Energy Saving Ideas For A Houston Custom Patio Enclosure

A Houston custom patio enclosure is a great place to spend time. The enclosure allows you to be

inside, protected from the elements while still being able to enjoy the outdoors. If you are

considering adding a patio enclosure to your home or already have an existing one, there are a

few energy saving ideas that can save you money and reduce the energy used while using your

sunroom:

When a patio enclosure Houston contractor builds a sunroom a great deal of glass and

windows are involved. When heat builds up in a sunroom that heat can be used in an

adjoining room. This distribution of heat can be achieved with the addition of ceiling fans

that push warm air into the house.

If you reside in an area with sunlight a large portion of the year, solar panels can be

installed and used as a way to harvest energy from the sun and use that energy to help heat

or cool the space as well as any other space in your home.

When trying to cool the sunroom a little more is involved. Windows naturally capture

light and with it, heat. Solar tinted glass or gas-filled glass will help insulate the space from

the heat of the sun. New technology, called low-e glass can prevent your windows from

turning into a furnace on hot summer days.

Installing the proper R-factor insulation based on the climate you live in the ceiling,

walls, and floor of the sunroom will help with energy savings. The goal is to keep either

the warm or cool air in and not let it leak out.

Weather-stripping all of the window and door openings will help seal the room. This is a

simple step that is typically overlooked or completely forgotten about.

Blinds, shades, and shutters can help to block the direct sunlight and keep the sunroom

cooler.

Using an exhaust fan built into the highest point of the ceiling can vent out hot air, during

the hottest part of the day.

Houston custom patio enclosure contractors can help you with these and more energy saving

ideas. They will be able to have them installed in an appropriate time frame, so you will be able

to enjoy your room year round with the peace of mind that you are relaxing and saving energy all

at the same time. Who could ask for more?

For more information Call Ron Brown @ http://www.precisionglasshouston.com/houston-

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Precision Glass & Mirror Co.

1315 Iowa St. Houston, TX 77587

713-534-7627