An overview of the Champion company and its product offerings, focusing on the main sunroom product, the All Season Vinyl Patio Room.
As one of the founding members of the National Sunroom Association, Champion has long been setting high quality standards in sunroom construction, backed by a dedication to customer service.
They have been in operation since 1953. The company has factory showrooms in Cincinnati and Denver, but also ships their products to sunroom contractor companies in many different areas. In terms of building a champion sunroom, the main product available is a patio room or porch enclosure.
Originally, they offered a patio room that was more meant for 3 seasons rather than year round enjoyment. However, their main offering now is the All Season Vinyl Patio Room, which will allow you to enjoy the outdoor living environment while remaining in the indoor comfort. They also offer awnings, porch enclosures and even sunroom furniture to help ensure your comfort while enjoying the sunroom.
Champion’s All Season Vinyl Patio Room
What is unique about Champion’s vinyl patio rooms is that they are designed as an entire system. The components are made to work together in perfect harmony, so that no matter what options you choose to incorporate in your sunroom, the Champion system will ensure that they work together smoothly. This option also means that you have little maintenance required to keep your patio sunroom or conservatory sunroom looking gorgeous year round.
Champion has chosen to use vinyl for its sunrooms because it offers the consumer a good level of quality and value for their investment. The material they choose is an energy efficient 6 inch aluminum that is encased in vinyl. This means that the building is extremely structurally sound and will withstand not only violent shifts in weather but also the weight of whatever the weather might throw down upon your structure’s roof. Vinyl holds its color and shape longer than many other materials and won’t decay as it ages. The windows and doors that Champion uses have been engineered to work precisely with the vinyl structure, meaning that they are strong, durable and weather tight as well.
Champion also offers a guide to potential sunroom buyers as to what to look for when purchasing a sunroom. When you think about the addition of a sunroom to your home, you should look at it not just as the addition of a space in which to live, but also as an investment in your home’s resale value.
With this in mind, it’s important to consider the current shape and style of your home when you are looking at sunroom designs. The sunroom style that you choose should flow with the current structure, complimenting it instead of contrasting with it. You’ll also want to consider the level of maintenance that your sunroom might require. In general, the less maintenance that it will require, the less cost you’ll be looking at in the long run and so the more return you will get on your investment. Be sure that the design you select will allow for the flexibility that you desire in using the room.
That enough light is allowed in, yet is able to be controlled so that it doesn’t get uncomfortably bright or warm. That you are able to open and close windows as necessary, and that the mechanisms used to do so are easy to operate and durable. Consider the security of your home when designing a sunroom as well, by making sure that the glass used is shatter resistant and all doors and windows can be secured against break ins.
Rest Assured With The Champion Sunroom Warranty
Champion is so certain that their product is high quality and built to last that they provide an incredibly strong warranty for their work. The warranty includes a lifetime replacement for broken glass, which is impressive enough on its own. But it also covers all material and labor for fifteen years. So that if your patio enclosure or sunroom has any problems regarding the structure, labor or weather sealing that was used, you will be able to get it repaired or replaced under the warranty. Champion is easy to contact via phone if you have any problems as well, and promises to respond to you with the service needed quickly and courteously.
Retractable Shade Awnings
If you are not in the market for a full patio room but would still like to enjoy some shaded area outside of your home, then a retractable awning may be the right choice. Champion can install a self-contained cassette retractable awning to the outside of your home. This means that the covering fully retracts into a storage cassette when you’re not using it so that it is safely protected from damage and it is conveniently stored out of your way.
The awnings come with either hand cranked expansion and retraction, or a motor that can do it for you. The fabric used is meant for outdoor use and can be ordered in widths from 12 to 18 feet. Champion recommends considering this product not just for when you want to be outdoors, but also in protecting your home from the sun at the hottest times of the day. Extending the awning in order to shade your home can not only reduce cooling costs, but can prevent carpets, draperies and other fabrics from fading due to overexposure to sunlight.
Champion Casual Furniture
In many of the locations where you can purchase a Champion sunroom, you can also get a jump on decorating your sunroom. Ask them about their selection of wicker-rattan furniture. It’s handcrafted, is available in a number of styles, and you can customize the furniture to your personal preferences with a number of different finishes and fabrics that you can choose from. Then, they will deliver your new furniture to you once your sunroom is complete, so you can start enjoying your new room addition right away.