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A sunroom offers the perfect blend of outdoor living with indoor comfort. Renovating an existing sunroom or adding a new one will increase your enjoyment of your home and add to its value. Let’s take a look at how a sunroom can truly be the brightest spot of your home.
TL;DR: Is a Sunroom Worth It?
A sunroom is more than just an addition—it’s a smarter way to expand your living space and elevate how you enjoy your home. Here’s what to know at a glance:
- Adds usable space (without a full addition): Enjoy more room for relaxing, working, or entertaining—at a lower cost than traditional expansions.
- Boosts home value: Sunrooms can deliver a 20–50% return on investment, depending on size, design, and integration.
- Enhances everyday living: Natural light, outdoor views, and year-round comfort make it a favorite space for homeowners.
- Design impacts value: Four-season sunrooms and seamless designs tend to deliver the highest return.
- Built right = lasting value: Quality materials, expert installation, and thoughtful design ensure your sunroom feels like a true extension of your home.
At the end of the day, the best sunroom is one designed around how you live—bringing more light, more comfort, and more value to your home.
Does a Sunroom Add Value to Your Home?
“One of the major benefits of adding a sunroom is that it increases your home’s functional living space more affordably than a traditional home addition,” says Tom Edger, Manager at Patio Enclosures. “It also offers flexibility in how the space is used.” From secondary living rooms to home offices to indoor gardens, the sky’s the limit for how you can enjoy your sunroom.
“Not surprisingly, the sunroom often becomes the favorite room of the home for current owners, and it can also be a selling point for buyers down the road,” Edger adds.
The ROI of a Sunroom Addition
According to Angi, the typical ROI for a sunroom ranges from 20% to 50%, depending on the size. For example, a 100-square-foot sunroom has an average resale value of $3,000–$15,000, while a 400-square-foot sunroom could add $12,000–$60,000. Design also impacts sunroom ROI. A four-season sunroom is often valued higher, as are sunrooms that are integrated seamlessly with the rest of the house.
Additional Value That Comes from a Sunroom
A sunroom offers the best of both worlds by connecting outdoor living with indoor living. You’ll have protection from the elements while still enjoying fresh air through the open windows. And even when those windows are shut, there’s plenty of natural light and expansive outdoor views.
Great Day Improvement’s energy-efficient windows and doors are the perfect complement to any sunroom design. Our high-performance glass protects you from damaging UV rays and harsh weather, and our sturdy screens keep away insects and yard debris, too.
Learn about our sunroom offerings to see what kind of value you can add to your home today!
What Type of Sunroom Adds the Most Value?
Sunrooms let you enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors without ever leaving the great indoors. While the thought of any sun-drenched room can be enticing, homeowners should choose a design suitable for their lifestyle and regional climate. Here are some common sunroom types that Great Day Improvements has installed for homeowners:
- Four-Season Sunroom: Like the name suggests, this is a climate-controlled sunroom meant for year-round enjoyment—a huge value boost for homes located in more seasonal climates.
- Three-Season Sunroom: Another aptly named space, these sunrooms offer flexible living most of the year, though the exact timeframe can vary by region.
- Solariums: These are sunrooms featuring a glass roof in addition to the walls, offering expanded views with plenty of natural light—both sunlight and starlight. It’s a great choice for those who love indoor gardening, which is another way of seamlessly connecting the outdoors with your living space.
- Screen rooms: They’re enclosed by mesh screens that allow the breeze to pass through while keeping yard debris and annoying pests out.
Not sure which sunroom type is right for your home and climate? Our team will walk you through all your options so you can choose a sunroom that fits your home’s design and lifestyle.
Quality of Construction Matters
A sunroom should function as a true extension of your home, and it should be constructed accordingly. At Great Day Improvements, our sunroom installations meet—and often exceed—building codes. Our custom sunrooms are built to last with load-bearing adjustable headers and engineered I-beams. We’ll work with you to choose colors and roof styles that offer a cohesive look with the rest of your home.
Take a look at our gallery of projects to see how we might transform your home with a sunroom addition.
How to Get the Most Value Out of a Sunroom Addition
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to home design. Above all, your ideal sunroom is one that you will enjoy spending time in. This means decorating and furnishing it accordingly, whether it’s meant to be a second living room for the family, a restful retreat, a productive workspace, or perhaps a combination of them all.
Sunroom resale value is important, so when it’s time to sell your home, get ready to show it off. Declutter the space, then stage the furniture to show how the room might be used. While staging is known to sell a house faster, another option is to empty the sunroom completely and give it a deep clean—especially those windows!—so buyers can see the space as a blank canvas.
Work with Great Day Improvements on Your Sunroom Investment
Whether you’re looking to improve your home for your own enjoyment or to increase its value at resale, a sunroom can do both. At Great Day Improvements, our team will make sure you understand all your options for building a sunroom that enhances your home.
Get a quote on your next sunroom addition from our Great Day Improvements team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does adding a sunroom increase square footage?
While a sunroom increases your home’s usable living area, it usually does not count as official square footage unless it is connected to the house’s HVAC system, has a permanent foundation, and is otherwise built to the same structural standards as the home. But even if you can’t count it as true square footage, the extra livable space will still increase the home’s value.
Do I need a permit to add a sunroom?
Yes. You need a permit any time you alter the structure of your home to ensure that the improvement or addition complies with local building codes. A sunroom that is built without a permit is not only a safety risk, but it could also detract from your home’s value rather than add to it. Great Day Improvements will help you with your local permitting requirements.
What side of the house should a sunroom be on?
While having space for the sunroom is first and foremost, regional climate and the time of day you wish to use the space are also important. A sunroom that faces south is best for maximum sun exposure in any season. A north-facing sunroom will have less direct sunlight, which will keep the room a bit cooler in warmer regions. If you plan to use your sunroom more in the morning, consider one that faces east; if you want it for afternoons, then west is best. Keep in mind that the HVAC system and shady foliage should be taken into consideration when planning your sunroom’s location.
How should you insulate a sunroom?
Even if you do have your sunroom attached to the home’s HVAC system, it’s a good idea to insulate the space to conserve energy and regulate the temperature. Some budget-friendly ways to insulate your sunroom are by adding weatherstripping and caulking to the windows and doors and hanging window film or thermal curtains to block out UV rays. These measures will keep the space warm or cool as the season dictates.
