Sunrooms comparison
Horizontal sliders (left) vs vertical sliders (right)
Our sunrooms comparison chart
| All seasons | Three seasons | |||||
| Line | Prime 40 | Elite 40 | Prime 35 | Elite 35 | Essential | |
| Usage | All year | All year | Extended | Extended | 9 months | |
| Wall | 4.25″ | 3″ | 3″ | 1.75″ | 2″ | |
| Structure | Alum | Alum | Alum | Alum | Alum | |
| Surface | Vinyl | Alum | Alum | Alum | Alum | |
| Knee wall | Insulated | Insulated | Insulated | Insulated | Non-insulated | |
| Couplers | Interlocking | External | Interlocking | Internal | Interlocking | |
| Visible screws | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Continues sill | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Glass knee wall | No charge | Extra | No charge | Extra | Extra | |
| Raceways | Integral | N/A | Integral | N/A | N/A | |
| Pre-punched sill | yes | Yes | yes | No | No | |
| Rotating header | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Windows / doors | ||||||
| Additional doors | No charge | extra | No charge | Extra | Extra | |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum | Aluminum | Aluminum | Aluminum | |
| Visible surface | Vinyl | Aluminum | Aluminum | Aluminum | Aluminum | |
| Windows part of the frame | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Tracks | Stainless steel | Vinyl | Stainless steel | Aluminum | Aluminum | |
| Serviceable track | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Rollers | Steel | Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | Gliders | |
| Movement | Bearings | Friction | Bearings | Friction | Friction | |
| Glass | Tempered | Annealed | Tempered | Annealed | Annealed | |
| Glazing | Double | Double | Single | Single | Single | |
| Thermal glass | Low e /A | Low e /A | Optional | N/A | N/A | |
| Screens | Extruded | Roll-formed | Extruded | Extruded | Roll-formed | |
| Material | Aluminum | Fiberglass | Aluminum | Fiberglass | Fiberglass | |
| operating | Sliding | Fixed | Sliding | Fixed | Fixed | |
| Hardware | Prime | Standard | Prime | Standard | Standard | |
| Roof | ||||||
| Insulated | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Clear | optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | Optional | |
| Integral gutter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Colours | ||||||
| White | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sand | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Architectural bronze | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Chocolate brown | Yes | |||||
| Gray | Yes | |||||
| Cream | Yes | |||||
| Sandalwood | Yes | |||||
| Warranty, years | 50 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 10 | |
White, Sand, Architectural brown.
Features explained
Continuous floor channel:
No joints mean no leaks means no mould. Doors sit in the same channel so no weak soft there.
Positive slant channel:
Moisture drains to the outside.
Pre-punched floor channels:
Drain hole levelled with the bottom of the channel. All moisture drains out.
Sealing underfloor channels:
No moisture gets into the room, no wet socks.
4.25 thick wall:
Insulates as good as your house’ wall.
Vinyl wall:
Not a single screw showing.
Flush wall system:
Looks like a home, not a shed.
Windows built into the structure frame:
Minimum frame – maximum glass.
Tempered glass:
Stronger, quieter and safer windows.
Ball-bearing rollers:
Large windows operate feather-lite.
Adjustable rollers:
Windows always keep at a perfect position.
Raceways in posts:
Sockets everywhere, wires not seen.
Operating screens:
Easy to remove for cleaning, slide to allow free access.
Adjustable roof hanger
No stress on the roof, perfect sealing.
Adjustable wall header:
Stronger support, nicer finish.
Extruded integral gutter:
No leaks, no damage by ladder.
All made by the same manufacturer:
Colour and finish perfectly match, now and for decades.
SRC10 – stainless steel tracks.
SRC20 – Wiring concealed in sunroom post raceways.
SRC30 – platform protected under walls.
SRC40 – continues floor track.
SRC50 – rotating – adjustable header, shown before vinyl cap applied.