Sunroom Contractor in Riverside, CA - Rooms Built for the Way You Use Your Yard
Brightview Woodcrest Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor based in Woodcrest that builds sunrooms, patio enclosures and patio covers on Riverside homes, from new additions to rooms set over an old deck or an out-of-square patio.
- Service area
- Riverside, CA
- Call
- (951) 386-3407
Riverside homes and the yards behind them
Riverside is a big city with a lot of different houses in it. On our jobs here we see everything from older homes with patios poured a long time ago to newer tracts where the yard is smaller and the patio sits tight against the house. Most calls start the same way, with a homeowner who has a patio or a deck they hardly use and isn't sure whether they want a screen room, a three season room or a full room they'll treat like the rest of the house. We're based nearby in Woodcrest and work across Riverside and the cities around it, including Moreno Valley and Jurupa Valley.
The price here mostly follows the kind of room and what it sits on, and the schedule mostly follows the city's permit review. On older Riverside lots the patio or deck usually decides the job, because a cracked slab or a deck that's out of square has to be sorted out before the first wall goes up.
Our services in Riverside, CA
When a Riverside family wants a room they'll use like any other room in the house, a closed-in patio usually isn't enough. Our four season sunrooms get insulated walls and glass and a proper tie-in to your roof, so the room feels like part of the house.
A lot of houses here already have a slab patio out back, and that's often the least expensive place to start a room. I check whether the slab can carry walls and a roof before we plan on keeping it, because some older ones can't.
Raised wood decks on sloped Riverside lots are some of the awkward jobs we like best. We look at the framing and footings underneath first, since a deck built for chairs and a grill wasn't built to hold up a room.
Sometimes a roof over the patio is all a yard needs, and I'll tell you so if a cover does the job better than a room. We attach covers cleanly to your house and can plan them so closing in later stays an option.
Screen rooms suit homeowners here who want the patio open to the air without bugs at dinner. They're simpler than a glass room, and they can often go on the slab or cover you already have.
Plenty of Riverside houses came with an older patio room that leaks, rattles or just never got used. We can replace panels, rework the roof tie-in or rebuild it into a room you'll actually spend time in.
Every service we offer
Sunroom additions
Four season sunrooms
Three season sunrooms
Patio enclosures
Custom sunrooms
Sunroom construction
Sunroom remodeling
Screen room installation
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
All season rooms
Enclosed patio rooms
Solarium installation
Patio cover installation
Sunroom design
Vinyl sunrooms
How a sunroom job goes when you call us in Riverside
Call or send the form
Call (951) 386-3407 or send the form with a little about your house and what you have in mind for the yard. We'll set a time for me to come out to your Riverside home.
I visit and ask questions
I come out myself, look at the house and whatever the room would sit on, and ask how you plan to use it. You get a written estimate that spells out the room type and everything included, so you know what you'd be paying for before you decide anything.
We handle the city permit
When your room needs a permit, we put the application in with the City of Riverside and get the work ready for each inspection. The city can issue some simple patio covers over the counter the same day, but most applications need planning clearance before plan check, and that review is usually what sets your start date.
Our crew builds, I check
Our own crew does the build, and I check the work at each stage before the city's inspector sees it. Catching a problem at framing is a lot easier than finding it once the panels are on.
Riverside sunroom questions answered
Do I need a permit to build a sunroom in Riverside, CA?
Plan on one, because the city requires building permits for most all construction, including building or altering a structure and the electrical work that often comes with a room. Its exempt list is finish work like painting, tiling, carpeting and cabinets, and a new room isn't on it. You can read the rules on the city's permits page.
Who can pull a building permit in Riverside, the homeowner or the contractor?
Either one, since the city says many permits can go to the property owner, the owner's authorized agent or an appropriately licensed contractor. You can apply at the city's Permit Services counter in the One Stop Shop if you'd rather do it yourself, but most of our customers leave that part to us.
Does a sunroom company based outside Riverside need a city business license?
It may, because any business doing business in the city needs a valid City Business License, and an older city Finance page says businesses located outside the city limits may also be required to get one. The Business License Division answers questions about current requirements, so that's the place to check on any contractor you're comparing.
How long does a Riverside building permit stay valid before work starts?
A permit for a residential structure becomes invalid if the permitted work doesn't start within 12 months after it's issued. That matters if you want the permit now and the build later, so we time the application to when you actually want the room started.
What is the best way to tell if a small backyard structure in Riverside needs a permit?
Check it against the city's exempt list, which covers one-story detached sheds, playhouses and similar structures with no more than 120 square feet of floor area, and retaining walls no taller than 4 feet from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall. The wall exemption ends when the wall holds back extra load, like ground carrying a slab or footing above it, or holds back certain flammable liquids. A sunroom or patio room attached to your house isn't on that list, so we plan for a permit from the start.
How much does a sunroom cost in Riverside?
It comes down to the type of room, its size and what it sits on, so your own number comes from the written estimate after I've seen the house. A screen room on a sound slab costs far less than an insulated four season room that needs a new foundation and electrical, and the roof tie-in and the shape of an older deck move it too. If a simpler room does what you want, I'll tell you, because I'd rather you use the room than pay for more of it than you need.
Get a free sunroom estimate at your Riverside home
We reply within one business day to set up a visit, and I come out to your Riverside home myself to look at the site and ask how you'd use the room. The estimate is free and in writing, with no pressure and no obligation.
- Call
- (951) 386-3407
- Location
- Riverside, CA 92504
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
Ask about your Riverside sunroom project
Call (951) 386-3407 or use the form to ask about your room and its permit steps before you've settled on a size.