Balcony Enclosures in Winnipeg
Balcony Enclosures in Winnipeg: Make the Space Actually Worth Using
Most Winnipeg balconies get used for about three weeks a year. That’s not an exaggeration. The first warm days of May arrive, you drag a chair outside, and within twenty minutes you’re back inside, driven in by wind, mosquitoes, or both. By June, the balcony is just where you store a dead plant and a patio chair you keep meaning to cover. It’s one of the more frustrating parts of owning a home here. You have this outdoor space attached to your home, it should be a selling point, and instead it’s mostly ignored.
The Problem Is Exposure, Not the Weather Itself
Balconies sit higher than patios and decks, which makes them significantly more exposed. Wind moves across them freely. On calm days in the yard below, the balcony is already uncomfortable. Add Manitoba’s unpredictable spring and summer weather and the window of usable time shrinks fast.
Insects compound the problem. Once mosquitoes peak in June and July, an unprotected balcony is essentially unusable after 5 p.m. Rain blows in sideways, soaking the floor and anything left outside. Most homeowners stop fighting it and just write the space off.
The cost of this is real money. Balconies add value to a property, but only if they function. An unused platform doesn’t contribute much to how a home feels to live in or how it looks to a buyer.
What a Balcony Enclosure Changes
A properly built balcony enclosure doesn’t close the space off. It controls what gets in. Glass panels block wind while keeping views open and letting sunlight through. Screen systems stop insects while still allowing airflow. The result is a space that feels outdoor but sheltered, comfortable for far more of the year than an open balcony ever will be.
Homeowners who enclose their balcony describe using it in ways they never could before: morning coffee without wind chill, evenings outside without mosquito spray, rainy afternoons where you can still have the door open and feel connected to the outside. The enclosure extends the functional season significantly, and in a climate like Winnipeg’s, that matters.
Because the space stays drier and less exposed, furniture and flooring last longer too.
Built for Winnipeg Conditions
Elevated outdoor structures in Manitoba face real structural demands. Wind loads on a balcony are meaningfully higher than at ground level, and materials need to hold up through freeze-thaw cycles, heavy snow loads, and summer heat. A system that performs well in a milder climate can fail here within a few seasons.
SunCo designs balcony enclosures around the specific structure of your home and the conditions your property faces. Every project is planned with proper framing, secure attachment to the building, and materials selected for long-term durability in this climate. The finished enclosure is designed to blend with the exterior of the building.
With 26 years of experience building outdoor structures across Winnipeg and surrounding communities, including sunrooms and curtain walls, SunCo understands what works here and what doesn’t.
If Your Balcony Sits Empty, It's Worth Looking At
A 3-season sunroom bridges the gap between your home and the outdoors, providing a bright, wind-sheltered space that keeps mosquitoes out. We’ve installed hundreds of these systems across Winnipeg and surrounding areas, managing everything from the initial design to the final permit.
Thank you,
Gordon B Penner
With the help of our SunCo team, we were able to figure out a perfect landing that transitions from the sunroom into the house. They were also very helpful in explaining the prep work that is involved before the actual addition starts (moving any hydro and electrical lines, getting permits, digging the piles, etc.) Once everything was in place, SunCo sent their team to erect the building. It was all up within a few days. The crew was very friendly and dedicated to their trade. The only issue that we have, which is completely out of SunCo’s realm, is that the winter elements along with the Windsor Park gumbo causes some windows to shift but this issue disappears once Spring arrives.
This addition to our home was the best renovation project that we’ve ever had done. We use it every day, from March to October. As soon as the Sun is capable of warming up this space, we’re in there. Sometimes we help the Sun out by throwing a small heater in there and its top notch! With our growing family, the sunroom is a perfect additional area for gatherings because there’s nothing better than enjoying a nature view while visiting with family and fiends. Weather permitting, our 7 granddaughters love to eat in the sunroom; independently from the adults. My husband has a side job which necessitates clients to drop off or pick up documents, and let me say, it is unbelievable as to how many people have commented on our sunroom. We have recommended SunCo over and over again. If anyone is contemplating on getting a sunroom, we would not hesitate to proceed with Backyard Paradise by SunCo.
Update: After posting this review, Roger, a company sales rep dropped in and gave us some very good recommendations on how to address the shifting issue. Great company! Thx.
We use it as our living room and our view of the nature around us is our T.V.
It is our sanctuary where we can unwind at the end of the day and restore peace to our lives.
When our family is over and our young grandchildren come, we fill it with toys and joy is had by all!
We would highly recommend Backyard Paradise to everyone.
We absolutely love our sunroom!!
We were very happy with the materials and workmanship, so we called them back in 2020 to build our replacement stairs and railing.
We use the sunroom 8 months out of the year. We eat, entertain, and relax in the sunroom. Our favourite is watching the humming birds that come to the plants right up to the door.
The sunroom is my favorite part of the house says our pet dove.
We love being outside without bugs bothering us.
We highly recommend the backyard Paradise by SunCo to build yours.
Happy anniversary.
The professionalism and service we received was top notch.
With this addition to our house, it has added such a nice space to enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning and have company over at night to enjoy a drink and snacks while being protected by the mosquitoes but still feeling like we are outside.
This was a great experience from beginning to end and would highly recommend SunCo for your sunroom needs.
René & Joanne