Niche markets of Sunroom windows

European companies discovered a niche market where customers wanted extra privacy. This meant that blinds and curtains were specially developed to be fitted into the sunroom and sunroom windows without damaging the stability of the structure. This has proved a profitable industry where blinds can now be controlled from electronic hand-held devices.

Another market is for specialised flooring in sunrooms. In earlier sunrooms, floors were often tiled because of the possibility of roof leaks, and cold air entering resulted in the room becoming chilly. Floors with heated pipe and insulation are now available. Types of flooring are available in a wide variety of materials and forms and customers are no longer restricted to tiles. Older sunrooms which are not structurally sound may be prone to leaks and draughts, so traditional tiled floors are still in demand.

Newer pre-engineered sunroom designs must meet strict criteria to obtain building permits and product approvals through various agencies. Certain features such as thermal breaks and glass that is designed to meet the high demands of a sunroom will greatly aid in the utilization of the sunroom in a manner that will prevent leakage and allow for full year 'round usage.

History of Sun rooms

Farmhouses and urban row homes featured a covered porch as a place for the user to sit and relax. With the suburbanization of America, families increasingly used their back patios and gardens for this purpose. However, weather conditions often made patios unusable at times, providing an incentive for families to cover and screen in their patios for privacy and for shelter.

As this trend evolved, so did improvements in glass manufacture, making it possible to attach storm windows together to enclose a patio space.

During the 1960s, professional re-modelling companies developed affordable systems to enclose a patio or deck, offering design, installation, and full service warranties. Patio rooms featured lightweight, engineered roof panels, single pane glass, and aluminium construction. These versatile patio rooms extended the outdoor season, provided protection from rain, wind and insects, and gave homeowners extra space. The interior of a sun rooms warms quickly in sunlight, even on cold days, and may provide a means of heating the part of the main house into which the sun room or conservatory opens. Furniture and plants located in a sun room/conservatory should be resistant to temperature change.

As customers became more energy conscious and building technology aware, patio and sunrooms became available with insulated glass, vinyl and vinyl-wood composite framework, and more elaborate designs. Many American companies also began to offer greenhouses and conservatories, which were popular in Europe.

Useful Sunrooms

Sunrooms have been used as an external part of home from a very long time and these are mostly used as greenhouse or lounge. Nowadays sunrooms are built using latest techniques and science a lot so that the uses have gone wide and the area of utilizing the sunrooms has also spread. Now these can also be used in many other ways including kitchen, studies, dining rooms, and many others.

There are many easy of categorizing the sunrooms, but if the uses are concerned there are mainly two types. These include three season sunrooms, and four season sunrooms. These can be understood by their name as well. In the first one that is three season sunroom is can be guessed form the name that this type of sunroom is used in three different seasons. Three season sunroom is usable in all seasons expect winter. This can be constructed at very low costs as it does not require any insulation and can be constructed using cheap windows. The problem with this type of sunroom is that these get cold in winter and hot in summer as the glass used in these only collect the solar energy and brings the heat directly into the room.

The other is four season sunroom, which is useful in all four seasons. This type of sunroom is designed to provide the user with comfortable enjoyment throughout the year. These have the amenities of the interior of the home. These types of sunrooms are built using insulated glass and other fully insulated material. The reason behind the year long effects of these sunrooms is the service of controlled climate provided by it.