Swimming Pool Enclosure in Scottsdale Az

Here are several reasons why you should consider enclosing your pool in Arizona:
1) Protect the pool from flying debris due to the sand storms we experience throughout the year.
2) Save on overall pool maintenance expenses
3) Extend the swimming season from few months to all year around
4) Save on heating energy.
5) stop evaporation and save water
6) Use the pool during the sunny days because the enclosure provides shading and filtered out the UV rays.
7) Use the pool during the cold winter days and enjoys tropical type of environment
8) Having the ability to totally enclose the pool or open the enclosure partly or completely at ease.
The best swimming pool enclosure is the one that rides on tracks that allow the homeowner to open or close the enclosure at ease at any time.

The pool enclosure that we use is build from extruded aluminum frame with a polycarbonate glazing. It is a maintenance free structure and engineered to meet all of the required building codes.

Contact me to arrange for a tour to see one of our pool enclosure installations in Scottsdale Arizona. avi@azenclosuresandsunrooms.com To learn more about our services and products log in to: http://www.azenclosuresandsunrooms.com/

Using Sliding Doors for Patio Enclosure

Do you want to enclose your open patio under an existing roof? Do you want to have maximum amount of glass? Consider to do it with sliding glass doors. In some cases we use standard, “of the shelf” doors. However, for best result we recommend to use custom doors and custom windows. Just remember that all open patios have a sloped concrete floor at a ground level. It is important to have a level concrete floor and at list 3’ to 4’ above the ground level for any patio enclosure or sunroom. To achieve a level floor at the proper height we pour new concrete over the existing concrete floor. This type of design and construction can be used for room additions, patio enclosures and sunrooms. Each type can be cooled or heated efficiently as long as we use high quality of insulated glass and size up the air conditioning and heating unit properly.
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How Much glass should a Sunroom have?

By definition a sunroom is a room with mostly glass walls and some times with glass roof. How can we determine how much of glass in the walls and should you consider a glass roof? The answer depends on some factors that need to be examining carefully.
Geographical Location and climate conditions. Most sunrooms in the North and Northeast have glass roof and almost 100% of glass walls. In such a cold climate the sunroom will allow a solar heat gain. However, in the South and southwest we try to reduce the heat gain by reducing the glass area and by providing some shading.
View consideration: In hot climates, glass walls or glass roof are used only to take advantage of the view. No reason to install glass and increase heat gain, in areas with no special view. In cold climates you want to have glass for heat gain even if view is not important. Just remember, more glass will result in more heat gain and less glass will result in less heat gain.
Heating and Cooling: We install many sunrooms in the Phoenix Valley, known as the “Valley of the Sun” where view is the number one consideration for having a sunroom. Properly designed with proper orientation and shading can have a sunroom that is comfortable livable even in the hot Arizona summers with temperatures above 100. It is important to size up the heating and cooling system correctly by paying attention to the heat loss and gain calculations. In wall cooling unit is effective in small patio enclosures and sunrooms. However, heat pump unit should be used in large patio enclosures and in most sunrooms that have a lot of glass.
Conclusion: talk to experienced patio enclosures and sunrooms professional http://www.azenclosuresandsunrooms.com/ or send me e-mail avi@azenclosuresandsunrooms.com with your questions.

Patio enclosure under existing roof in Scottsdale

Any patio with an existing roof can be converted into a patio enclosure. Most customers would like to have as much glass as possible in the rear wall and it can be done by using custom made windows to fit the available opening. It is also recommanded to to have the same type of exterior finishing as of the exterior of the house. In this job we used the same vertical wood siding that the existing house have.

The interior can be finished with many types of materials. In this job we used the same wood siding as of the exterior. Also, by using insulated windows with Low "E" glass, it is easy to cool the space with a relative small air conditioning unit that is installed in the side wall.

All Glass Sunroom

All glass sunrooms have maximum amount of glass in the vertical walls and a glass roof. of course, all glass used are tempered for maximum safety. A popular glass roof is the "curved roof". However, all glass sunrooms can also have a flat glass roof. It is recommended to shade the glass roof in an areas like the Phoenix Valley area. Also it is recommended to have the sunroom face the North and not the South.






Here is a sunroom with all glass flat roof. Note the slope of the roof. The larger the slope the less chances of developing roof leak in the future. The glass roof is made from tempered glass. It comes with insulated low "E" glass and can also be ordered with a regular clear single glass. Sunrooms can be cooled by a regular air conditioning unit or by a mini split heat and cooling system. It is important to size up the HVAC system correctly by taking an an account of the large size of glass and the orientation of the structure



This sunroom enclosure was added to an existing patio in order to achieve a large recreational space. It was erected in one day by a 3 men installation crew. Note the air conditioning wall unit on the side wall and left of the sliding glass door.



Make sure to re visit this blog again. Future articles will describe all types of patio enclosures and sunrooms as well as various types of patio roof covers. In the meantime you can go to this link http://www.azenclosuresandsunrooms.com/ to see additional photos.

Also, feel free to contact me avi@azenclosuresandsunrooms.com for any questions that you might have

Convert Open Patio into Sunroom

You can convert your existing patio, with roof or without, into a beautiful sunroom enclosure. There are basically two types of sunroom enclosures to consider. The modular type which is a factory made sections that will be fitted and installed at the job location. The second type is a custom built that offers almost unlimited option in design, materials and finishing. Both cost just about the same and in some cases the custom built might cost less.
So how would you know what type to have? One way is to check this Blog often and read my future articles about enclosures and sunrooms. I am going to display photos of actual sunroom enclosures with related comments.
The final decision of the type of enclosure might be made by your HOA. Several of the new communities in the Phoenix Valley will not allow any of the modular sunroom enclosure and will only approve a custom built enclosure that will look like the house. Not only the same exterior colors but also the same exterior finishing.
I will be happy to answer any of your questions regarding patio enclosures, patio roof covers and sunrooms. Write to: akagan1@cox.net
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