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Straight answers about glass rooms.

Short reads, no fluff, written by the people who measure the porches.

Screened porch vs. glass porch, over ten years

Mesh is a consumable and glass is not. What each porch actually costs to own once the build is paid for, and why the cost-per-usable-evening math favors glass.

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Fall porch season, and how to make it last

What actually ends porch season in Minnesota (wind, not cold), what glass changes in September and October, and why the fall conversation has to happen in September.

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Sunroom ideas that survive a Minnesota spring

Eight things our customers actually do with a glass room, from small sunrooms on an existing deck to fireplaces, hot tubs, and the space under the deck.

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Sunroom, solarium, or three-season room?

Four words for overlapping things. What each one actually means, why the terms differ between Canada and the US, and the two questions that separate the projects.

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Covered deck ideas, starting with the deck you own

Upper decks, the room underneath, what makes a deck a good candidate for glass, and what changes once the wind stops ending the evening.

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Patio enclosure ideas, minus the sealed-box problem

Windscreens, three-sided rooms, outdoor kitchens behind glass, and how to shelter a patio without turning it into a room nobody uses in summer.

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Three-season porch vs. four-season porch: which one are you actually shopping for?

The two terms get used interchangeably and they should not be. What each one really means in Minnesota, what each costs in disruption, and how to tell which you want.

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Converting a screened porch to glass: what actually happens

What survives from your existing porch, what gets measured, how long the install takes, and the handful of things that decide whether a porch is a good candidate.

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Heating a three-season porch, honestly

What electric radiant and a sealed gas fireplace can actually do behind unheated glass, the two heaters Minnesota code and common sense keep off the porch, and where the limit sits.

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