Insulating Three Season Porch Floor

Our contractor originally said he d add some lattice work between the bottom of the house and the ground but later said there was not enough space to work it in.

Insulating three season porch floor.

You may even be able to warm it up enough to make it a room for all seasons. The windows take up most of the wall space on most three season porches but insulating as much of the walls as you can will go a long way toward providing comfortable temperatures. Insulating a 3 season porch mikellucas posted in energy heating insulation on april 14 2003 08 55am my wife and i are in the middle of re claiming our 3 season front porch and we are interested in suggestions or best approach for insulating it so that it can be turned into a year round room. If your walls need insulation it may involve a bigger project of adding new sheetrock over insulation or having it blown into the walls.

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. If you have a three season room adding an extra layer of insulation to accessible areas can make a big difference. Insulating the floor is an important step in porch conversion. I was really surprised to see all the brand new insulation completely.

The job of insulating the floor is easier if there is room to crawl underneath but if there isn t it can still be done. We just had a 3 season room built in place of our deck.