How to Make a Four Season Room from a Porch

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Brenda Thompson

Mar 28, at 10:59am

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Love this!

Fran

Feb 17, at 6:59am

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One of the better videos 'out there' for porch conversion. Thanks for the share, I booked marked it for later reference :)

You can see in the video at a couple of points there is a black waterproof membrane put in other locations than the windowsill that are not explained in the video.. but this is an important step that should be highlighted.

Don't know if this matters or not, but I have seen others put the electrical wires on the inside (room side) of the insulation rather than the cold side.

Otherwise, I think I would have liked to see some floor & roof insulation tips too.

All the best.

ourhighopes

Dec 24, at 5:34pm

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any chance of getting an estimate (guesstimate) on a 12 x 14 screened in porch to make it 4 seasons? A range would be great. Thank you for your anticipated response.

Marty Thompsen

Nov 25, at 2:52pm

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Dear Its Really Fantastic job done with only one man show? We need your Service can you mail your personnel mail id

srinivas

Sep 28, at 2:59am

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Some things to consider
regarding the electrical work. http://bit.ly/NqBJAn

Tobias Sommer

Aug 26, at 8:23pm

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love these tutorial videos on here. I can see it makes it allot easier to be taught and pick up other handy hints

Jo Brown

Aug 25, at 11:19pm

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this is a good series of videos for those with a little experience. I need some additional advice regarding the framing of the windows, I need to attach support framing to the existing ceiling before framing in the window openings and am unsure how to guarantee that there will be a solid connection as there are not currently any existing pieces to anchor into. Will I need to frame in the attic above the porch in order to provide the necessary support, and I am assuming that the taping and sealing done on the existing concrete below will be repeated at the top. thanks for any help on this

colorado patio

Jul 28, at 11:29am

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Absolutely the best how to on the internet. Thanks. I was looking for help on converting an aluminum sun room into a all seasons room. But, I really learned a lot from watching this. If you have any suggestions on my situation, I would appreciate a nudge in the right direction.

Marcia

Jul 24, at 1:55pm

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Thanks very much Ron - excellent demo of how its done. Clear and well videod.
I've been looking for something like this for ages. Have to build my own in Australia. I'll need to stop termites though and use treated timber.

manxman

Jul 24, at 6:56am

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Ron thank you so much for this video. We have a 3 season patio that I have been thinking about making into a four season.. You made this DYI so much easier for me with useful and many helpful tips.... mike S again thank you
Burnsville, MN

Mike Scott

Jul 23, at 8:46pm

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Well done Video.
great audio and nice close-up
detail shots.
beautiful design and well furnished.
Keep up the great work.

Jim Lynde N.Hollywood,CA

Jul 8, at 3:53pm

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I agree about negative comments - keep them to yourself people. Ron is giving instructional videos and whilst they may not give every detail they'll set many people on the right path. Seems to me the legitimate questions so far are: - what was the overall cost? - what about heating? - what did you use for roof insulation? - what about adding the electricity? And do you know what - if you don't want to/can't answer read my first comment (you've set many people on the right path)

Clarence

Jun 12, at 11:25am

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Great Video Ron. I have a small handyman business on Eastern Long Island and all your videos have been very useful to me. Keep up the great work.

Dave

Jun 11, at 9:50pm

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I agree Dean what a bunch of Whiner's [ Robert Waldvogel & sandra] Just go away nobody will miss you. We all like Ron.

John Cook

Jun 10, at 8:50pm

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(Robert Waldvogel) When people don’t like something, Why do they think they need to comment ? I loved your video the way it was made. short and to the point,

Dean Burns

Jun 10, at 7:24pm

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You sure seem to have a lot of houses that need this or that. I would think your's would be finished the way you like it. More bull from you.

Robert Waldvogel

Jun 10, at 6:13pm

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What you did was actually put an addition on your home making another room. The porch effect is totally gone. The whole idea of having a porch is not to completely enclose it and making it accessible to anyone that wants to visit while enjoying the outdoors no matter what the weather. Also, nothing was said about installing electric yet you had an outlet on a brand new wall that necessitated cutting out insulation and paneling (sheet rock) before complete installation. Clearly this subject needs refining.

