Most Calgary homeowners are united in one common goal: how to get some extra space in one of the quickest growing cities in Canada. Depending on your financial situation, there are a few possible avenues to pursue. The most obvious, but also most expensive, is a full home extension, but this requires lots of big…
There’s only one thing better than spending the summer on your deck in Calgary, and that’s spending summer in your new screen room built on top of your deck in Calgary. A screen room is a permanent extension to your home that comes at a fraction of the cost of a full room. The reduction…
Once you start researching screen rooms, you’ll quickly realize that they are one of the best home improvement projects that you can undertake. For starters, they are quick and cheap to install, especially if you can build them on top of an existing deck or patio. Secondly, they provide a cool indoor place to hang…
As a Calgary resident, your brain will conjure all sorts of American Southwest imagery when you hear the experts at Desert Sun Patios refer to an Arizona room. However, you don’t have to worry about dried out skulls or cacti on every wall; they’re talking about a type of sunroom that originated in Arizona but…
All Calgary homeowners know that summer is both the best and worst season in the city. It’s a glorious time filled with warmth and sunshine where you can spend endless days in your garden working on your various projects. It’s also the worst season when the heat becomes unbearable, the wind starts to pick up…
Every Calgary homeowner knows the importance of getting extra space in your home. For some, this just means a good clear out of your things and positioning the furniture to generate more room. However, this only works so many times before you need to expand the footprint of your building. A full extension can be…
Here at Desert Sun Patios, we believe that there’s a reason for every season to improve your home with a screen room. It’s a quick and easy process that can be completed at any time of year, especially if you build directly on top of your deck or patio (which avoids the need to dig…
All Calgary residents know that all good things come to an end, and this is most true when it comes to the Alberta summer. All too soon, the days start getting shorter and the mornings and evenings get that coldness that heralds the start of fall, with winter waiting in the wings. While you can…
With everyone spending more and more time at home these days, it’s easy to see why house extensions are some of the most popular home improvement projects in the last 18 months. However, there are more options to consider than simply forking out a small fortune for a whole extra room, complete with costly foundations…
If you’re staring longingly out at your garden this winter, you can rest in the knowledge that there are hundreds others across Calgary doing the same thing. The thought of warmer weather, of barbecues and of summer activities in your garden is what keeps many people going through the long winter months. However, it’s not…