Enclosed rooms come with many benefits all year round, and winter is no exception. When you add an enclosed room to your home, you’ll be able to enjoy the outside no matter the weather, and create a private alcove for whatever you wish your room to be. Here is what you need to know about how you can benefit from an enclosed room this winter.

Increased Usable Space

During the winter months, parts of your house may become less than ideal to use due to the plummeting temperatures and snowfall. If you want to host a party, you may find yourself restricted to the interior of your home, since unless you have an enclosed porch, your porch likely won’t be the best gathering space, and with all the snow and wet, people likely wouldn’t want to mingle outside anyway. 

An enclosed room provides an area for you to host parties and other such gatherings that both have the beauty and sense of being outside while maintaining the comfort of being inside. Adding these enclosed spaces adds additional space to utilize all year round, so that when other parts of your home may not be ideal, you can turn to your enclosed space for the job.

The Beauty Of The Outdoors Inside

You may find yourself wishing you could just sit outside with a book and a mug of steaming hot chocolate but not want to have to bundle up or worry about your book getting wet from the snow. Similarly, maybe you want to stretch, or workout, or visit, or any number of activities outside, but the temperature and weather conditions are a deterrent. 

Enclosed rooms provide that outdoors feel with the comfort of your HVAC system and furniture while also protecting from the elements. You can go to your enclosed room to feel close to nature on days where it just isn’t pleasant to be outside, no matter if it is because of snowfall, wind, cold, or whatever else. Enclosures like this will allow for you to feel as though you are closer to nature while also keeping you dry and warm and overall more comfortable. 

Increased Privacy

Usually when we go outside, it’s with the knowledge that we’re losing a great deal of our privacy that comes from being within closed walls people can neither see nor hear easily through. Understandably, there are many instances in which we want to maintain privacy outside. Perhaps you wish to discuss deep or intimate matters or simply don’t want to be overheard, but you don’t want to be confined to the recesses of your home.

Enclosed rooms allow for that outdoor feel with privacy you can seldom find in your backyard or around the outside of your house. For additional privacy, you can install curtains or blinds to your room, so that you can also visually close yourself off, should you wish it.

UV Protection

Many people assume that they need only worry about UV rays during the hot summer months, but the truth is that harmful UV rays are present all year round, no matter the season. In the winter, the days may be shorter, but that doesn’t mean UV rays go away. They can also reflect off of the snow, into your eyes or into your home, causing furniture to fade.

When you choose a glass enclosure, you can choose glass that will protect from those harmful UV rays. Through the glass’s protection, you can read or craft or whatever else freely, without fear of harsh glares, and you don’t have to worry about your furniture fading, either.

Enjoy The Natural Light

Seasonal depression is a beast. With less sunlight, many people find their moods dropping. Enclosures are a way for you to enjoy what natural light you can get from the comfort of your home. With how much light they let in, these rooms are ideal for soaking in natural light and that precious vitamin D while you can get it. 

Natural light not only helps to boost your mood, but is also easier on your eyes than artificial light. This makes it so that this spaces are better for hobbies and visiting than other areas of your house, since they allow so much natural light in. 

Do You Want To Add An Enclosed Room?

Kool Breeze is well aware of the many benefits associated with enclosed spaces, which is why we offer multiple types of enclosed rooms, so that you can choose the best option for you. Since these enclosures are so beneficial, they increase the value of your home too. If you would like to learn more or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at Kool Breeze today!

While we may tend to use our patios more in the warmer months, as the weather turns cooler, so too can our patio usage drop. If it’s getting colder, why use your patio? The cooler months, especially autumn can actually lend themselves quite wonderfully to spending time out on your patio. Here are some ways you can make your patio more inviting in the cooler months and enjoy it all year round. 

Patio Furniture

Patio furniture tends to be neglected by homeowners. With how it is outside, people tend to opt for cheap rather than quality. However, that very fact makes people less likely to use their patios, because cheap furniture falls around easier, especially with how it’s exposed to the elements. Investing in high-quality patio furniture ensures that you have furniture that you will actually use outside and that can withstand being outside. 

No one wants to be at a barbeque or outdoor gathering with nowhere to sit. Having good quality patio furniture makes your patio instantly more welcoming, through creating a gathering area that encourages people to sit and talk and spend time with each other in the crisp fall air with the beautiful changing leaves around. 

If you have poor quality furniture, your patio won’t be as inviting or lend itself as well to being a gathering space. High quality furniture is an investment that’s worth it, both in terms of longevity and durability and in how it encourages usage of your patio. 

Grill

Summer isn’t the only ideal time for a barbeque! Fall also lends itself well to gathering around a grill and enjoying drinks and various barbequed delights like marinated chicken breasts and vegetable kebabs and the like. Many people also like to use their grills to make s’mores with, and chilly fall nights create the perfect ambiance for making smores with friends and family on your patio. Traeger grills offer a sensational wood-fired flavor to your dishes, meaning your smores will have a special touch to them. 