Sandra Roman

Jun 10, at 2:26pm

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what were the cost for this project.recived57

james tompkins

Jun 10, at 11:02am

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Video ran for a few seconds and stopped then ran for a few more and stopped again through out video.

John Foster

Jun 10, at 10:00am

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What is the best way to convert a deck to a all seasons room? Or is this possible? I was wondering about the floor & the space underneath, how I could do that in order to use that area for storage. Thanks any ideas would be appreciated.

Patty Elliott

Jun 10, at 8:43am

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i saw the video but you left out the part about wiring and box placement. i would also assume that you're using electric base board heating.

richard crowley

Jun 10, at 5:42am

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Hi Ron some of the comments I read the people don,t seem to understand that this video is not there project. Any project has some variation. Just learn from what you see hear. Heating what type of system do you have in your home? Need permits, get them.Does your project need gutters and downspouts?Would you like to install skylights?Every project I believe has something a little different. Thanks Ron

Lee

Jun 10, at 4:43am

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This look great.. Now I wish I had a back porch to do the same...

Ernie

Jun 10, at 2:15am

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My son has a side porch that he wants to build such a room. He will add a door to the back yard . Most of what your vedio's explained to do will certainly be of great help. Thanks

Frank Hill

Jun 10, at 1:41am

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This has to be the best "how to" video I've seen for doing any construction work on your house. It was absolutely great. I feel confident I can tackle this project soon. I would like to know if you can add the estimated cost of the project somewhere on the website. Also would changing a carport to an enclosed garage be similar? Looking forward to seeing more great things from this site.

Clay

May 10, at 9:27am

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I am thinking of inclosing my backyard porch...i have my main electrical panel and electrical meter on this wall, under the porch roof. In the old days meter readers had to get into the yard and up to the meter to read it, then it went to pulling up in the alley and using binoculars to read the meter from their vehicle, now they are using a "gun" that im sure is some sort of infra-red device that reads the meters....my question is can i inclose my porch with the meter winding up in the inclosed area? will putting a window in front of the meter so it can be read thru the glass be ok? or can i even do this? i hope you respond quickly as this is about to happen asap...

Randy

Apr 15, at 3:04pm

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I'm very impressed with the simplicity of your step by step instructions on an all season room. I feel confident now that this is a project my husband and I can do ourselves. Thank you so much! Happy Building! The Browns

Tracy Brown

Apr 14, at 2:37pm

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Just wondering what the ballpark cost would be for this project. Thanks.

Bob

Mar 30, at 8:55am

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Losse

Mar 8, at 4:32pm

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the words used by "the Master" were uncalled for and offensive. I applaud the fact that you allowed the post which illustrates your honesty. keep up the good work i enjoy your site the most God bless you and to the "Master" get a life and go to church. from chicago

wayne

Feb 24, at 8:36am

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I enjoyed this. It showed me what I needed. Can you do a video for vinyl siding? I have a screen room that is wood and I want to cover it with vinyl siding. Thanks for the different suugestions. I wake up at 5:30 on Saturday just to see your show.

jackie

Feb 21, at 3:57pm

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Maybe someone else asked this question, but I did not see it. How did you get heat into the new room? I assume the porch did not have heat ducts yet in order to make the room as cozy as you said, when the outside is 20 degrees, you need to have heat brought into the room.

Steve Ochs

Feb 16, at 2:08am

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Great job, being a retired building inspector, but most codes require 6" walls, insulated all around, foundation check, and permits. Things like this should be talked about. I enjoy your site pike up many hints, I say Thanks

Nick Orgettas

Feb 13, at 10:26am

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nice job, here in England we would have to have building reg's very step of the way!!..then again.. must of our lower walls are made from brick. love the video's good health to ya. regards Rich.

Richard

Feb 13, at 1:15am

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Our closed in sunroom is above grade, and is located on a lake, what method should be used to insulate the floor ? Right now there is onlly the floor joists exposed to the weather. I need to know what insulation to use in the joist areas and how to cover the joist area to keep it from being effected by the moisture at the lake. Thank you in advance, Jim Dawsomspecial9

Jim Dawson

Feb 12, at 8:10pm

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Ron, I have worked in sunroom construction in communities where code enforcement has forced contractors to go back and establish full foundations becaue a slab will support screens, but when you add the weight of framing and glass the rooms start sinking into the ground. Just a word of caution, not all porches are easily convertied to full time living space.

