{"id":14654,"date":"2022-05-08T11:04:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T10:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessfinancenews.com\/?p=14654"},"modified":"2022-05-08T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T11:07:05","slug":"sunroom-vs-screened-porch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessfinancenews.com\/home\/sunroom-vs-screened-porch\/","title":{"rendered":"sunroom vs screened porch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Adding a sunroom is a great way to increase your home\u2019s living space and bring a bit of the outdoors inside. Sunrooms have walls made of glass or very large windows that give them a bright, sunny feel. <\/p>\n
Sunrooms are constructed differently based on your local climate and the number of seasons in which they provide comfortable living space (usually two, three or four). In colder climates, you\u2019ll need a heating system and lots of insulation to use the sunroom year round. <\/p>\n
Sunrooms can cost anywhere from about $10,000 to upwards of $70,000. The cost depends on many factors, including size, layout, cost of materials and cost of labor. Four-season sunrooms are more expensive than two-season sunrooms because of extras such as heating and insulation.<\/p>\n
The smallest two-season sunrooms or prefabricated sunrooms with glass walls start at about $10,000. The average prefabricated, or factory-built, sunroom costs about $15,000 to $35,000, including the foundation and all site work.<\/p>\n
Custom-built, four-season sunrooms with heating systems, full foundations and insulation usually cost $40,000 to $60,000. In this price range, you\u2019ll get finishing touches such as window screens and shades, tile flooring and ceiling fans.<\/p>\n
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Screened-in porches are more like outdoor rooms. Essentially, they are decks or patios with walls and a roof. The walls or windows are typically screens, not glass. You can opt for floor-to-ceiling screens, a half wall or \u201cknee wall\u201d with screens above, or regular walls with wind0w-like cutouts for screens. <\/p>\n
Screened-in porches offer the feel of the outdoors without some of the drawbacks. You\u2019ll feel the breeze and hear the sounds of nature, but you\u2019ll be protected from direct sunlight, rain, mosquitos and other insects. <\/p>\n
The price of a screened-in porch depends on the size, materials used and your geographic location. In general, plan to spend anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000. Enclosing a preexisting deck or porch will fall on the low end of that price range, while having a screened-in porch built from the ground up will fall on the high end. <\/p>\n
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