Arizona Room? Florida Room? Patio Enclosure? Sunroom Addition? Room Addition?

Many homeowners needs additional living or recreational space and are not sure how to call it.
Basically any additional living space is a room addition with its own unique features. In order to qualify as a "living space" the addition must have heating and air conditioning system. Any additional space without heating and air conditioning will be classified as a recreational area.

Arizona Room: a room addition with a lot of glass area that provides maximum view of the Arizona's beautiful and unique landscape. Usually being use as a recreational or all purpose room.

Florida Room: a room addition with a lot of glass area that provides maximum view of the Arizona's beautiful and unique landscape. Usually being used as a recreational or all purpose room.

Patio Enclosure: an enclosure constructed under an existing patio roof. usually being used as a recreational or all purpose room but also can be used as a bedroom or as a kitchen addition. Keeping the existing patio roof save on the construction cost.

Sunroom Addition: Same as Arizona room, Florida room, patio enclosure and any room addition with a lot of glass area.

Room Addition: any additional space regardless of the amount of glass area and being used as a "living space" or as a recreational space.

Make sure to get all the features you need in the addition, regardless how you call it. Remember that by adding heat and air conditioning to the room will be classified it as a "living space" which will be added to the overall square feet of the house. A good thing to have when you sell the house because it will give you the best return on your investment.

Arizona Enclosures-which one is for me?

Arizona Enclosures and Sunrooms specialized in all type and size of patio enclosures and pool enclosures. Usually, a patio enclosure is a fixed enclosure that resemble a sunroom or even a room addition. Patio enclosures can be built under the existing patio roof or can have a new roof. Pool enclosures are usually a retractable enclosures but for a small residential pools a fixed enclosure might be more economically option.

AZ Enclosures and Sunrooms is an authorized dealer for known pool enclosure companies such as LIBART, L.T.R.A and AQUASHIELD but also known to design and install custom patio enclosures, custom sunroom additions and custom room additions.

Here are few links that provide additional information:

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AZ Enclosures and Sunroom contractor

Plans, Permit and construction of Room Addition

If you need an extra room, there is no need to move. Just add on an addition. Additions could be used for home office, bedroom, in-law suites, kitchen, bathroom, family room, sunroom, or any recreational room. Any addition to your home is an excellent investment and improve your home's value.

You can purchase complete and detailed blueprints package that is needed for any quality construction project. Drawing package usually includes: foundation plan, floor plan, elevation plans, construction framing details, roof plan, electrical and plumbing plans, window and door schedule and much more.
Note that a purchased blueprints package might not comply with your City building codes and building requirements. Therefor, this package might have to be modifies by a qualified drafrtman or an Architect.

Things to do before you purchase any blueprints package:

a) Find a local experienced and license contractor.

b) Find out if he can provide all the required drawings and at what cost.

c) Talked to few of your local contractor's previous customers and find out the level of service he is able to provide and again at what cost.

There are few licensed and qualified contractor who provides all the required drawings and obtain the building permit at no cost at all. Here is one of those contractor for Maricopa and Pinal Counties in Arizona

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Building Code for Sunroom, Room Addition and Patio Enclosures in Arizona

Many homeowners are confused or at least not informed about an important building code concerning building an Arizona room, Sunroom addition, screen rooms and patio enclosure directly in the back of an existing bedroom.
Arizona building code requires that any bedroom will have a direct escape access to the outdoors.
Therefor, if a bedroom have only one sliding door that leads directly to the outdoor and have no window, any enclosure or an addition cannot be built behind the door.
Likewise, if the bedroom have only one window and no door, no enclosure or an addition can be built behind the window.
There is only one simple solution to this egress problem. Adding a door or a window to the bedroom that will lead directly to the outdoors.
This egress code is design for safety in mind. In case of a fire, the bedroom's occupants should be able to escape immediately to the outdoors and not force to go through any other room in order to escape.