Gary Lane

Feb 12, at 7:51pm

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Ron instead of sanding the compound I found a damp sponge wiped over it before it completly dries is better than sanding and the dust.

Raymond Hamerly

Feb 12, at 7:01pm

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Hi Ron, Great job on your porch. You went into great detail about all the basics of the project. I wish we had more shows on TV and articals on the web about home projects. I have seen this project on your TV show and I have also seen how you did your heating for this project. I also have sent you some project tips and have had your staff reply to my comments, So my thoughts are please keep up the great job you are doing, We need more people like you. Please over look the people with the bad thoughts about you and your shows. I thank you and your show are just what people need to see. I watch your show every saterday at 5:30am on TV. Take care. Ronnie Hogan

Ronnie Lee Hogan

Feb 12, at 4:11pm

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Nice finished room. The only comment I would add to your article/video is a note about permits. Where I live inspections are required for the framing, housewrap, wiring, insulation, and sheetrock of this project. Also would require 2 permits, one building permit for the entire project and one electrical permit to change/add a circuit.

Lauren

Feb 12, at 2:21pm

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As always, you explain everything in an easy to understand manner. I have always wanted to enclose my balcony/porch off of my bedroom without loosing the great summer time breezes. I have really enjoyed your videos, I just wish I didn't have so many health problems, so I could do more of the DIY projects you always seem to make look easy. The best part is when I get someone to help me with the projects, I seem to know more than they do about the A-Z solutions and quick steps. Thanks for all you do, I love your TV show and I love this site even more.

Diana

Feb 12, at 2:19pm

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Ron WTF !??! I, been sending in comments and none are being posted !! So now that your web site has totally pissed me off WTF ? I have also written several times to you on your contact page over the last 18 months, and nobody has had the decency to reply !! Again WTF ??? Please get your head out of your A___

THE MASTER

Feb 12, at 1:50pm

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Thank you Ron ! I'm awaiting heating and cooling suggestions. Your videos are indeed informative...

Richard Brooks

Feb 12, at 1:25pm

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your sun room is absolutely beautiful!!i love to watch your videos,you are so talented.what a great job,and you made it look so easy too.

debbie

Feb 12, at 12:58pm

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Hermoso proyecto Ron. Se ve tan fácil cuando lo haces. Me gusta mucho ver la variedad de herramientas que usas, como te simplifican el trabajo. ¡Gracias!

Juan Contreras Carvajal

Feb 12, at 12:13pm

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Thanks, this is Going to be My spring project. The finishing on outsie was what I was wodering about.

Jon Schmidt

Feb 12, at 12:02pm

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good video as a construction guide! thanks....being a carpenter i want to know where you get the clothes that repel all forms of dirt!!

john

Feb 12, at 10:39am

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Ron II noticed in this project you used a battery operated nail gun I have never seen one please tell me how many volts and where can it be bought

Robert Peterson

Feb 12, at 9:24am

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What did you do about heating & air conditioning ?

John Hanecker II

Feb 12, at 6:43am

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How can it be cozy? Isn't the floor really cold and what about ceiling insulation. Otherwise I love your articles and they are easy to follow.

arnie akertyne

Feb 12, at 5:24am

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You should not squeeze the insulation over the wiring. It should be slit so all the cavity will be filled around the wire.

Dirk

Feb 12, at 4:09am

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I was curious about what you did with the interior ceiling.

