Sunroom contractor in Murrieta, CA - rooms built on the patio you already have
Temescal Valley Sunrooms & Patios is a sunroom contractor serving Murrieta, CA. We turn bare patios, old decks and worn-out covers into sunrooms, screen rooms and enclosed patios you'll actually use, built by our own crew.
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Murrieta backyards built around a slab patio
Most of Murrieta is newer neighborhoods, street after street of stucco houses with a concrete slab out back, and a lot of them have a builder's patio cover that's starting to show its age. The two freeways, I-15 and I-215, split the city into West, Central and East Murrieta, and the backyards change as you go, from tighter subdivision lots to bigger yards and lots that sit on a slope. In many ways it's a lot like next-door Wildomar, where we see many of the same yards.
What's already back there decides most of the job. A sound slab or a solid cover gives us a head start, and a cracked slab or a yard that falls away from the house means footings and more planning.
Working in Murrieta: the permit office, the paperwork and the price
Murrieta has its own permit office, the city's Building and Safety Division, and it asks applicants to confirm the property is inside city limits first, so I check your address before anything else. The city also requires a business license to work within its limits, and it wants both the contractor's state license and city business license on the permit application, each with an expiration date, so ask any contractor for both and make sure they're current. We're licensed and fully insured, and we draw the plans, file them and meet the inspector, which means the city's review usually sets the start date more than we do. The price moves with the size of the room, whether it's screen, single-pane or insulated glass, whether your slab can carry walls or needs new footings, how the roof ties into the house, and whether you want power, lights or heating and cooling run in. Your written estimate spells out each of those for your house.
We come down I-15 from Temescal Valley, so a house west of the freeway is a short run for our crew and materials, and East Murrieta is just a few more minutes across I-215. We build the same kinds of rooms in Menifee and Lake Elsinore, so the slabs, covers and stucco walls here are ones we already know how to work with.
What do Murrieta backyards usually need first?
The patio slab behind most houses here was poured for a table and a grill, not for walls and a roof. Before we price a room, I check how thick the slab is at the edges and look for cracks or settling, because a room is only as good as what it sits on. When the slab can't carry it, we add footings along the edge instead of hoping it holds.
The other thing we see a lot is a tired aluminum or wood cover, or an old deck, that a homeowner wants to finally make into a room. Some of those posts and beams can be reused, and some can't, and we'll tell you which before you spend a dime on them.
- Call (951) 336-8162
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
- Corona, CA 92883
What we build for Murrieta homes
Patio enclosures
A lot of Murrieta houses have a covered patio that gets used twice a year, and patio enclosures with screen or glass panels turn it into a room without starting over. We check the cover's posts and beam first, because the panels hang on them.
Patio-to-sunroom conversion
When the cover is too far gone to enclose, we take it down and build a full sunroom on the slab with its own roof tied into the house. That's often the better call for the older aluminum covers we see here.
Deck-to-sunroom conversion
A raised deck on a sloping backyard can carry a room only if the framing underneath is sound and sized for it. We get under the deck before we price anything and tell you if it needs new posts or footings.
Patio cover installation
Sometimes all a yard needs is a solid cover over the slab, and that's a fine place to start. We size and anchor it so walls can go in later if you decide you want a room.
Four season sunrooms
If you want an office or family room you'll use every month of the year, a four season room with insulated glass and a real roof is built like part of the house. It usually means heating and cooling too, which licensed trades install while we run the job.
Sunroom remodeling
Some Murrieta homes came with a sunroom an earlier owner added that now leaks where it meets the house or has cloudy panels. We fix what's failing and update the glass, roof or floor so the room gets used again.
How it goes when you call us about a Murrieta sunroom
Call or send a request
Call (951) 336-8162 or send the form with your address and what you have in mind. We get back to you to set a time for me to come out.
I come out and measure
I measure the space, look at the slab or deck the room will sit on and where it meets your house, and ask how you plan to use it. You get a written estimate in plain words, so you know exactly what you're buying before you sign anything.
We file for the permit
Once you say go, we put together the plans and paperwork and file with the city, which says permit processing is currently 15 business days. We handle the filing and are there for the inspections.
We build and walk it
Our own crew builds the room with me running the job on site, and licensed trades handle any electrical or heating and cooling. When it's done, we walk the finished room with you. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Get a written sunroom estimate for your Murrieta home
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a visit to your Murrieta address. I come out, measure, and look at the base and the house wall, then write up the price in plain words. The estimate is free, and there's no obligation.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Phone
- (951) 336-8162
- Location
- Corona, CA 92883
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
Questions about sunrooms in Murrieta
Do I need a permit to add a sunroom in Murrieta?
Plan on one, because the city requires a permit before anyone builds, enlarges or alters a building or structure, and the same goes for new electrical or mechanical work. The city's list of work that needs no permit covers things like painting, cabinets and fences up to 6 feet, and it was written before the current codes, so Building and Safety has the final word on your project. We file the permit for you as part of the job.
Which building codes apply to a new sunroom in Murrieta?
The 2025 California Building Codes apply, and the city holds every new permit submittal to them. We draw our plans to those codes, so older plans for the same room usually need redrawing before they go in.
How much does a sunroom cost in Murrieta?
The price depends on the room's size, the kind of walls and glass, and what it sits on, so the written estimate after I measure is your real number. A screen room on a sound slab costs far less than an insulated four season room that needs new footings, a roof tied into the house and heating and cooling, and plan work and permit fees are part of it too. If a smaller room fits how you'll actually use it, I'll tell you so.
How do I know if my Murrieta patio slab can hold a sunroom?
You usually can't tell from the top, so I check the slab's thickness at the edges and look for cracks or settling during the estimate. A slab poured for patio furniture often needs new footings along the edge before it can carry walls and a roof, and we'd rather find that before we price the job than halfway through it.
Who issues grading permits in Murrieta if my yard needs leveling?
The city's Public Works and Engineering Division does, through the Murrieta Permit Center, and it reviews outdoor site work and issues permits for grading, storm drains and work in the right of way. If your room means cutting into a slope or moving dirt, we sort out with the city which permits apply before we start.
What is the best way to build a sunroom on a sloped backyard in Murrieta?
Usually it's a raised floor framed down to footings sized for the slope, or a level pad held by a retaining wall, and the wall is where the permit question comes in. The city's bulletin lists retaining walls up to 4 feet, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, as exempt, but not when the wall carries an added load above it, and a room near the top usually counts as one. The bulletin tells owners to check with Planning and Building and Safety, and we do that before we draw anything.
Send us your Murrieta address and project
Call (951) 336-8162 or send the form with your address and a photo or two of the patio or deck, and I'll show up already knowing what to look at.
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