Frame Materials
Broken Bridge Aluminum
Advantages: It has excellent thermal insulation performance, which can effectively reduce heat conduction, save energy and protect the environment. It has high strength, is corrosion-resistant, and has a long service life. It has a stylish and beautiful appearance, rich colors, and strong customizability, which can match various architectural styles. It has good sealing performance and can effectively block wind, rain and dust.
Disadvantages: The price is relatively high, and the installation process requires high skills. If the installation is improper, it may affect its performance.
Applicable Scenarios: It is suitable for sunrooms in mid-to-high-end residences with high requirements for heat insulation, sound insulation and aesthetics, especially in cold regions or for users with high requirements for energy conservation and environmental protection.
Aluminum Alloy
Advantages: It is light in weight, convenient for installation and construction. It has good corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance and is not easy to rust. The price is relatively affordable, and it has a variety of shapes, which can meet different design requirements.
Disadvantages: Its thermal insulation performance is relatively poor compared with broken bridge aluminum, and its strength is relatively lower than that of steel. For large or structurally complex sunrooms, more complex structural designs may be required.
Applicable Scenarios: It is suitable for ordinary residential sunrooms with limited budgets and not particularly high requirements for heat insulation, especially small sunrooms or as a material for temporary sunrooms.
Steel
Advantages: It has high strength and can bear large loads, making it suitable for building large sunrooms with large spans. The price is relatively low and has good economy.
Disadvantages: It is easy to rust and requires regular anti-rust treatment. Its thermal insulation performance is poor, which will affect the comfort of the sunroom. Its appearance is relatively simple and less aesthetically pleasing than broken bridge aluminum and aluminum alloy.
Applicable Scenarios: It is commonly used in sunrooms of industrial plants and warehouses where there are no high requirements for aesthetics but high requirements for strength and economy. It can also be used in some personalized residential sunrooms that pursue a tough style.
Wood
Advantages: It has a natural texture and warm color, giving a natural and cozy feeling and adding a unique charm to the sunroom. It has good heat preservation performance and can provide a certain degree of heat insulation.
Disadvantages: It requires regular maintenance to prevent wood from deforming, cracking and decaying. Its durability is relatively poor and it is vulnerable to insect damage and mold erosion. The price is high, especially for some high-quality woods.
Applicable Scenarios: It is suitable for sunrooms in villas or high-end residences that pursue a natural style and have high requirements for environmental protection and comfort, and is often used in environments with a high degree of integration with natural landscapes.
Glass Materials
Ordinary Tempered Glass
Advantages: It has high strength and good impact resistance, and is safer than ordinary glass. It has good light transmittance and can ensure sufficient lighting in the sunroom. The price is relatively reasonable.
Disadvantages: Its thermal insulation and sound insulation performance are average. It may self-explode when the temperature difference is large. Although the probability is low, there is still a certain risk.
Applicable Scenarios: It is suitable for ordinary sunrooms with low requirements for heat insulation and sound insulation and limited budgets, such as glass materials for temporary or simple-function sunrooms.
Insulating Glass
Advantages: The air layer in the middle can effectively block heat transfer and has good heat insulation and sound insulation effects. The thickness of the glass and the air layer can be selected according to needs to meet different performance requirements. It is relatively safe. Even if the glass breaks, the fragments are not easy to splash and hurt people.
Disadvantages: The price is slightly higher than that of ordinary tempered glass, and the installation process requires high skills. If the sealing is not strict, it may affect the heat insulation and sound insulation effects.
Applicable Scenarios: It is suitable for residential sunrooms with certain requirements for heat insulation and sound insulation and is currently a common choice of glass material for sunrooms.
Low-E Glass
Advantages: It is coated with a low-emissivity film on the glass surface, which can effectively reflect far infrared rays and greatly reduce heat transfer. It has excellent thermal insulation performance. It can also block part of the ultraviolet rays and reduce the fading and aging of indoor furniture, floors, etc. It has good light transmittance and can ensure a bright and transparent interior.
Disadvantages: The price is high. If it is not used in combination with insulating glass, its thermal insulation effect will be limited.
Applicable Scenarios: It is suitable for high-end sunrooms with high requirements for heat insulation and energy conservation, especially in hot regions or for users with strict requirements for indoor temperature control.
Laminated Glass
Advantages: It is made of two or more layers of glass with one or more layers of PVB film and other materials in the middle. Even if the glass breaks, the fragments will be stuck by the film and will not fall and hurt people, so it is extremely safe. It has good sound insulation and shock resistance and can effectively block ultraviolet rays. Laminated glass is very solid and durable. Because it is double-layered, it is more solid and durable than ordinary single-layer glass. In addition, laminated glass has a good sound insulation effect. If your home to be decorated is in a busy city, it is highly recommended that you use laminated glass to effectively isolate noise.
Disadvantages: Its light transmittance may be slightly worse than that of other glasses and the price is high.
Applicable Scenarios: It is suitable for sunrooms with extremely high safety requirements, such as those on high floors or in crowded areas, and can also be used in places with special requirements for sound insulation and earthquake resistance. Laminated glass is also suitable for any high-rise buildings and office buildings, because these floors are very high. If the glass falls, it is easy to break and scatter. Therefore, installing laminated glass makes it less likely to break and scatter.