Patio Enclosures, Inc. has been building and creating beautiful living spaces since 1966. We have had the opportunity to transform your dreams into reality by designing rooms where you can relax and your children can safely play. We have enjoyed being a part of homeowners’ lives and strive to continue to provide our customers with the best technology on the market.

This dedication and care has made Patio Enclosures, Inc. the largest manufacturer and installer of Sunrooms, Solariums and Conservatories in the industry. (In fact, we are a founding member and award winner of the National Sunroom Association.) As an employee owned company, we take great pride in every new room or addition we produce. Our products are distributed to our branches, franchises and dealers to provide you quick service at a competitive price.

We offer an array of sunroom accessories, Replacement Vinyl vinyl replacement windows, Retractable Awnings, Window Awnings, Blinds and Shades, Solar Shades, and casual and sunroom furniture. Many of these products can be found in our Casual Furniture Superstores, located in northeast Ohio and Pittsburgh. At our superstores you will find a full-line of brand name casual and sunroom furniture, plus patio accessories, replacement cushions, fireplaces and many more items to make your new addition feel like home.

All of our Patio Enclosures, Inc. sunrooms, solariums, and conservatories are designed and custom-manufactured in our factory. As a NARI certified remodeler, we work to make sure every product you receive from Patio Enclosures, Inc. is the best quality and fit for your home. If your design requires special attention, one of our engineers will work closely with you to create and design a sunroom, solarium, or conservatory that works with your home, lifestyle and budget.

Our custom-manufactured windows are Energy Star® qualified, and can save up to 40% on your heating and cooling costs. Available in a selection of window styles, our ComfortShield® replacement windows:

No one wants to let money fly out the window…but that’s exactly what is occurring in most homes. Inefficient windows are allowing heat to escape during winter, and cool air to release during the summer, creating soaring energy bills! Patio Enclosures’ ComfortShield® vinyl replacement windows pay for themselves over time, and increase the beauty and value of your home! In fact, a homeowner can expect to recoup up to 89.6%* of the cost of replacement windows upon the sale of the home.

1. Do I need a replacement window?
Condensation, leaking, drafts, hazy glass, warped and rotted wood, high energy bills, and difficulty opening and closing your windows are all sure signs that it's time to consider window replacement.

2. What exactly is a replacement window?
Your home’s original windows can be replaced by new windows with aluminum, wood or vinyl frames. Vinyl windows are the most popular choice as homeowners become more educated about vinyl's outstanding value, performance and maintenance advantages.

Long-lasting beauty, low maintenance and excellent thermal efficiency ratings give vinyl windows a winning edge over other types of replacement windows. Patio Enclosures, Inc. ComfortShield windows are manufactured from solid virgin vinyl, which means they will never pit, crack, peel, fade or require painting. Vinyl is a natural insulator that adds to the energy efficiency of the windows. Vinyl will not swell, rot or be infested by insects.

3. How do I choose the right new windows for my home?
Our ComfortShield® windows are custom manufactured to precisely fit the opening of the old windows in your home. You select the style of window—single-hung, double-hung, casement, sliders, bay or bow windows to meet your home's decor and style. Additionally, you’ll choose an exterior and interior color to coordinate with your home’s style. We have several exterior colors, white, beige and brown to select from. Interior colors include white and beige, as well as light oak, dark oak, cherry and white woodgrains.

4. There are so many types of glass, how do I select what’s right for my home?
Glass has come a long way from the single pane glass windows with storms that our parents had! Insulating glass improves the quality windows by:

• Improving the performance of the U value of your new windows

• Reducing condensation

• Helping retain the heat in winter

• During summer, assisting in deferring heat and retaining cooler air

All Patio Enclosures ComfortShield windows are manufactured with PPG’s Solarban® 60 low-E glass with Argon Gas filling and utilize Warm Edge spacers….all designed to increase your window’s efficiency.

Our exclusive Comfort-Gard® Plus (standard on ComfortShield® Plus and ComfortShield® Elite) combines the most effective energy-efficient components to produce the best insulated glass available.

Our design consultants can demonstrate the advantages of each of the three window products we offer.

5. What is Argon filled insulated glass and how does it work? Is Argon dangerous?
Insulated glass refers to glass that uses air between panes as a primary source of insulation. Although air itself is a good insulator, filling the space with low-conductivity Argon gas further reduces heat transfer improving the window’s thermal efficiency. Colorless, odorless, non-flammable, non-reactive, Argon gas is 1.4 times denser than air and completely safe, non-toxic and noncombustible.

6. Do replacement windows really pay for themselves?
High-quality, energy-efficient windows such as Patio Enclosures Comfort Shield windows really will pay for themselves. Savings will vary, but well-engineered and quality-manufactured windows lower home energy consumption. The energy and maintenance savings will allow you to recoup your window investment over time.

7. How do you select the window efficiency?
The National Fenestration Rating Council is an organization providing product ratings for the window industry. Entire window performance is measured by U-factor. The lower the U-factor, the better the insulating quality of the window. Your Patio Enclosures Design Consultant will be happy to detail U-factor for the specific window style you are considering.

8. What is Solarban® 60?
Solarban 60 is PPG’s premier, energy saving Low-E glass. A microscopic coating reflects heat toward its source – outside in summer months, and inside in the winter. The result is a more comfortable home year round. Without darkening your room, it also blocks UV rays (preventing fading of furniture, carpet and paint) while allowing visible light through.

9. What is a Warm Edge spacer?
Warm edge refers to the type of spacer material used to separate the panes of glass in an insulated window unit. If the material conducts less heat or cold than a conventional aluminum spacer at the edge of the glass, it is said to be ‘warm edge.’ The warm edge spacer affects heat retention and loss, condensation on the windows, and the amount of noise that is transmitted. Best of all, the warm edge spacer reduces your energy costs.

PPG’s Intercept® system in our ComfortShield® Value windows resists spacer movement leading to seal failure (fogging between panes) and creates an effective thermal barrier to help decreaseconducted heat loss through the window.

Our ComfortShield® Plus and ComfortShield® Elite models incorporate Edgetech’s patented Super Spacer®, made of structural non-metallic foam with millions of tiny insulating air pockets. Because it is 950 times less conductive than aluminum spacers, Super Spacer increases the overall efficiency of insulating glass by as much as 30%.

10. What does Energy Star certified mean in regards to windows?
Energy Star is a special program created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy to identify energy-saving products. All Patio Enclosure windows carry the Energy Star certification labels. To qualify, products must be 40% more efficient than common building codes, and decreaseenergy bills by at least 15%.

11. What about the warranty?
You will be well protected by our Limited Lifetime Warranty. In addition, our ComfortShield® Plus and ComfortShield® Elite windows come with a Lifetime Glass Breakage Warranty.

12. How much time will it take to have my windows manufactured and installed?
Patio Enclosure’s windows are custom manufactured specifically for the openings of the windows for your home. Therefore it does take some time to manufacture them for installation. Depending on your location, it is usually a matter of weeks before the new windows are ready. An average home takes one day to completely install the finished windows. Of course this depends on the specific installation and the number of windows you have.

13. Will it be easy to clean my new windows?
Our ComfortShield windows are designed to make cleaning a snap. The windows easily tilt into your home so you can clean the sashes. If you choose to have grids with your windows, the grids will be installed in-between the glass making cleaning easier.