Making A Back Porch Into A Room

The number one reason i dreamed up this entire project was light.

Making a back porch into a room.

Woven vinyl coated polyester is waterproof and resists fading. Lighting up the old porch. That set of 4 widows you see in the center are the widows of our family room. 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.

You will see a difference in your heating and cooling bills. Replace a wooden porch base with a concrete slab for example in some cases. The porch in the backyard. Good luck with your plans.

A small roof that covers a small porch base might need some expansion to create a 10 by 12 foot room for example. So she is happy enough. 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. Durable fabrics for a covered porch include sheeting ticking and toweling.

Consider using synthetic weather resistant fabrics on exposed porch areas. Depending on how elaborate you want to make the enclosed porch you can get away with doing most if not all the labor yourself. Using basic interior design strategies you can make your porch and patio into a second living room. No my wife has not managed to turn it into a room yet.

She is bothered by some birds over the back porch though. The homeowner widened and deepened the front stoop turning it into a porch that s 28 by 8 feet. Make sure that the finished room will have an 8 foot ceiling after the interior is finished too. To maintain continuity with the interior use the same style especially if a porch or patio is visible from the living room or family room.

Tour the 660 square foot cottage. Acrylics available at tent awning and fabric stores sew up easily into soft furnishings and curtains. But when it was a porch all that light was wasted shining on a bland storage room wall. I plan on staying in my home after my husband passed away and i know i would love that room so much.

Rather than crowd the porch with furniture dueling porch swings were hung and guests are encouraged to pull out chairs. It has 2 doors on the outside one goes into our kitchen and one goes into the master bedroom. Review all roof and foundation needs. The previous owner had gone to immense effort to add two nearly floor to ceiling windows in the porch that let amazing and gorgeous south facing light into the room.

The porch in the front yard. And an outdoor kitchen area. On the other hand you may create a completely different mood making your.