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Adding a sunroom to your home is a big decision and it can be quite an investment. That is why you want to be sure that you carefully choose your contractor. A sunroom can be an excellent place to relax and unwind after a hard day of work and you want to be sure that you are getting a room that will hold up well to weather and to the wear and tear of using it.

You want to make up a list of questions to ask the contractor to be sure that you have covered all of the issues that you are concerned with. The first thing that you need to do, however is to learn more about how sunrooms are constructed.

If you want your sunroom to become a part of your home with the same roof line, wall line, and heating and cooling system, then a contract can come in handy. They will be able to build your sunroom to make it a cohesive part of your home, so that no one will even know that it was added on after the house was built. A contractor can also help you with the maze of legal issues, including building codes. This can take some of the stress off of you.

Questions To Ask Sunroom Contractors

When you are trying to choose between several contractors, you need to ask questions to help you make a decision. Make sure that they are licensed, insured and bonded. Ask for references. You are interviewing them for a very important job, so dont be afraid to ask questions. The first questions that you will want to ask are about their experience in building and designing sunrooms for residential homes. Then you will be ready to move on to other questions.

Membership in associations and legal and professional accreditations can tell you how serious they are about their business and their job. By asking about these things, you can see what level of professional they are.

Ask about any details or terms that you dont understand. You want to be sure that you are satisfied with your sunroom, so you want to be sure that your contractor and you are on the same page. This can help to ensure that they will construct the sunroom of your dreams that you will enjoy for many years to come.

Adam Peters is the editor of different articles published at http://www.allsunrooms.com with reference to sunroom prices. You can find more information and resources on conservatories or sunroom contractor at his website.

What is Ozone? Ozone is something I am sure that many of us have heard about but we do not really know what it is.

Ozone is a form of "active oxygen", nature's very own special molecule and interestingly enough the composition of one ozone molecule contains three oxygen atoms.

Ozone is created automatically in nature by the process of mixing together, oxygen from the air with ultraviolet rays from the sun or by the very tremendous power generated by an electrical discharge during a lightning storm.

Ozone is by its own very nature a natural purifier and rather pleasing to know is that no harmful chemical by-products are created during natural purification.

One of the beneficial effects of Ozone is the clean, fresh smell or scent which I will call scentsation which most people sense or smell after a rainstorm often thought as negative Ions.

The same effect is felt near fast flowing streams in mountain areas and that old saying springs to mind as "fresh as a mountain stream". Ozone is the most powerful oxidizer that can be safely used in a swimming pool or your Hot Tub in Spain Jacuzzi Style spa.

Ozone is a great alternative water purifier to traditional pool/spa chemicals such as chlorine and bromine and is an essential for a Hot Tub in Spain .

What Does Ozone Do?

Ozone is an unstable compound generated by the exposure of oxygen molecules to a high energy electrical discharge. The weak bond holding ozone's third oxygen atom is what causes the molecule to be unstable and thus, very effective. An oxidation reaction occurs upon any collision between a molecule of ozone and a molecule of an oxidizable substance (i.e. bacteria, fungi (mould & yeast), viruses, forms of iron & manganese). The weak bond splits off leaving oxygen as a by-product. During an oxidation reaction, organic molecules are changed and dissolved metals are made no longer soluble. Interesting as it is that these processes were used back in the days of wagon trains where silver and copper coins were tossed into the drinking water barrels to help purify the water. Even Lord Nelsons British ships of the line also put coins into water barrels to keep drinking water fresh.

Most pool cleaning publications recommend copper ions levels being around .20 ppm and .30 ppm (parts per million). Very briefly here is a quick description of what an Ion is. An ion is an atom or group of atoms that contains an electrical charge. There is a nucleus with positively charged particles called protons in it and negatively charged electrons orbiting around the nucleus. Atoms usually contain an equal number of protons and electrons. Ions get electrical charges by losing or gaining electrons. When an ion gains an extra electron, it becomes negative and is called an ANION and when it loses an extra electron it becomes a positive CATION. Time to look up the chemical composition of copper and how copper is ionized in water. Copper's chemical symbol is Cu and it has an atomic mass of 64, contains 29 protons and 35 neutrons The melting point of Cu is 1083 degrees Celsius.

copper or Cu is one of the transition metals which means that electrons from it's outer electron layer or shell participate in chemical reactions. Where is Ozone Used? Even NASA uses the Copper/Silver Ionization treatment as a method to purify drinking water aboard spacecraft. Ozone is widely used in a variety of industries worldwide. This ionization process is used in many swimming pools as an alternative to using chlorine and other harsh chemicals. Ozone has been used in municipal water systems, wastewater plants and commercial & residential pools and spas for years. Ozone is used in many leisure complexes including water parks, aquariums and zoos. Ozone can safely be used as on food equipment surfaces during the manufacture of food products.

Ozone can readily help remove offensive odors from fires and other smells. Ozone is used as the final purification step in most bottled water plants.

Of course Ozone technology is also used by the major Hot Tub manufacturers. If you look for a Hot Tub in Spain make sure it has Ozone as standard. This will greatly reduce the requirement to chemicals in your water treatment processes.

The author markets luxury Hot Tubs in Spain and for further information his web site is at Hydrospa in Spain