Sunroom Ideas

I have a screen porch and door with a tile floor that I would like to convert a room in any season. It is as easy as installing windows and a door on the screens and adding an air unit heat /? What else?

and the prices still play an important role. You can add a tune or a separate unit of heat, or the use of heat from the house. if the porch is open today, you'll need to add adequate insulation in walls and ceiling, but if it is the type of bridge, with an open bottom and under the tile you need insulation again . if it rests on a concrete slab you will not be able to isolate this title.

provided for windows, you will need to price to determine the size and make. Weather you want sash, hinged, etc. also useless if you want double glazing (I recommend) or single or even double vacuum or argon gas to reduce cold to hot or warm to cold heat exchange.

Most importantly, you should check your local building code.

It depends on the veranda. If the porch has real walls (insulated walls, like those on the rest of your house), you can probably install Windows. However, if they are more like floor to ceiling screens or screens supported by a single wall insulation and not one you can not type a window there because there probably is not much structure support itself.

See if you can have a local contractor to take a look, they often do free consultations.

I had a friend who has installed French doors inside the screens all around the porch. They open inward, hiring lots of light, and could be closed when the weather gets cool. Very neat!

One thing to consider is the direction your room is facing. If you live in a hot climate (as we the people of south-central Texas) and your porch faces west, it will be gosh-awful hot in the afternoon. If so, you might consider putting film on windows that block the sun.

Good luck with your project!

If you want to windows, walls must be strong enough to support them. You may have to reframe the walls of this porch.

Make sure the sun shines on that side of the house, unless you prefer to have a shaded room.
The porch is built probably not as tight time than the rest of the house because the floor of the porch should be able to evacuate the water.
If you open it with the rest of the house you can get through a project of the new shopping / dining.
It can be done, but it may need a little work.