Adding a sunroom to a house can be an attractive option for any homeowner. Turning an existing patio into a sunroom or simply creating an addition can extend the square footage and essentially provide an extra room to a house. However, extending the footprint of a house in this way means paying higher property taxes […]
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Greenhouse Kits
Greenhouses are efficiently designed to let the sunshine in and keep the cold weather out allowing you to grow plants year-round. Have you ever dreamed of owning a greenhouse? What would you do in yours? Start flowers and vegetables from seed? Over‑winter your favorite geraniums? Make salads year‑round? Relax and enjoy a quiet hide‑away? Greenhouse are charming, easy to build, and affordable. Mt. […]
Retractable Drop Roll Patio Cover System
You can easily control patio sunshine and glare with a drop shade system. This is the perfect mate for patio covers, designed with a full view fabric that allows you to block even more glare and heat from the sun and provide optimum fading protection for all your patio products. The addition is easily installed on patio covers, creating a […]
Smart Carport Design and Installation
Thinking of building a garage onto your property? Look into the cost–effective benefits of installing a carport instead. For many homeowners, adding a garage isn’t always affordable or practical. But to those who park outside in all types of weather, a garage may seem like a luxury worth the headache and huge price tag. Before you […]
Patio Cover End-Cut Stylings
Make your patio cover your own with an end cut style of your choice. Allowing for dramatic design possibilities, end cuts let you define the overall style of your patio cover. With four options to choose from, the design possibilities are highly customizable. You can take your patio to a whole new design level with the classic tone […]
Latticework Patio Covers
Beautify your existing patio with a luxurious lattice patio cover. You’ll love the sun and shade combination! Under your lattice patio cover, you can enjoy a shade and sun combination. A lattice patio cover provides a subtle shading effect without screening out refreshing breezes. A versatile home improvement, the lattice patio cover structure blends beautifully to your […]
Remodel Your Patio Area with a New Cover
Protect your patio furniture, barbeque, and family fun with a solid patio cover. Your patio area should be a highly functional environment. With a solid roof patio cover, the area becomes even more functional. A solid patio cover allows you to do things on a patio you can’t normally do. Under your solid patio cover, you can escape the heat of […]
Wall, Door, and Roof Features
Sunroom Door Features Metals USA, a popular sunroom material provider, offers a choice of five different glass doors, as well as a steel–clad, raised panel solid insulated door. All of their glass doors have a heavy–duty, extruded aluminum frame, tempered safety glass (with your choice of glazing) and for added security, an industry standard keyed lock set. In addition, all the […]
Conservatory Sunrooms
Escape into your conservatory sunroom every day! No other room in your house will provide you with this much refined elegance and serenity. If you’re looking for a sunroom that is an architectural masterpiece, you’ll appreciate the sheer elegance and timeless European beauty of conservatory living. Edwardian or Victorian conservatories, both conservatory sunroom designs, transport dwellers back to a time […]
Pergola Sunroom
Compared to most sunroom iterations, pergolas tend to be a much more budget-friendly option. But they still come with a range of options in terms of type of wood, hardware and accessories, and covering material—along with furniture and features. One of the big choices is covering material. A fabric cover with a mechanical crank for […]
Pool and Spa Sunroom
These can have very different looks and feels depending on the type of water feature and the nature of the household. Specifically, sunrooms for hot tubs and spas that are primarily used by adults may have more an emphasis on privacy, while pools for kids need a sunroom that is almost entirely transparent for safety. […]
Solarium
Like a “Florida room,” a solarium is often used as just another name for a sunroom. But this style of sunroom is made almost entirely out of glass so as to let in a maximum amount of light. These can also refer to artificial tanning beds, but a sunroom solarium is a great way to […]
Florida Room
A gabled roof isn’t the only way to make your sunroom a more fully protective enclosure. The term Florida Room is sometimes used interchangeably with sunroom, but we always thought of it as a sunroom that could stand up to the Florida climate. We built these sunrooms to be waterproof, airtight, and dust-free when closed […]
Tips for Contractors: Managing Success and Expansion
Starting a new business in the construction industry can be tough, if not downright brutal. Our industry has one of the highest failure rates for small businesses entering the market—although many of the smallest businesses don’t fail so much as the owner decides to take a job with a larger firm. Yet, there are also […]
How to Decorate a Sunroom: Know the “Big Four”
Even people who know they want a sunroom, even people who have dreamt of having a sunroom for years if not decades extending back into childhood, can get overwhelmed by the sheer number of interrelated choices. Where do you start? Sure, you can flip through magazines until your hand cramps, and some of this magazine […]