Deck-to-sunroom conversion in Tustin CA - a room built on a deck that can carry it
You've got a deck you barely use when it's hot or cool out. We check its framing, then build a sunroom it can hold.
Can I turn my deck into a sunroom?
A deck-to-sunroom conversion in Tustin puts walls, windows and a roof over the deck you already have, so you get either a room you can use spring through fall or one that's comfortable all year, depending on how it's built.
It usually starts with a deck that's too hot by afternoon or too cool by evening to get much use. What you end up paying mostly comes down to the room's size, whether it's a three season room or a heated and cooled four season room, and how much the footings and joists need before the room can go on. The schedule turns on that same deck work, plus plan review and inspections. Once I've measured and checked the framing, you get a written estimate for your own deck.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Sunrooms built over decks
How we handle a deck-to-sunroom conversion
A deck built for chairs and a grill isn't always ready to hold walls, glass and a roof, so we start underneath it. I look at the footings, joists and framing, then tell you what has to be added before the room goes on, whether that's more footings, doubled joists or new posts. Our crew does that work first and ties the new walls into it, so the weight of the room runs in one unbroken line down to the ground instead of resting on the deck boards. Then we frame the walls, set the windows and roof, trim it out and clean up.
Most people asking about a deck conversion are really deciding how they'll use the room. If you want it heated, cooled and open to the house, that's one of our all season rooms, built on the same checked and reinforced deck. If the space you want closed in is a ground-level patio and not a deck, our enclosed patio rooms cover that.
Why Tustin homeowners call Brightview Tustin Sunrooms & Patios for deck conversions
I measure every deck myself
I come out to look at the job and take the measurements myself, and our crew builds from those numbers while I check the work at each stage. The person who saw your footings is the same person making sure the room sits right on them.
Built to the drawings since 2017
I learned the trade on a municipal crew, where every job went up to the drawings and got inspected at each stage, and we've run this business the same way since 2017. You get a room that matches its plans, and plans that match your house.
Licensed in California and insured
We're fully licensed and insured. California requires a state license for anyone who builds or alters a structure when labor and materials together come to $500 or more, so you can check each bidder's license with the state licensing board before you compare bids.
Get the deck checked before you settle on a room. Call (657) 356-0049 or send us the deck's size, rough age and a few photos, and I'll set a time to come out.
Get your deck checked and a written sunroom estimate
Send the form and I'll reply within one business day to set a time to come out, measure the deck and check its framing. The estimate is free, in writing, and there's no obligation.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
What happens after you call about a deck conversion in Tustin?
Call or send the form
Call (657) 356-0049 or send the form, and tell us how you plan to use the room. We'll set a time for me to come see the deck.
I measure and check the deck
I measure the space and look at the footings, joists and framing the room will sit on. Your written estimate spells out what the deck needs and what the room will cost, so nothing under it comes as a surprise later.
We draw plans and file permits
Once you're ready, we draw up the plans and handle the permit with the office that covers your address. From here the schedule depends on plan review and any deck work that comes first.
We build, then walk through
Our crew builds to the plans, with inspections along the way. At the end I walk through the finished room with you.
Deck-to-sunroom questions from Tustin homeowners
Can my existing deck hold a sunroom?
Often it can, because any type of sunroom can sit on a deck that was built to the local building code. A deck built only for furniture and foot traffic may need reinforcing or partly rebuilding first, which adds work before the room goes up. You'll know which kind you have after the estimate visit.
What is the difference between a three-season and a four-season sunroom?
A three-season room usually has screens or single-pane windows and no heating or cooling, while a four-season room adds insulated walls, double-pane glass and a heating and cooling hookup. That choice changes the cost, the permit and how much the deck may need. If you'll sit out there on winter evenings or want it open to the house, go four-season, and if it's mostly a shaded spot from spring to fall, a three-season room usually makes more sense.
How much does a sunroom cost in Orange County?
Building a sunroom in Orange County usually costs about $120 to $200 per square foot, and that's the going rate for sunrooms in general, not deck conversions alone. Larger rooms that need a foundation and have heating and air conditioning sit toward the top of that range. Your written estimate gives you the number for your own deck.
Who handles the permit for a sunroom in Tustin?
We do, and the Tustin Building Division is the office that reviews the plans, issues the permit and inspects the work anywhere in the city. It checks new plans against the current codes it lists, so we draw yours to those. If your house is in an unincorporated area like North Tustin, we handle it with the county instead, and either way we're on site for the inspections.
How long does a deck-to-sunroom conversion take?
Most conversions take several weeks, according to one builder's guide, with weather and inspections setting the pace. Any work the deck needs first adds to that, so we'll tell you what's ahead once the framing has been checked.
How do I make a sunroom on my deck usable year-round?
Enclose the walls, heat or cool the room and open it to the house, because the sunroom industry's specification treats a room like that as conditioned living space. Its windows then have to meet air, water and thermal performance requirements, so picking them is part of the plan and not a last-minute finish choice. We go over that with you before the drawings are done.
Rooms that pair with a deck-to-sunroom conversion
All season rooms
Pick this when you want the new room heated, cooled and opened up to the rest of the house so it gets used in January as much as July.
Enclosed patio rooms
Worth a look if the outdoor space you want to close in is a ground-level slab and not a raised deck.