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all year long.

A sunroom typically refers to a room with lots of glass and natural light. A "four-season room" means it's insulated and connected to your HVAC so you can heat and cool it year-round. We build both, and most customers go with the four-season option.

A screen room has screened walls and is open to the air. It's a three-season space. A sunroom has insulated glass walls, is fully enclosed, and is heated and cooled like any other room in your house. Learn more about screen rooms.

Yes. A properly built sunroom adds livable, conditioned square footage. Whether it counts toward your home's official square footage on an appraisal depends on local assessment rules, but functionally it's a real room.

Insulated glass and proper construction keep the impact minimal. Most homeowners see a small increase in heating/cooling costs, similar to adding any room. We use energy-efficient materials to keep it manageable.

Sunrooms are more involved than screen rooms. Most projects take three to five weeks depending on size, foundation work, and electrical/HVAC connections. We'll give you a specific timeline at the design session.

Yes. Sunrooms require building permits in most Iowa municipalities because they involve foundation, electrical, and HVAC work. We handle the entire permit process.