Solarium installation in Corona CA - a bright glass room planned for summer sun
Your patio gets plenty of light but sits unused much of the year. We plan a glass room you can sit in comfortably.
Is a solarium the right addition for your Corona home?
Solarium installation in Corona adds a glass room to your house, with glass overhead as well as around the sides, so you get a bright place to sit that's out of the wind and dust and tied to the home you already have.
Most people who call us have a patio or a corner of the yard that gets lovely light, but the sun and the weather keep them from using it as often as they'd like. The price moves with the room's size, how much of the roof is glass, the coatings you pick, and whether the room joins your house with heating and air conditioning, while the schedule mostly turns on the city's review before we can build. Your written estimate spells out the room type, the materials and what's included, so nothing is left to guess. California's contractor board describes glass work like this as glazing, which covers selecting, cutting, assembling and installing glass and glazed frames, panels, sashes and doors, and we're licensed and insured.
What happens when you call about a solarium in Corona?
Call or send the form
Call (951) 281-8086 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out and see the space. We're based in Corona and work in the cities around it, and we're glad to hear from homeowners a little farther out too.
I measure and write it up
I look at the space, take measurements and ask whether you'd like the room to open to your house. You then get a written estimate showing the room type, the materials and what's included, so you understand what you're paying for before you agree to anything.
We check the city's requirements
Before the job goes on the calendar, I check what your building office expects for your address, and in Corona that includes proof of state and city licenses for everyone on the job, Title 24 energy calculations that show the room meets California's energy rules, and, if your house is in a wildfire area where homes border wildland, the building code's construction requirements for that area. One Corona checklist gives 10 business days for a first review, so it helps to plan for that city time before building starts.
We build and walk through
Our installers and I build the room together, so the person who planned it is on site for the work. Before we call it complete, I walk through the finished room with you.
How we plan and install your solarium
Before we draw anything, I ask whether the room should open to your living space or stand apart from it, because that one answer shapes the heating, the cooling and how the doors connect. A glass roof lets in far more sun than glass walls by themselves, so we go over roof options and glass coatings with you next and only then settle the design. Once the plan and any city approval are in place, our installers and I prepare the area, set the frame, install the glass and roof panels, and take our time on the seals, because a glass room is only as good as how well it's sealed. We clean up as we go and leave the space ready to furnish.
Some homeowners find, once they see how much sun a full glass roof brings in, that patio cover installation suits the space better, and we'll tell you honestly if we think so. When the solarium is part of a bigger plan for the back of the house, our sunroom design work lays out the room's shape, glass and connection to the home before any building begins.
Get a written solarium estimate for your house
We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out and measure, and the on-site estimate is free, with no pressure and no obligation. After the visit, you get the estimate in writing to look over at your own pace.
Solarium questions from Corona homeowners
How much does a solarium cost in Corona, CA?
A sunroom in the Riverside area usually costs about $17,000 to $120,000 per job, and that's the local market's range, not our price. Larger rooms with heating and air conditioning tend to land near the higher end, and the glass you choose moves it too. Your written estimate gives the figure for your house, and our work is satisfaction guaranteed.
Who issues permits for a home addition in Corona?
The City of Corona Planning Division reviews and issues permits for residential additions, patio covers, fences and walls, and signs. Its list doesn't name solariums, so we check with the city for your address, and when your job calls for a permit, we prepare the paperwork and work through the process with you.
What is the best way to keep a solarium with a glass roof cool in summer?
The best way is to plan for the roof, because national building research finds a roof can take in about three to four times the sun per square foot of a north- or south-facing wall on a midsummer day. Spectrally selective glass coatings, which filter out much of the sun's heat, can control a large share of that gain while keeping the view clear. We'd suggest settling the roof and the coating together rather than one at a time.
How much of a deposit can a contractor ask for in California?
A California contractor can't ask for or accept a down payment of more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less. After that, the contract has to list each payment and tie it to work done or materials delivered, so you pay as the job moves forward.
How do I choose between a solarium that opens to the house and one that stands apart?
Start with how you'll use the room, because the industry's sunroom specification treats a heated or cooled room that opens to the house as habitable living space and one sealed off from the house with its own heating or cooling as non-habitable. In both cases the glass has to meet standards for keeping out air and water and for heat performance, so it's fair to ask us how the glass we plan meets them. We'd suggest deciding this before the design, since it shapes the rest of the plan.
What is the difference between a solarium and a sunroom?
A solarium is a kind of sunroom, and the industry specification defines a sunroom as a one-story room attached to a house with glass on more than 40 percent of its outer walls and roof. When we say solarium, we mean a room that carries that glass up into the roof, so you see sky overhead and not just the yard.
Other work that pairs with a solarium
Patio cover installation
A solid or open cover gives you shade over the patio when an all-glass room would take in more sun than you want.
Sunroom design
Working out the layout, glass and connection to the house on paper first helps you see the whole room before you commit to it.
Book your solarium estimate visit today
Have your address, a rough room size and a sense of whether the room should open to the house ready when you call (951) 281-8086 or send the form, so the first visit covers more ground.