It has 2 doors on the outside one goes into our kitchen and one goes into the master bedroom.
Converting covered porch into room.
Use deeper framing boards such as 2 by 8 inch boards if you want to add thicker insulation on exterior walls.
Your covered deck sounds like a wonderful place for a sunroom i ll bet that your.
You ll need to examine the existing structure before you start.
Grinding the concrete foundation and adding proper electrical and lighting.
Porches are also converted into rooms.
We have a big covered porch on the back of our house that i would love to turn into a sun room you have inspired m to look into it.
This estimate includes an average of 70 per hour for carpentry work and 65 to 85 an hour for electrician work.
However this may not be a wise idea.
M y wife wanted a roof over our porch last year after the job was done she claimed what a wise investment this would be because we could eventually turn this space into a room an outdoor room i responded.
We all want more space.
So we would need to frame the space and add walls my husband can do the drywalling and flooring plumbing and electric.
A step by step of how we turned an uninsulated covered porch into a useable room in our home.
Garages are turned into rooms.
I want to convert our covered porch into a laundry room.
Pulling down and supporting an exterior supporting wall reinsulating.
We have loved having such a huge porch it was actually hard losing this because we ve had so much fun back there but we ll be adding on a new porch eventually.
The roof ceiling is in good shape but there is no electric out there.
Install 2 by 4 inch boards on 16 inch centers to enclose the room.
However custom work can be challenging because you have to factor in the dimensions of the framing into the original structures while ensuring that the framing dimensions support a well designed window layout.
Leave openings for windows and an exterior door or sliding door.
With new insulation and energy efficient windows and porch can be converted into a light filled florida room a sunroom or 3 season room that can provide you with plenty of year round enjoyment.
That set of 4 widows you see in the center are the widows of our family room.
Conversion from a screened porch to a three season room can be easy provided that you have the correct materials and experience.