Differences between Screen Rooms 3 & 4 seasons rooms
A screened-in porch can add versatile indoor-outdoor living space to a home. But when it comes to resale value, screened porches are not as valuable to buyers as 3 & 4-seasons rooms. This is because homeowners can use a 3-season room 9 months out of the year (generally, spring, summer and fall), while a screened porch has more limited uses. Converting an existing screened porch into a 3-season room takes extensive knowledge of carpentry and is not a task for amateurs.
Basically a screened room is exactly that, a room that is screened in with a screen door leading to the backyard. A lot of homeowners have added to an existing deck or patio with some type of roof & screened system installed. For a true screened in room the contractor needs to make sure there is some type of screening material under the deck to keep out bugs. Usually screened in porches have a small amount of extra electrical like some light fixtures & ceiling fan, and sometimes a place for an outside TV.
3 seasons room which is explained above is for use 3 seasons out of the year. They usually have some type of window system that can be installed over the screens. 4 seasons rooms are really just room additions that can be used as an actual extended living space any time of the year. Most times these 4 season rooms have a zoned heating & air-conditioning unit installed in the wall of the addition. This way the room can be shut off & only opened when in use without having to heat or cool it all year long. When done right, these rooms can be made to look like they were built when the original home was built. For all these rooms most municipalities require them to be built with the proper permits.
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1.) With a digital camera take some pictures of the proposed work area (be sure to include pictures of the area that will be used to access the work area)
2.) Make a rough drawing of the side of the house & proposed work area & include measurements of the Room area as well as the distance from the top of the foundation to the ground & estimate the fall if any from the house out to the end of the deck & be sure to specify where the steps are to be located if any. (A video will soon be made available to show you how to measure for your Screen Room quote.
3.) Up load the pictures & the drawing in the areas provided on the form below. There are 7 areas available for upload if you need additional areas to up load items you may need to fill out form more than once.
4.) Please be sure to give a brief description of your project & any special details like what type of deck, floor surface, or handrail you may be considering. If you want a comparative cost, like the difference between a prefab type of room or a stick built room, please be sure to mention this in your description of the project.
5.) Once you have submitted the contact form and your pictures continue to the store front & choose the packages you would like for us to put together for you. You will then be taken to a check out page where you can pay for the services via a secure PayPal portal.
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