosed patio rooms, with walls, windows and a door, so it becomes a room you step into from the house.
Patio cover installation
A lot of the older aluminum covers on these houses are sagging or patched by now. We take the old one down and put up a new cover sized to the slab and fastened properly to the house, which also keeps closing it in later on the table.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When the slab is sound, turning the patio into a sunroom is usually the simplest way to add a room on a tract lot without giving up more yard. We check the slab and the wall it meets first, because those two decide how much room you can put there.
Four season sunrooms
If you want a real extra room for a den or an office, we build an insulated room with a solid roof that can be heated and cooled like the rest of the house. It costs more than a lighter enclosure, so I'll tell you plainly whether I think you'll use it enough to be worth it.
Screen room installation
If you mostly want to sit out back without the bugs, a screen room on the existing slab costs less than glass and takes less work to put up. We can frame it so glass panels can be added later, if that's a step you think you'll want.
Sunroom remodeling
Plenty of houses here have a sunroom someone added years ago that's now drafty or full of tired windows, so it sits empty most of the year. We look at the roof, glass and walls and fix what's keeping you out of it, rather than tearing it down when it doesn't need that.
Your free sunroom estimate in Westminster
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time that works for you. I come out to your Westminster home myself, take measurements and talk the job through with you. The quote is free, 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 Westminster homeowners can count on
We're based in Anaheim, CA, and offer 16 sunroom and patio services across 12 service areas, Westminster among them. Every estimate is a free quote 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
Do I need a permit to build a sunroom in Westminster?
Plan on one, because the city issues permits when a building is enlarged, altered or converted, and a sunroom does at least one of those to your house. The city also wants a building permit and a declaration in place before construction starts. One-story conventional rooms and minor additions, as the code defines them, are the exception to needing plans prepared and signed by an architect or engineer, so a simple room may skip that step, and I check with the city on each project before we build.
Can I get a patio cover permit the same day in Westminster?
Often, yes, because most accessory projects with plans based on City Standards can be checked over the counter and issued the same day, and residential patio covers are one of the projects the Building Division normally reviews that way. A project that needs Planning, Engineering, the Fire Authority or the Health Agency to look at it, or that falls outside over-the-counter review, goes to standard plan check instead.
How long does plan check take for a sunroom in Westminster?
Standard plan check takes 15 to 30 business days, depending on how many plans are ahead of yours. If the city sends back corrections, the recheck takes another 7 to 14 working days. I build that wait into the schedule I give you and let you know when it clears, so you're not left wondering when our crew shows up.
How do I get a building permit for a sunroom in Westminster?
You can pull most permits yourself as the owner, or an agent with your written authorization can, but the city recommends letting the contractor pull them to protect you from possible liabilities. Applications go through the city's online permit portal, where you can also track them. On our jobs we take care of the permit paperwork when the job needs it, and I point you to the city for questions about your own lot.
Do I need a permit to replace the windows in my sunroom in Westminster?
Yes, the city requires a permit for replacing windows, so swapping out tired sunroom glass isn't a quiet weekend job. The city's permit FAQ lists the work that doesn't need one, and that list includes painting, papering and stucco repair, not windows. When we replace sunroom windows, we take care of that permit along with the work.
How much does a sunroom cost in Westminster?
A Westminster sunroom is priced by its size, whether the walls are glass or screen, what kind of roof it gets, and how much the existing slab and house wall need before a room can sit on them. A screen room on a sound slab sits toward the low end, and an insulated four season room that needs new footings sits toward the high end. I give you a figure once I've measured at your house and we've talked through which of those choices you want.
Book your Westminster sunroom estimate today
Plan check goes in order, so the sooner we measure, the sooner your plans get in line.