Ask Sir Walter: SunRoom & Additions Questions
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Q: Are your homes expensive to heat?
A: No. Relative to heating prices in your area, it is usually lower than comparable homes. Due to the quality of materials, construction methods and custom-made windows, a Lindal home addition is an energy-efficient home.
Q: With so much glass in my house, will it be expensive to cool it in the summer?
A: No. The Lindal windows are energy-efficient with highest industry rating for their ability to prevent air and water infiltration under the toughest test conditions. State-of-the-art Low E Argon glass is our standard for comfort, energy-efficiency and reducing fading of draperies and furniture fabrics.
Q: Is there an advantage to using tinted windows?
A: Whether you choose to tint your windows or leave them clear, you will see the same benefits with a Lindal window. They are energy-efficient with highest industry rating for their ability to prevent air and water infiltration under the toughest test conditions. State-of-the-art Low E Argon glass is our standard for comfort, energy-efficiency and reducing fading of draperies and furniture fabrics.
Q: What is a SkyWall?
A: A SkyWall varies from a SunRoom in that it is in line with the rest of the roof line. A SunRoom tends to protrude from the house.
Q: We plan to have a hot tub in our sunroom. How will the sunroom hold up with the high humidity that the hot tub will create?
A: Lots of our customers install hot tubs in their sunrooms. If not initially, then sometime after the room is built. It is a magical feeling to be able to enjoy the outside while you are snug and secure in a glass structure, like a Lindal SunRoom.
You can rest assured that every Lindal SunRoom is engineered and designed so that the moisture and condensation will escape and drain to the exterior of the room. The drain design (on both the vertical glass and sloped glass) is critical when thinking about an addition that will contain a hot tub or even lots of plants. Without planning for this moisture and humidity to exit the room, within a short time the wood framing members will start to rot and the insulated glass seals will fail.
Q: I'd love to have a sunroom on my home; however several years ago a relative of mine built his own sunroom and for 6 months of the year it is too hot to sit in. What did he do wrong?
A: Chances are he didn't use the correct type and the right amount of glass. The technology that is applied to glass today is far superior to the glass that was available just a few years ago.
Our dealers are trained to visit your site and determine the correct specification and right amount of overhead glass that will work best for your specific situation. By using the correct type of glass, you should be just as comfortable in your Lindal SunRoom at noon on the 4th of July as you are on Christmas morning.
Q: Does Lindal offer room additions other than SunRooms?
A: We sure do, we actually have two other types of additions that are different from our SunRoom products.
One of the rooms is called our PatioRoom. This great looking addition utilizes a traditional solid framed, rafter roof system with insulation and your choice of interior ceiling finishes. The perimeter walls can be sided with the same siding as is currently on your home. The windows can also be the same as—or similar to—those in your existing home.
The other style of room addition, which is called our Post and Beam addition, looks similar to a Lindal Cedar Home. We use architectural grade glu-lam posts and beams to support the walls and roof. As with our other rooms, we offer a variety of roof pitches, siding options and window styles.
