A three season room is a screened porch with window panels where the screens would be. The panels slide or stack open, so on a good day it's a porch; closed, it blocks wind and rain, holds the sun's warmth on a cool afternoon, and keeps the pollen out in April — which, in Northern Virginia, is reason enough on its own.
What it isn't is a heated addition. The panels are single-pane vinyl or glass, the walls aren't insulated, and the room isn't tied into the house's heating and cooling. A space heater takes the edge off a cool evening, but this is not a room you heat in January. The name means what it says.
The step beyond this is a sunroom — an insulated, conditioned addition on a foundation. That's a different kind of project with a different permit and a different budget, and it's worth knowing which one you're actually asking for before the first visit.
A screened porch has screen where the walls would be. A three season room replaces the screens with sliding or stacking vinyl or glass window panels, so it blocks wind, rain, and pollen and holds warmth on a cool day. Whitmer Decks builds both, and often frames porches so panels can be added later.
Not as a heated room. The panels are single-pane and the walls aren't insulated or tied into the house's HVAC. A space heater makes a cool evening comfortable, but it's a room for spring, summer, and fall. A year-round, insulated room is a sunroom — a different project with a different permit.
Often, yes. Whitmer Decks fits window panels into existing screen openings when the framing is sound and the openings suit the panel system. The structure is evaluated first.
Only if the deck can carry a roofed structure, and most weren't built for that. Whitmer Decks finds rot in the rim joist on roughly 30 to 50 percent of older decks it inspects. Reinforcing is sometimes possible; often rebuilding the deck and room together is the better value.
There's no honest single number — roof form, ceiling, panel type, flooring, and what the room sits on move the cost more than the footprint does. Whitmer Decks designs to your budget during a consultation at the house rather than publishing ranges.
Yes. Whitmer Decks files permits in Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Prince William, Alexandria, Vienna, Herndon, and Leesburg. Fairfax is the fastest; Prince William and Alexandria are the slowest. HOA approval is separate; Whitmer Decks prepares the documentation for the homeowner to submit.
Plan on the screened porch timeline — four to six weeks on site — plus panel installation. Whitmer Decks builds year-round, including winter.
Yes. Whitmer Decks builds year-round.
