A sunroom built adjacent to a patio makes the perfect transition space between indoors and out. For a serene sense of flow, be sure to choose indoor and outdoor décor that shares some of the same colours or elements to tie the design together.
used for a sunroom application with many different purposes, but the most energyefficient glass would be a UV-blocking reflective exterior pane with a low-e argon interior, which keeps sunrooms warm in winter and cool in summer. Compared with regular house windows, our sunroom glass is usually more efficient.” Nelson uses a patented glass called Conservaglass Plus, made by Four Seasons Sunrooms. Their technology employs two types of glass coatings: a heat-trapping coating used on the walls to capture the warmth of the sun in winter months when the sun is low and a heat-blocking coating for ceiling panels to reflect heat in the summer when the sun is high. Agar, who sources glass from Oldcastle Glass and Garibaldi Glass in Vancouver, says they select the right glass for each sunroom based on each site’s particular requirements. It’s part of the feasibility study they conduct at the beginning of each project,
which examines details like land type, the architecture of the home, orientation, and how the homeowners plan to use the room. The results of the study govern the entire project right down to the finishing details. “We always start with a solar study to track the sun throughout the day and seasonally,
then we design the glass accordingly,” he says. “There are all sorts of glazing opportunities for different situations, including privacy glass to reduce the ‘fish bowl’ effect and heatmirror glass to slow thermal gain in southfacing rooms.” Agar also says good ventilation is key in
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