Kentucky is known for many things… fast racehorses, bourbon, fried chicken, and college basketball (to name a few). It is also known for having four distinct seasons, which each bring their own pros and cons. This means that our summer highs usually range around 87º F while our winter lows average 23º F. In these types of conditions, it’s often difficult to enjoy either of the extremes completely. However, American Deck & Sunroom offers a solution in the form of both screened rooms and sunrooms.
Both of these structures are custom designed, planned, and constructed by the American Deck & Sunroom crew. We construct strong, maintenance-free, permanent structures that are designed to last a lifetime. Bring the indoors outdoor! We can install a ceiling, ceiling fan, half-walls and full doors into both of these types of structures.
What do they do?
A custom screened room keeps those nagging bugs away, while still allowing in that cool, relaxing breeze. A custom sunroom provides complete transparency that allows you to still enjoy nature without stepping one foot out your home. Screened rooms and sunrooms are outstanding architectural additions to your home, and they both can be provided by American Deck and Sunroom.
Now, once you’re certain you want American Deck and Sunroom to provide a creative addition to your beautiful home, it’s time to determine whether a screened room or a sunroom would be a better fit for your unique needs. Below, we outline the differences between the two in order to better explain their individual purpose.
Sunrooms
Sunrooms are a great way to increase the living space within your home, and as mentioned, bring some of nature’s outdoors inside. Sunrooms have walls completely made of glass or very large windows, so your home will receive an abundance of natural light. Perfect for relaxing in the warmth of the sun’s rays. Perfect for those clear nights spent counting the stars. A custom sunroom provided by American Deck and Sunroom can be an excellent addition to your home.
Pros:
- Perfect for brutal winters/extreme summer – Considering sunrooms are completely enclosed, you are able to control the temperature making them excellent for the brutal cold during the winter or the extreme heat of the summer.
- Being able to heat or cool your custom sunroom allows you to be at a comfortable temperature for year-round use.
- Versatility – Sunrooms provide spaces that are highly versatile. As a result, you have the option to turn your custom sunroom into a family room, play room, guest room, gym, or place where you go to isolate yourself and enjoy nature.
- Transparency without bugs, dust, or pollen – Your custom sunroom is completely enclosed, so you do not have to worry about any pesky bugs sneaking through. Also, you are exposed to the tranquility exuded from outdoors.
Cons:
- More expensive – While custom sunrooms are well worth the cost, they do tend to be considerable more expensive than screened room because there is usually more construction involved in the process.
Screened Rooms
Our designs can begin from the ground-up, beginning with a new foundation. Or, we have innovative ideas for screening-in an existing patio, porch, lanai or deck. You get multi-season space for living and entertaining. Watch the sun come up… watch the moon rise… watch the day go by. We get very creative with screen rooms! You have the benefit of our 20 years of designing and building outdoor living spaces.
Screened rooms are perfect for providing that great feeling of being outdoors. Screened rooms also keep those pesky bugs away, but unlike sunrooms, screened rooms still allow those calm winds to penetrate and contribute to the outdoor comfort. These additions are essentially outdoor rooms. The walls or windows are screens, not glass, which allows you to feel like you’re outdoors without some of the drawbacks (bugs, dirt, and the beat of sunshine). A custom screened room provided by American Deck and Sunroom may be the missing piece to your beautiful home.
Pros:
- Perfect for moderate /warmer climates – With screened rooms, you do not have the ability to control the temperatures, so these custom additions are perfect for warmer and moderate climates.
- Outdoor feel – A custom screened room is an extension the outdoors. If you love spending your time outside, then this is the best option for you. You get all the pros that come from nature’s outdoors like the feel of a peaceful breeze, without the cons like nagging flies and bugs.
- Less Expensive – Screened rooms cost considerably less to build than sunrooms. This is due to the fact that screened rooms require fewer materials and less construction. So, if you want an appealing addition to your home at a affordable price, this option is perfect.
Cons:
- Seasonal Limitations – Screened rooms are not able to provide year long use, unless you live in an area where the climate is always moderate. They do not provide comfortable conditions in extremely hot or cold temperatures.
Keep in mind
No matter your architectural needs, American Deck & Sunroom can provide you with a custom design that will increase the worth of your home, will blend seamlessly with your existing architecture, and will last a lifetime.
Some people begin with screens and later ask us to convert the space to a sunroom. This is another situation in which our engineering emphasis benefits you. Our designs are pre-designed to be retro-fit with glass window systems that can turn the space into a three- or- four-season room. If you change your mind, the room never looks as if something is missing.
When you choose American Deck & Sunroom to create a custom project, you are choosing an experienced contractor for your outdoor living project. The hallmarks of our service include detailed engineering, guaranteed cost quotes, first rate building materials, warranties, and a rarity among construction projects: the crew that begins erecting one of our projects stays with it to the end. This is a measure of quality control that is a determining factor in our delivery of superior workmanship.
