Parade of Homes | Spring 2026

Sunrooms

average sizes were 12 feet by 8 feet or 12 feet by 10 feet. Now the average size is probably closer to 16 feet by 12 feet or 20 feet by 12 feet.” He adds that size is never an issue. “Being a custom build product, we can do anything you want. All you have to do is tell us what size you want and the budget that you have to work with. We can take it from there.” Suffice to say, no one ever regrets adding a sunroom to their home.

“We’re the only company in Canada able to do that,” Sarens notes. “The system was designed in Manitoba for Manitoba gumbo.” While build timelines vary, home- owners can expect to have a completed sunroom in about one to two weeks if it’s being built from scratch. And when it comes to dimensions, all homeowners have to do is tell Glastar how big they want their sunroom to be. “Over the years, we’ve seen them grow a fair bit. In the early years, the

“That happens quite often, especially with previous customers. Usually, it hap- pens quite soon after the construction of the home. If a deck is in, and every- thing has been planned, it’s been piled and installed with the foundation, so it’s there for us. We can start at the blueprint stage or just do inserts.” In many instances, the Glastar team uses screw-type piles or adds their pro- prietary floating surface mount pad and teleposts to build the sunroom on.

“Being a custom build product, we can do anything you want. All you have to do is tell us what size you want and the budget that you have to work with. We can take it from there.”

— STEVE SARENS PRESIDENT, GLASTAR SUNROOMS BY SUNSHADE

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