Sunroom Maintenance and Repair

There is no doubt that you will have to do some sunroom maintenance and reapir when you have this addition on your home. There is more maintenance and repair associated with a wooden structure than with metal or PVC material, but all materials need to be cleaned. When you build with wood, you will have to do annual maintenance in painting or staining and after a while you may even have to deal with rot in some places. The metal and PVC sunrooms do have to be washed down, but this is an easy chore with a pressure washer.

One of the common repairs that homeowners have with a sunroom is fixing leaks, especially around the windows and doors. When you notice a leak, you should first check the frame to make sure all the weep holes are clear. These holes are located on the bottom track. Sometimes these get blocked with ice and this causes the window to leak. Then you need to check to make sure that all the glass panels are properly caulked. Leaks can also be caused by condensation running down the walls, so this is something that you must check.

You may have installed the sunroom with a glass ceiling and now you want to convert it to a regular roof. Although this is a big job, it is possible. You can call in several contractors for an estimate on the cost and then choose the price that best suits your budget.

If you find that your sunroom gets too hot in the summer, you might consider replacing the glass in the windows. Experts recommend using Low-E glass to help reduce the amount of heat you get from the sun. This will help in summer, but it won't reduce the amount of heat you lose through the windows in winter.

Some homeowners have had a problem with one of the panes of glass breaking. The best way to get the size glass you need is to take the measurements of the frame to a glass retailer and have a pane made up for you that will fit in that space.