Screen and glass enclosures alike provide a multitude of benefits to a home. When you add these fixtures to your building, you will obtain a comfortable, relaxing environment in which you can spend your free time. At Kool Breeze, we are dedicated to providing you with all the services that you need to ensure a comfortable space in your yard. Here are just a few of the benefits that these enclosures provide to your building.

Screen and Glass Enclosures Add to the Usable Space of your Home

Unfortunately, the size of your property doesn’t always correlate to the usable space of your home. In fact, inclement outdoor weather may render areas of your property completely unusable. There are options for increasing the usable space of your home and property. Not only are screen and glass enclosures comfortable, unique environments, but they also increase the total amount of space that they can use within your building. In fact, by straddling the line between the indoors and the outdoors, these enclosures can provide the perfect place to host parties and other gatherings. They also provide excellent places to implement hammocks or otherwise improve the atmosphere of the area.

Types of Porch Enclosures

Enclosed rooms ensure a comfortable, relaxing environment where you can spend time. There are two common types of porch enclosures. A glass enclosure, often called a sunroom, solarium, or sun porch is a durable, enclosed option to enjoy the sun without being exposed to the elements. Screen enclosures use screens to keep the area enclosed. This helps to ensure that bugs are kept away while you are still able to enjoy a cool, outdoor breeze. There are advantages to either option, though they both provide a plethora of benefits to your home.

Screen Enclosures vs Glass Enclosures

The right enclosure for your building will depend on the benefits you want to receive from your enclosure. For example, screen enclosures tend to provide a more natural feel than sunrooms, because there is nothing but the screen between you and the outdoors. They also allow you to experience the outdoor breeze, which can penetrate through the screen while simultaneously keeping bugs and other pests away from the building. Screen enclosures generally tend to be more affordable than glass enclosures. Alternatively, glass enclosures tend to stay warmer and provide you with more control over the temperature, which means that they will still be usable in the cold, winter months. They also provide complete protection from the elements. Identifying the ideal enclosure for your building will ensure that you are able to obtain all of the right benefits for your property.

Add Value to the Building

Adding an enclosed room to your building can go a long way toward improving the value of the building. The more usable space your building has, the more it will be worth. Enclosures are often viewed as a luxury fixture to your building, which can substantially raise your building’s value. These fixtures will also provide more appeal if you intend to sell your home. Home improvements that increase the value of your building tend to have a rather high return on investment.

Obtain a Comfortable Environment

Outdoor enclosures provide a comfortable environment where you can enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. The outdoors can be relaxing and fun to spend time in, but it also leaves you exposed to the elements. Bugs may congregate around you, you can be burned by the sun, or rain can soak through your clothing. When you add a glass or screen enclosure to your building, you will be able to enjoy the outdoors while still obtaining protection from the elements and ensuring the maximum comfort in the area.

Keep the Bugs Away

Both screen and glass enclosures alike prevent bugs from penetrating into the area. This allows you to enjoy spending time outdoors, without exposing you to the risk of mosquito bites among other issues. Protection from pests and bugs help to create a far more comfortable outdoor environment than one that doesn’t provide appropriate protection from bugs.

Safe Enjoyment for Kids and Pets

There are many potential threats that occur outside of the home. These threats can cause kids and pets to sustain injury, among many other things. Unless you have time to supervise, you may feel worried about allowing your children to play outside. Fortunately, enclosed rooms can provide a space where pets and children can enjoy the experience of being outdoors, without being exposed to any of the possible threats.

Protection from the Elements

An enclosure helps to provide you with superior protection from the elements. A screen enclosure prevents rain from penetrating into the area, while still allowing you to enjoy the enticing aroma of fresh rain. They also provide a shaded area that prevents you from the uncomfortable summer heat. Glass enclosures provide even more protection from the outdoor elements.

Outdoor Dining Space

Dining outdoors can be a fun change of pace for the family. It can also provide a fantastic scene for a romantic dinner. However, bugs and other outdoor fixtures can be incredibly frustrating when you attempt to host an outdoor dinner. Obtaining an enclosed room can allow you to enjoy the benefits of dining outdoors, without any of the negative aspects.

Extra Privacy

Chances are that when you want to spend time outdoors, you won’t be able to maintain your privacy. However, screen enclosures and glass enclosures often provide you with the option of curtains or otherwise improving your level of privacy.

Obtaining a screen or glass enclosure can help you to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors, without experiencing many of the drawbacks that are usually present. It is more than possible to enjoy nice weather outside without worrying about mosquitos, hornets, or other possible pests. Ensuring the best possible enclosure can help you to create the most positive outdoor experience possible. To learn more about how a screen or glass enclosure can benefit your home, contact our experts at Kool Breeze today!

Recently windstorms wreaked havoc across the Wasatch Front. Several homeowners are dealing with serious damage to their homes, including vinyl siding damage. When the siding is damaged, it leaves the home vulnerable. Not only can water damage occur and compromise the structure of the home, but siding also plays a valuable role in insulating the home. Contact Koolbreeze Inc. to discuss vinyl siding damage and replacement.

We often find insurance providers will cover certain costs related to storm damage. If you notice broken pieces of siding, contact our office immediately. Replacing broken siding is imperative to keep your home safe, warm, and protected this winter.

Why Replace Damaged Siding

Vinyl siding can be easily damaged if it is old or was not installed properly. Harsh weather patterns can lead to cracks, chips, splits, breaks, and holes. We can evaluate the extent of damage to your home, and determine the best solution for your home. Siding that is damaged can lead to problems with pests possibly getting into the siding and ruining the home.

Contact KoolBreeze Inc. for Siding Damage Repair & Replacement

If you are dealing with storm damage problems, contact our Ogden office as soon as possible. Our experts can come over and help determine the best siding solutions to restore your home.

With many Utahans staying home during COVID, we have seen a number of people taking on some fun outdoor projects. One of which is building outdoor fireplaces. The addition of an outdoor fireplace is a great way to bring in some value and character to your home. If you are planning to build one this summer, here are some tips from our experts.

Don’t build it under the awning!

We want to make you aware of how many people have made this mistake, you’d be surprised! A lot of people will buy pre-built fireplaces and it causes problems with not only a smoke odor, it causes soot buildup on the awning, and people forget to clean them. The other issue we see is melting of the awning (based on the materials used to build the awning). Plan out a place on your patio where the fireplace can go without causing any unnecessary damage.

Check building codes

Before you can do any type of building, you will need to check with your local building codes. If you are building a large fireplace, you will need to make sure it meets certain requirements for safety concerns. As you plan code safety, plan for personal safety. Don’t have your new fireplace located by trees, tall grass, bushes, and shrubs. When it starts getting hot in July, vegetation starts drying out and it won’t be log for a small spark to cause a massive fire in the backyard.

Planning for weather

When you start creating the hard surface for the fireplace, you do need to make sure you have a strong foundation. Cold weather can cause your fireplace to crack. It is also important to consider what is happening in the winter months with the fireplace. Naturally, snow will fall on it and it needs to melt and drain away. Choose a dry space that does shed water well to make sure the snow and ice will not compromise your new fireplace.

Adding fuel to the fire

When you obtain your building codes, you will also find out what the municipal ordinances are pertaining to the type of fuel you can use. Wood burning is easy to obtain, but its not as convenient as a gas fireplace.

Fireplaces are a fun addition to the backyard and really give you a good reason to go outside and use your patio. For other backyard tips including quality patio furniture, contact KoolBreeze Inc. today!