I have a great 4 season porch in connecticut.
Insulate under 4 season porch floor.
So now with the windows closed it is an enclosed space except for the floor.
I want to insulate the floor and thought i d use 1 4 mesh under the insulation to keep critters out.
The room is all enclosed and has its own hvac but its still colder than the rest of the house.
If you can crawl under your porch insulate from below by nailing plywood boards to cover any openings.
If faced does the facing go on top against the porch floor or on the bottom.
We have converted the screened walls to half windows.
Can you insulate under a porch floor.
A contractor i hired to insulate under my 3 season porch floor has used regular pink insulation r 27 but it has fallen out four times so far now half of it is on the ground.
Since underneath the floor is open to the air the room stays very hot in the.
The insulation should fit snugly to prevent air from getting through.
The floor is 5 4 x 4 cedar decking.
Should i use faced insulation or unfaced and r19 or r30.
How to insulate a 4 season porch floor joists.
We have enclosed our back patio into a sunroom.
Cuts for dollar upgrading your insulation to support it is a measure of the home from the friction between the usage from inside wall does a common place for outdoor porch is in the best way to the house and more discover which is a range between the exterior plywood flooring options available.
It s on piers about 4 feet from the ground.
Can there be a spray type foam or something to put underneath the original floor.
When you convert a porch into a sunroom you ll get the most usage from the new room if you ve taken steps to insulate properly and a good place to start is the floor.
The old deck has now a tile floor.
In renoing his 100 year old home a friend of mine discovered that the kitchen was originally a porch that had over the years been enclosed.
The roof is covered by an overhang on the second floor 2 walls are interior house walls and the other two used to be screens.
Large foam insulation sheets can be nailed directly against the floor above or held in place by chicken wire or other metal elements with the facing against the underfloor.
And two floors were added above.
They used those.