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Serving San Bernardino, CA and surrounding areas. (909) 515-5768
Your backyard should be enjoyable year-round. We design and build solariums that bring in natural light while keeping the Inland Empire heat where it belongs - outside.
Solarium installation in San Bernardino means adding a glass-enclosed room to your home where most of the walls and roof are glass or clear glazing, flooding the interior with natural light from every angle. Most projects take one to three weeks of active construction once permits are in hand.
A solarium goes further than a standard sunroom. Where a custom sunroom has solid walls with windows, a solarium wraps you in glass - giving you the feel of being outside while staying protected from the heat, insects, and wind that make San Bernardino summers difficult.
If your backyard sits mostly unused from June through September, a properly designed solarium with the right glass and cooling options can give that space back to you. Call us to talk through what would work on your specific home.
San Bernardino summers are long and intense. If you stop stepping outside from May through October because of the heat, that is the clearest sign you are ready for a climate-controlled alternative. A solarium gives you the view and the feel of your yard without the sun beating down on you.
If the back rooms of your house feel dim even on a bright day, it is often because the floor plan does not capture available light. A solarium attached to a back wall floods adjacent rooms with daylight. This is especially common in older ranch-style homes around San Bernardino where the layout was not designed with natural light in mind.
When your family has outgrown your home but moving is not the plan, a solarium adds a real, livable room without a full structural addition. If your dining room has become a homework space and your living room a playroom, it is time to think about adding square footage. A solarium can serve as a reading room, home office, or casual family area.
If your existing patio or covered porch has seen better days and you are not using it, that is often a signal the space is not comfortable enough to draw you outside. Rather than repairing a surface that still will not work in summer heat, some homeowners find it makes more sense to invest in an enclosed solarium that works year-round.
We build solariums in several configurations depending on how much light you want, how you plan to use the space, and what your budget allows. Homeowners who want maximum light and a close-to-outdoor experience often choose a full glass solarium with heat-reducing glazing on all four walls and the roof. If you prefer a little more shade flexibility, a hybrid design combines glass walls with a partially solid or insulated roof panel.
Each installation is built around your home. If you already have a patio cover in place, we can often incorporate it into the new structure and reduce foundation work. For homeowners considering a fully enclosed, climate-ready space, our patio cover installation and enclosed room options complement a solarium at different price points.
Suits homeowners who want maximum natural light and an immersive outdoor-indoor experience year-round.
Suits homeowners who want the light of a glass room but prefer a partially shaded overhead to reduce heat in the hottest months.
Suits homes where an existing exterior wall can serve as the fourth side, reducing framing cost and tying the room into your home's footprint.
Suits homes with an exposed corner that offers views in two directions - maximizing light capture and making the space feel larger.
San Bernardino sits in the Inland Empire and regularly sees summer temperatures above 100 degrees. That means the type of glass your contractor specifies matters more here than in coastal cities. Standard glass will turn your new room into an oven from June through September. We specify heat-reducing, low-emissivity glass on every project and design cooling solutions into the space from the start, not as an afterthought. The U.S. Department of Energy provides guidance on how glass coatings affect heat and light - the right choice here is non-negotiable.
San Bernardino is also in one of California's most active earthquake zones, which means every connection between your solarium and your home must be engineered to meet seismic requirements. We serve homeowners in Highland and Redlands, where many of the homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Older homes can absolutely support a beautiful solarium, but the prep work is different - and we assess every site before quoting.
We respond to all inquiries within one business day. During the site visit we check your existing foundation, the wall where the room will attach, and any overhead obstructions - then we provide a written, itemized estimate.
Once you sign, we submit the permit application to the City of San Bernardino on your behalf. If your neighborhood has an HOA, we provide the drawings they need for architectural review. Plan for two to six weeks for this phase.
With permits approved, the crew prepares the site - pouring or reinforcing the concrete pad and framing seismic-compliant connections to your home. This is the noisiest phase, typically two to five days depending on site conditions.
The frame goes up and glass panels are set - walls first, then the roof sections. A city inspector visits to verify the work matches approved plans. We finish with interior trim, weatherstripping, and a full walkthrough before we leave.
We handle every permit, every inspection, and every city requirement - you just show up for the walkthrough.
(909) 515-5768Every solarium we build goes through the City of San Bernardino's Building and Safety Division before a single shovel hits the ground. A city inspector verifies the work during and after construction. You receive all permit sign-off documents before we leave - documentation that protects you at resale.
San Bernardino is in one of California's most active seismic zones. Every connection between your new solarium and your existing home is engineered to California's earthquake construction requirements. This is not optional here, and we do not cut corners on it. The California Contractors State License Board verifies licensed contractors meet these standards - you can check ours on their website.
We do not install standard glass in a region that hits 100-plus degrees for weeks at a time. Heat-reducing glazing is standard on our projects - not an upgrade you have to ask for. We discuss options with you during the estimate so you understand exactly what you are getting and why it matters here.
Older homes in central and western San Bernardino sometimes have foundation or framing conditions that affect how a solarium can be attached. We assess every site in person before quoting. If a contractor gives you a firm price over the phone without looking at your home, that is a warning sign.
Every one of these proof points comes back to the same thing: we build rooms that are safe, legal, and designed for how San Bernardino actually lives. Call us to talk through what a solarium would look like on your home.
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