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Customer Creates Their Own Video Testimonial Showing How Much They Love Their Heartlands Outdoor Room

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We’re always telling people how much they will enjoy having a screen room built by Heartlands, but one of our customers even made a flip video showing their room under construction and then he and his wife enjoying their completed room. http://sharing.theflip.com/session/8284227557d8163651d367ae0d0d7925/video/150838551

Outdoor Rooms Are Ideal for People and Their Pets

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As much as you enjoy an outdoor lifestyle, we know that your pets do too. Outdoor rooms aren’t just for the perfect addition for your family, but with some added features they are the ideal place for your pet too. The addition of a dog door to your screen room wall or door will allow your dog to come and go at will from your screen room to the outside and back. A screen room is a great transition space that can be easily cleaned of fur, or other messes from a wet or dirty pet. It’s also a space that your cat or dog will enjoy feeling like he is outside without having access to other animals or wandering the neighborhood. One of our customers requested an extra wide railing on the inside of his screen room so his cat could enjoy an elevated perch on which to keep watch over the yard, even while the family wasn’t home. The bottom line is that Heartlands will design custom features into your outdoor room to enhance the outdoor living experience for both you and your p

Home Addition May Require a Long Decision Making Process

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John and Fran first called Heartlands Building Company in 2007 inquiring about adding a screen room to their Wildwood home. At that time, they weren’t ready to commit to the expense for the design they originally had in mind.   Four years later, upon seeing another Heartlands ad, they called back, requesting a new solution for their outdoor living area. This time, Larry presented them with something really different; a screen room with a deck set beneath it, leading across the back of the home. In addition, he proposed adding of a folding door that would completely open their breakfast room to the screen room with an unobstructed view to the lake beyond. When the project was completed, they sent this nice note: “We have been meaning to send an email to you to tell you how much we enjoy our entire project.  We could not be more pleased with the design, the workmanship, the appearance, and the functionality of the entire project.  The screen room, with the Wieland door is absolu

Blending Home, Gardens and a Relaxed Lifestyle

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In case you missed this article when it first ran: http://countylivingmag.com/county-living/blending-home-gardens-and-a-relaxed-lifestyle Town & Country homeowners connect indoors and out with a great outdoor room. John and Cassandra McKearn have lived and traveled all over the world, but have chosen to make Town & Country their home. They originally came to the St. Louis area when John received a fellowship at Washington University, and fell in love with the St. Louis area with its abundance of arts, particularly the Missouri Botanical Garden. When they moved to San Diego, the McKearns enjoyed the southern California lifestyle afforded by the temperate weather and ocean breezes, allowing them to open their home to enjoy the outdoors. By 2007, the McKearns were empty nesters and ready to return to the St. Louis area. Their yard here is a blend of nature and gardens, prompting San Diego friends to comment that they must have bought a national park. They built a beau

What You’ll See on a Visit to the Heartlands Showroom

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The first thing you’ll notice when you walk into the Heartlands Showroom is all the project photos on the wall. We are very proud of the beautiful homes, additions and outdoor rooms we’ve built for our customers so we have filled our walls with them. We also have several displays so you can experience the quality of the materials and workmanship we use on our projects. Because all the work Heartlands does is custom, you’ll only see samples of some of the building products we use. Every project is different and there are so many choices now for composite decking, railing, balusters, trim, cultured stone, decorative concrete, ceiling materials, screens, and extruded aluminum. And that’s just for outdoor rooms! Visiting our showroom will allow you to put your hands on materials to really experience the difference between our custom construction and some of the lower cost alternatives.