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.
Insulating three season porch floor.
I was really surprised to see all the brand new insulation completely.
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.
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.
You may even be able to warm it up enough to make it a room for all seasons.
If your walls need insulation it may involve a bigger project of adding new sheetrock over insulation or having it blown into the walls.
Insulating the floor is an important step in porch conversion.
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.
I looked under there today to see if i could come up with an idea for closing the gap to animals and debris.
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.