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Grill Placement

1. Never use your grill indoors, in a garage, or under anything that could catch fire.
2. Place your grill at least ten feet away from your home, or any other structures or buildings.
3. Make sure your grill is not located near any deck rails, siding, or low hanging tree branches that could catch on fire.

Always place grills on a flat, clean surface away from any potentially flammable debris such as rubbish bins or mulch. The same goes for low-lying trees and hedges. Make sure there are no low-hanging branches in the vicinity of your BBQ.

Having a grill close to your house can actually be a fire hazard, so depending on the layout of yards, overhead trees, porches, etc. it can be much safer to grill in the driveway. I have several neighbors who do this and it is not an issue.

Grill-maker Weber offers similar advice: “Always keep your grill at least 5 feet from any combustible materials, including your house, garage, deck rails and car. Never use a grill indoors or under a covered patio.”

“Grill covers trap moisture and that can lead to mold,” say some…. “Your grill will rust if you cover it, covers get wet in the rain and stay wet long after the rain stops” say others…

Similar to a screened in porch, the burning gas and charcoal could stain your ceiling over a long enough time period. Flame-ups, sparks, and grease fires could also be a lot more damaging under an awning than open air. As long as all proper precautions are taken, grilling under an awning can be safe.

According to fixr.com, the average cost of converting a sunroom, including the poured slab, post and beam construction, and the creation of a four-season room, is around $72,000 or $360 per square foot. This estimate includes an average of $70 per hour for carpentry work and $65 to $85 an hour for electrician work.

Most sunroom additions cost between $8,000 and $80,000. The average is just above $30,000. Expect to pay around $25 per square foot for uninsulated spaces and up to $300 per square foot Prefabricated kits range between $5,000 and $30,000.

“So – Does a sunroom addition raise my property tax?” Long story short – yes, adding any square footage onto your home will increase property taxes, but it will also increase resale value. At the completion of the project, the county may send a tax assessor out to determine the additional value of the home.

Value report suggests nationally homeowners recoup an average of 47 percent on a sunroom additions to their homes with an average cost of about $73,000 returning a value of $34,000 upon resale. While a sunroom addition adds to the home, it does not return the full project cost to the homeowner.

A four seasons room allows you to do both. If access to the outdoors is important to you, you may get more enjoyment and use out of a four seasons room than a deck or patio because you can use it all year long, even when it’s too windy, rainy, cold, snowy, hot or sunny to be outside.

Adding a sunroom to your home is an investment, but it’s an asset that is worth your hard-earned money. According to thenest.com, sunrooms hold around 72 percent return in resale value, which significantly adds value to your home. If you choose a four season room or a solarium, you can enjoy your addition year-round.

Building a sunroom on an existing deck is often a great idea because if the deck’s framing and foundation meet the current building code usually the homeowner can save up to 35% and the project can be completed in less time. The foundation can be piers, footers or similar.

Buyers Value Sunrooms – Reap the Benefits By increasing the living space of your home, you make its overall value go up proportionally, typically by around 4 – 6%.

Outdoor projects are among the best investments you can make in your home to improve its resale value, so it should be no surprise that most homeowners are able to get around a 75% return on investment in a screened-in porch.

A sunroom is a great addition for any home, creating a space that combines outdoor ambiance with indoor comfort. If a sunroom has a separate method of climate control such as a space heater or window-mounted air conditioner, it most likely will not be included in a home’s total square footage.

An 18-by-18-foot space should be roomy enough for a large couch, recliner, armchair, coffee table, television stand, and an end table. These dimensions are also a good fit for 42-inch television screens. For bigger screens, consider an 18-by-20-foot room or larger.

Do you want a sunroom that catches as much sun as possible throughout the day? If so, build your sunroom on a south-facing section of the house. If you like to watch the sun come up then an east facing position is best, while a west facing room allows you to enjoy the late afternoon sun and sunset.

Sunrooms can be custom-built by a local general contractor who will design and build the sunroom to your specifications. Such sunrooms have traditional stud-and-truss framing and shingle roofs, but the walls are predominantly glass, formed by patio doors or full-length windows.

HomeAdvisor estimates a sunroom can recoup about half its cost in the return on investment, but that’s not the only factor to consider. In addition to potentially adding future value to your home, a sunroom is an upgrade that can vastly improve the quality of your life year-round.

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Without argument, a sunroom will not last as long as your home, so at some point, you will have to replace it. Ten, fifteen, maybe twenty years, but just like installing vinyl siding on your house; it will have to be replaced.

about 30 days