How Much Does A New Sunroom Cost?
Many homeowners in Hampton Roads, from Virginia Beach to Williamsburg and everywhere between, have considered adding a sunroom to their home. One of the first questions they ask is, “how much does a new sunroom cost?” As with most home construction projects, it is difficult to find a cost by simply searching online. Adding a sunroom to your home is a permanent custom home addition. Building a sunroom onto your home requires similar building codes and guides as those necessary when your home was constructed. Additionally, the design and construction of your sunroom is a custom project. There are a multitude of ways to select key elements of your sunroom that impact the pricing of the overall project. Abiding by housing codes in addition to the many variables and options in constructing your custom sunroom make it impossible to find flat pricing without a professional reviewing the scope of your project.
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Home Addition Versus Sunroom Comparison
If one of your goals for a new home project is to increase square footage to your home, livable space, and lift your home’s value, you typically have two options. Option one is a full-scale room addition project. A room addition is costly, running upwards of $200,000+. Many budget-conscious homeowners instead elect option two – adding a sunroom to your home. Adding a sunroom space to your home is typically half the cost of a traditional home addition. When working with an experienced custom sunroom builder, you can design your dream extra square footage of living space at a better value than a full-scale home addition.
How Is A Sunroom Quote Determined?
While it is impossible to find a flat price for a custom sunroom project without a meeting to determine the scope of work, there are several variables that impact a price quote.
Size Of Your Sunroom
Determining how large your new sunroom will be is the first variable impacting the cost of your room. The size of the space includes the height, width, and roof projection. The size of the space you will need for your new sunroom is impacted by the purpose you plan to use your sunroom, a place for entertaining, enjoying a hobby, or simply relaxing and soaking up the indoors from the comfort of your home. Knowing the square footage and dimensions that you would like your new sunroom to be is an important factor in determining the cost of your new sunroom. In general terms, the larger the space the more costly the project.
Type of Sunroom
There are several types of sunrooms you can consider in adding space to your home. If you have an existing screened porch or patio you may be able to convert that space into a traditional sunroom. You may be looking for a 3-season sunroom which can be used spring, fall, and shouldering into summer and winter. You may be looking for a year-round sunroom that includes insulation elements and is connected to a heating and cooling system to ensure comfortable temperatures no matter the season. While each of these sunrooms have customization abilities, they have a general price scale.
Porch conversions are the most cost-efficient way to reclaim an under-used space. Because of the elements already available with a porch conversion (you have an existing foundation and or roofing system,) there are less materials and less build-time in converting a porch or enclosed space into a sunroom, thus the cost is overall lower.
Three season sunrooms are the second most cost-efficient sunroom addition project. These sunrooms are built ground-up. They require fresh foundation, and a roofing system that connects with your home. 3-season rooms do not include an HVAC source, nor do they have the highest level of insulation. These sunrooms are customizable, with many add-on elements, sizes, and colors available. Many homeowners may start with a three-season sunroom and upgrade to a year-round sunroom when they realize how much they enjoy the space.
The most expensive sunrooms are four-season or year-round sunrooms. Like the three-season sunroom, these sunrooms are built from the ground-up, requiring foundation, roof structure, and all the permits that go with it. Extremely customizable you will have many options for the type of windows, doors, lighting, and more that you select for your year-round sunroom. While these sunrooms are the most expensive variety of sunroom, they are still much cheaper than building a full-scale traditional home addition. While more costly than a 3-season sunroom, a year-round sunroom is typically half the cost of a home addition but can be used just as frequently.
Selection Of Windows And Walls
There are a variety of ways to enclose your new sunroom. How you intend to use the space will impact the type of windows and walls you should select. The type of walls and windows that you decide upon for your new space will impact the cost of your sunroom. You may decide to use screens, single pane glass, double-pane, or high-performance insulated glass. You may choose patio doors, windows, and knee walls, or a combination. What you decide upon for the windows and wall structure of your new sunroom impacts the overall cost of your new sunroom.
Roof Selection
There are several options for the type of roof you would like for your new sunroom. You may decide upon a custom wood roof, or a panelized roof system. There are also options for insulating below the roof. Some roof options such as structural panels with I-beams offer low maintenance. Roof styles include single slope and gable roof styles. The material and style of roof that you select for your new sunroom will impact the overall cost of your sunroom.
Custom Add-Ons
To make your dream sunroom, you may consider including custom add-ons. Some popular custom add-ons include, skylights, and HVAC systems. Our skylights are glass roof panels built into the roof construction. Adding skylights to your sunroom will increase the natural light in your new space and views of the sky.
For a four-season sunroom in Hampton Roads, you will want to include a heating and cooling unit. An HVAC system in your sunroom will allow you to comfortably use this new space in the heat of the summer and cold of the winter months.
Including a deck to enhance your sunroom would also add to the function of your new sunroom and also impact the cost of the overall project. These and other custom add-ons will impact the overall cost of your new sunroom.
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Construction Materials
There are varying levels of construction materials that ECCO Sunroom & Awning can use in constructing your sunroom. There are three main types of construction materials that we use – thermally engineered products, non-thermally engineered aluminum, and structurally reinforced vinyl. All three of these construction materials are high-quality and provide better views and ventilation than a stick-built structure. The materials you select will impact the cost of your sunroom.
Current Space And Structure
Evaluating the space and structure where you plan to build your new sunroom will also impact the overall cost of the project. If you have an existing foundation that meets code and can be used in constructing your new sunroom or will a foundation need to be included to the cost of the construction? The sunroom should mirror the look and feel of the exterior style of your home. Matching the roof of your home and exterior material will impact the cost of your new sunroom as well.
Permits And Building Codes
The timeline and cost of your new sunroom can also be impacted based on the permits required for the job. Local and state building codes, homeowner associations, other zoning issues will also impact your sunroom project.
Schedule A Free Design Consultation
The only way to learn the cost of creating your dream sunroom space is with a custom in-home quote. Call today 757-424-0022 to schedule a free design consultation from ECCO Sunroom & Awning. One of our team of designers will evaluate your current space, hear about your dream look and feel for the space, and develop a custom quote for your new sunroom project.
Featured discount figured from 25% of average cost of $48,000 for a sunroom or patio enclosure. This example is an estimate only. Actual payment amounts based on amount and timing of purchase. Free heating and cooling is a through the wall PTAC unit only. To qualify, sunroom must be a year-round insulated glass sunroom with full electrical package. No credits or modifications to the offer will be allowed. Offer not valid on prior sales, prior booked jobs, or combined with any other offers. Offer valid only at time of initial in home quotation. One offer per household. Some restrictions apply. Call for complete details and pricing. Offer ends 12/31/2024.
