Insulating Three Season Porch Floor

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.

Insulating three season porch floor.

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. We just had a 3 season room built in place of our deck. If it is above grade winter drafts will make the room too cold to use no matter how well the walls and ceiling are insulated. I was really surprised to see all the brand new insulation completely.

If you have a three season room adding an extra layer of insulation to accessible areas can make a big difference. 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. 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.

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. Step 2 caulk around window and doorframes as well as any point where wires or pipes penetrate the wall roof or floor of the porch.