Decks and patios provide truly precious and valuable outdoor living spaces.
This simple reality explains why decks and patios – all across southern Alberta – sit idle and empty so often: the weather is hardly ever ideal for us to enjoy our decks and patios. It’s either too hot, too cold, or too windy, or it’s raining or snowing, or there are too many insects and pests.
Just look around as you travel through your city or town, even within your own community: you’ll see decks and patios in every yard, yet you will hardly ever see people actually using them. The open air vulnerability to Alberta’s harsh weather makes Alberta families prefer to stay indoors, in spite of their easy access — every day — to their decks and patios.
An ideal solution is to shield and enclose that outdoor living space with a solar screen room.
“Wind” has become the most common reason Alberta families call us about doing something with their decks and patios. The fact is that the the wind in southern Alberta has changed over the past several years, such that it blows harder and more consistently, often to the extent that furniture (and even BBQs) are blown clear from decks. Apart from this serious danger, wind severely compromises the use and enjoyment we can derive from our decks and patios — it keeps us inside when we’d rather be outdoors.
Our solar screen rooms are very popular among Alberta families looking to block out wind from their decks and patios, while still being able to use those areas as outdoor living spaces.
We start with a patio cover (see our Patio Covers page for more information about them) and then enclose the area beneath it with our solar screen system.
The solar screen, itself, is heavy-duty: it blocks the majority of adverse weather (including wind) and is so strong and durable that it is approved safe to enclose second-storey decks without handrails (it can withstand enormous pressure without being compromised). The solar screen is secured in place by the unique design of the frames, which ensures Alberta families will safely enjoy their solar screen rooms for many, many, years to come.
When our patio covers and solar screen system are combined together, they create temperate outdoor living spaces that:
Indeed, you can be inside your solar screen room all day long without ever having to put on sunscreen or insect repellent!
Plus, you can use your BBQ inside our solar screen rooms, and you can also use patio heaters.
Our solar screen system can also be used to enclose spaces that are already covered by an overhead structure (such that a patio cover is not necessary), including walkout basement areas below main floor decks.
Whether as a complete solar screen room or enclosure, our solar screen system provides outdoor living areas with unparalleled protection from adverse weather. Within them, Alberta families can truly enjoy being outside, as our solar screen rooms are fantastic places for dining and barbecuing, celebrating special occasions, playing a game of cards, entertaining family and friends, catching up on work and studying, or simply relaxing. They also provide children a safe and contained outdoor play area.