Articles on Design - Situating a Sunroom -- Tips for Better Use - 9/1/2004 - House Solar Energy Efficiency
Articles on Design - Situating a Sunroom -- Tips for Better Use
Over 500,000 homeowners add sunrooms each year to their homes. They regularly choose a light-filled space rather than a traditional addition. If you want a sunroom, you need to make a few decisions about placement and how you want it to function within the flow of your home.
Look at the orientation of the yard in relation to your proposed site-you want to ensure a good view that is unobstructed by large trees or shrubbery.
Have a good understanding as to where the room will be attached to the rest of the home and how it will affect the look and feel of that area.
Will the sunroom be accessible? Will you be blocking any other rooms with this proposed site?
Does your local building code have a set-back requirement that will interfere with your proposed site?
When designing the sunroom, take the architectural style and design of your home into consideration and match the sunroom to that particular style-a sunroom can be an architecturally creative addition if thoughtfully executed.
Building a sunroom addition requires a totally different method of construction-hire a professional who has specific experience building sunrooms.
