A beautiful sunroom can elevate even the most modest home. These rooms let in tons of natural light. Whether you’re thinking of enclosing an existing porch or building off your front entryway, a sunroom brings a lot of light into the home.
Sunrooms come in a few different varieties, including three-season sunrooms, four-season sunrooms and solariums. Three-season sunrooms are not well-insulated and cannot be used in the coldest months of the year.
Four-season sunrooms are well-insulated and are functional rooms throughout the winter. They’re more expensive than three-season varieties, but you’ll get more use out of them.
A solarium is a type of sunroom made entirely of glass. Because of the thermal technology to keep the room insulated, solariums tend to be more expensive than a four-season room. However, they can double as greenhouses for flowers that require full sunlight.
Adding A Sunroom To Your Home
/in Additions /by embarkpsA beautiful sunroom can elevate even the most modest home. These rooms let in tons of natural light. Whether you’re thinking of enclosing an existing porch or building off your front entryway, a sunroom brings a lot of light into the home.
Sunrooms come in a few different varieties, including three-season sunrooms, four-season sunrooms and solariums. Three-season sunrooms are not well-insulated and cannot be used in the coldest months of the year.
Four-season sunrooms are well-insulated and are functional rooms throughout the winter. They’re more expensive than three-season varieties, but you’ll get more use out of them.
A solarium is a type of sunroom made entirely of glass. Because of the thermal technology to keep the room insulated, solariums tend to be more expensive than a four-season room. However, they can double as greenhouses for flowers that require full sunlight.
Adding A Second Story To Your Home
/in Additions /by embarkpsAdding a second story onto your current home is a huge step. If it works, it could nearly double your home’s square footage, turning your one-story into a two-story home. You could add on a bathroom and an extra bedroom in the new space or build out your dream master bedroom.
A second-floor addition is expensive, costing $100 – $300 per square foot. A second-floor addition is the perfect way to build up, not out. This could help if your property lines are tight.
Since a second-story addition is a complex process with a high margin for error, make sure you hire an experienced contractor. Check their references on similar projects, fully vetting them before hiring them.
Top 10 Reasons To Work With Embark
/in Additions, Electrical, Plumbing, Remodeling, Tips /by embarkpsAt Embark Project Services we pride ourselves on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. Embark is a residential renovation and custom new home general contractor with a plumbing and electrical division. We have over 44 years of knowledge and experienced combined as state and licensed master plumbers. We also hold a stat master gas fitter and backflow testing license. We understand the investments our customers make and are honored by the trust they place in us.
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Choosing The Right Commercial Contractor
/in Remodeling /by embarkpsWhat is your first step in hiring a commercial contractor? Typing “commercial contractors” into Google and picking the first site you see? While that may help you find you a contractor, it’s important to find the right contractor for you and your project.
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4 Ways To Add Value To Your Chattanooga Home
/in Remodeling /by embarkpsSome home improvement projects pay off more than others when it comes time to sell. For homeowners considering putting their houses on the market in the next year or so, here are several jobs to tackle — and some budget alternatives — that can help attract buyers and boost your home’s value without overspending. Read more
Choosing The Right Electrician In Chattanooga
/in Electrical /by embarkpsIt’s essential to keep the electrical system within your home safe and functional. Still, when something goes wrong, you want to work with an expert for a safe and effective solution. However, with so many electricians to choose from, it can be hard to work out how to choose the right electrical contractor for your job. Here we look at some of the factors you should consider when selecting an electrical contractor. Read more
Is An Attic Conversion Your Best Bet?
/in Additions /by embarkpsIf you are looking for an easy way to increase living space in your home without adding a room on, you may want to consider converting your attic. While you won’t have to deal with major zoning restrictions, there are still some building codes as well as some others concerns that you may have to deal. Read more
Add Value With A Sunroom
/in Additions /by embarkps\Sunrooms are often unheated rooms primarily made up of windows and designed to let you enjoy the weather without having to be out in it. It can be a great place to keep your outdoor plants safe during extreme weather conditions. They are simple to install because they do not require any additional heating or cooling routing, though you might need an electrician to run wires to power any lights or ceiling fans you choose to install. An unheated sunroom can cost around $15,000, though the price goes up depending on the materials you use. Wood framed sunrooms are less expensive than aluminum ones—those can run upwards of $22,000.
A four-season room is similar to a sunroom but is hooked into the home’s heating and cooling systems. This requires an additional contractor to set up the room’s HVAC. Collectively, these rooms tend to run around $20,000, making them slightly cheaper than a high-end sunroom.
Boost Your Homes Value With These 3 Tips
/in Remodeling /by embarkpsWith summer finally upon us, many homeowners are taking advantage of the warmer weather to make improvements around their homes. With so many potential projects to tackle, however, it can be difficult at times to know which ones are the right ones to go ahead and schedule, and which ones are best left until later. No matter what kind of home improvement project you are in the market for, you want to be sure that the finished project is something that is going to both improve the function of your home, and add to its value at the same time. Some projects, however, don’t quite bring the same level of value to your home that others do, so how are you to know which home improvement project is the one to tackle for your home this summer? In an effort to help you with that decision, our team of professionals have taken the time to put together this short list highlighting several of the more value-rich remodeling projects that you can undertake this summer, that just might help you give your home that additional function and boost in value that you’ve been searching for. Read more
6 Summer Plumbing Tips
/in Plumbing /by embarkpsThe heat is on! Summer’s rising temperatures often coincide with an increase of water usage, both indoors and outdoors. It’s estimated that a family’s water usage can increase by 25%-50% during the warmest months of the year. We are always looking for ways to save some money, so these helpful tips will give your plumbing and water bill a little break: Read more