Decorate Your Awning 

Awnings are a decoration in and of themselves, in a way, creating a more refined way of shelter for your porch. Depending on the type of awning you have, you can string fairy lights across them and hang up garlands of fall leaves and the like to make a cozy, intimate atmosphere. 

Decorate – In General!

With Halloween just around the corner, you may decide to put jack-o-lanterns around your patio or other fun themed decor, such as throw pillows and candles and the like. You can also switch this out through the seasons, so that your patio is just as festive as the rest of your home. You can put out themed blankets, or just blankets in general, to encourage people to cozy up outside and have something to snuggle with. 

Fire Pit

Adding a fire pit to your yard is another way to encourage usage of your patio. Fire pits shouldn’t be installed on the patio itself, by any means, as they can melt your awning and cause soot buildup, among other problems. But having one in your backyard – provided it won’t go against any building codes and the like – is a lovely way to get people outside. People can gather around the fire pit, or if they want more distance from it, they can sit on the patio and listen to the crackling embers. 

Insulated Patio Covers

An insulated patio cover helps make your patio warmer and more inviting in the cooler months in a more covert way. They can reduce the sound of rain and hail, as well as protect against them. They can have the look and feel of wood without the maintenance associated with it. They increase the strength of your patio and as the name suggests, offer insulation against the weather. Ergo, insulated patio covers make your patio cozier and a drier place to be, especially during the colder months which are prone to rain and snow. 

Do You Have Patio Questions?

Here at Kool Breeze, we offer patio furniture, Traeger grills, insulated patio covers and more. We want to help you make your patio as inviting and comfortable as possible. If you’re considering having work done to your patio, contact us at Kool Breeze today! We’ll help you find out what will work best for you. 

If you’re thinking about work you can have done to your house or yard, you may come across recommendations to install awnings. Awnings can certainly make your home look more aesthetically pleasing, but is that all they do? What is the purpose of awnings? Here’s what you need to know about them and what they do.

What Are Awnings?

Awnings are roof-like structures attached to buildings, usually over a window, door, or above a sidewalk, though there are ones for patios and the like too. There are even freestanding awnings you can install in your yard!

What Are Awnings Made Of?

They’re usually made of some kind of fabric, such as a canvas made of cotton, polyester, or acrylic, stretched over a framing that can be steel, wood, aluminum, or another material sturdy enough to make a reliable, light structure. There are also awnings made of wood and metal and the like, too. They can be made to be retractable, so you can decide whether or not you want them out.  

What Do Awnings Do?

Awnings have multiple purposes. They can extend your roof, offering additional protection from weather to your home. They provide shade and shelter against the elements. Patio, freestanding, and other outdoor type awnings create another living space in your yard because of that shelter and shade. They also improve the overall look and value of your home. Retractable awnings can be extended out whenever wind or rain threatens to protect your outdoor furniture, windows, and doors.

Different Types of Awnings

There are multiple different types of awnings. There are your window and door awnings, but that’s not all. There are also patio, freestanding, carport, and other types of awnings.

• Window and door awnings are the ones that extend over your windows and doors. They generally fit over the top of them.
• Patio awnings go over your patio, made for enhancing an outdoor living space, and can be freestanding.
• Carport awnings are built to protect cars and other vehicles from the weather.

These, among others, ensure that if you’re thinking about adding awnings to your home or business, you can select the right types for you.

What Are The Benefits Of Awnings?

There are many benefits to awnings. One key benefit to awnings is in their very purpose – a means of shelter, protection, and shade. Window awnings shield your windows from rain, hail, and other elements that could cause you needing to get more frequent window repairs. Patio, pergola, and freestanding awnings, in addition to the other types, give a means of shelter from the sun and other weather. Because they’re a source of coverage, they also keep your patio furniture from fading as quickly.

Awnings don’t just protect the outside of your home – they protect the inside of it too. Because they extend out over windows and doorways, they block elements from getting into your house. This makes a cooler home in the summer, and a cleaner home in storm seasons.

Because awnings protect against the elements, they also create a more livable environment. In the heat of summer, people often don’t want to be outside in the blistering sun. Awnings give relief and a space to be outside in the shade. Since they shield from the weather, they make it easier to sit around a firepit, have a barbeque, or simply spend quality time with others outside.

Awnings also increase your home value. They don’t just have good functions – they look good too. Both for aesthetics and for the multitude of ways they can be utilized, they bring up the value of your property.

Can You Install Awnings?

If your home didn’t come with awnings, you may be wondering if you can have them installed. And yes, you can! Because of their structure, awnings can be added to spaces without them. If you want to install awnings, all you have to do is contact a professional, discuss what you would like done, and they can do it for you.

Questions About Awnings?

Here at Kool Breeze Inc, we specialize in high-quality awnings. We can help you with your awning needs. Kool Breeze also provides a range of services from awnings, to windows, and even sells grills for your barbeques! If you have any questions about awnings, would like to have them installed, or wish to know about any of our other services, please contact us.