Adding Function, Luxury, and Value to Your Home with a Custom Sunroom

by Joe Cooper

With the real estate market still in a slump, you may be looking to update your home without using a lot of the equity. "Add-on" renovations like sunrooms, patio enclosures, patios, and decks have become more popular because of their affordability and their features.

Custom Sunrooms and the Value of Your Home
The immediate benefits of a sunroom is increased square footage (depending on city and county guidelines and construction), the aesthetic enhancement of a beautiful window-lined enclosure on your property, and increased home value. A sunroom is an amenity that can help market your home toward a successful sale, or simply increase its value and strengthen your equity.

The average return on investment for sunrooms is in the 80% range. In some areas of the country, this number is as high as 95%. Every market differs, and it's important to know that the return on investment for your custom sunroom may vary depending on your local market and neighborhood.

Luxurious Options for a Sunroom
Adding a custom sunroom to your home does more than just increase its value. It also offers you the chance to enhance your lifestyle, enjoy more of the outdoors--indoors--and an enclosed area that you can put to a number of uses.

Sunrooms are most commonly used for sitting or play rooms, but there are plenty of other options for a customs sunroom that can make it more luxurious and relaxing:

• Entertainment Room. Build in an entertainment center, hang a flat screen TV, add some plush couches, and you're set.
• Spa Center. Build an indoor jacuzzi or whirlpool and choose chaise lounges over couches for supreme comfort and stress relief.
• Dining Room. With so many windows, great natural light, and skylights that can offer views of the stars, using your custom sunroom as a dining space can make a great setting for elegant dinners and parties.