Michael O'Doherty

Feb 12, at 2:47am

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That was a good one & you made it look so easy. I know for a fact that it was not as easy as you made it out to be. Love your tips

Ernie

Feb 12, at 1:56am

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I understand all you did in the video. However I have a 1200 ft deck that has no exterior walls. I would like to close a nice size room on a portion of the west facing deck for a four seasons room. The deck has 2x12s has floor supports with 4X4 posts supporting the floor joists. Should I tale the 5/4 decking to start the framing or just use all the decking as support with marine plywood as a new base. The 5/4 decking was installed with the crown down and it catches water and snow and is starting to warp up on the sides of the boards. Thats why I'm rather reluctant to cover the decking with the plywood. Our Farm house was built in the early 1900's and we remodeled thru the years with new interiors, plumbing, wiring, steel roofing and lots more. I want to be sure we do this project right to last for years to come. Thank yhou for any advice you have time to offer. Jon & Joan Fricker

Jon Fricker

Dec 31, at 8:40am

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Ron, this was just beautiful, it shows me what is needed when I hire someone to do this job or me. Let me ask, what do I do now for the ceiling, it is aluminium, without insulation? Also, i wish to put “warmboard in the cement floor as my source of heat. I face North, and it is cold. My porch does have a cantina beneath it, it is unheated, but it is 7 or 8 feet high. Does this affect what kind of heating I should place in this new beautiful space? Also, I have seen these windows that are bifolding so that this room can still be open in the summer if required, is this unwise? I live in zone 6. I would love to get your insights on this, my sweet husband now plays guitar and his music carries from the basement, if this room becomes his music room it will be better for all. Also, John Hammel's comment "How did you insulate the ceiling? I’m doing the same thing with my screened porch and have it complete except for the insulation. I now have a nice vinyl ceiling with about 7” above it which is vented under the soffit and has a roof vent. I’d like to use syrofoam but fear cutting it and wonder what my options may be. HELP?", is pertinent to my porch ceiling, what do i do re this? Thank you kind sir, all the videos were fantastic! Tracy

Tracy D'Souza

Nov 25, at 5:16am

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i have a deck with regular deck boards in good shape..it has a regular asphalt roof over it with a cathedral ceiling. before i put in the sill plates should i remove all the railing? also what type of flooring should i install, i will be carpeting. the deck is 3 ft off the ground with lattice, should i wait to install good osb to enclose it and insulate under the floor first? and what type of insulation under the floor should i use?

vickie

Nov 22, at 3:12pm

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you are the first sensible person out there. i am lucky to have a deck 3 ft of the ground with regular deck boards. there is also a full cathedral ceiling and an asphalt roof over it. the whole house had new shingles last year. 3 questions. there are posts and railings around the deck. do i remove all the railing and then put down outdoor base flooring. (i plan on carpeting.) before i put down the sill plate? also there is only lattice at the bottom which goes into dirt. so should i use good treated osb to enclose that area? at what point and how should i insulate under the floor? and what should be used? i am planning on heating the room so i already have very good windows/door and know to insulate the walls. all of what i know i have learned from your show. i have watched it for years. thank you

vickie farrell

Nov 22, at 2:55pm

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Tracy D'Souza

Nov 19, at 6:04am

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Well Ron I guess you have this section of your website for show because you obviously don't take the time to read these comments. Maybe your just too busy now to deal with genuine queries for free!

Susan A. Housley

Oct 30, at 10:55am

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Wow, this is in every respect what I neeedd to know.

Jeana

Oct 22, at 5:55am

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We have had a 4 season room (we call it a breezeway) installed for several years, but our problem exists that we still have an exterior door and jamb installed between the house and breezeway and we would like to convert that exterior door and jamb to an interior door with no threshhold to step or trip over. The wall, what used to be an exterior wall, dividing the house and breezeway, is 6 inches thick. From what I have been able to find, most interior door jambs only span 4 inches. I could really use some input if possible. Thanks, Karen

Karen H.

Oct 20, at 8:35pm

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Hi Ron I live in an older home, about 80 years old, and the front and rear porches are part of the house. I would like to do something similar to what you have done here to block the traffic noise from the road out front and to have a four seasons room off the kitchen in the rear. Do you have a process or instructions you could share with me? I can send photos if that would help! Thank you in advance Sue

Susan

Oct 8, at 9:27am

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How did you insulate the ceiling? I'm doing the same thing with my screened porch and have it complete except for the insulation. I now have a nice vinyl ceiling with about 7" above it which is vented under the soffit and has a roof vent. I'd like to use syrofoam but fear cutting it and wonder what my options may be. HELP? Thanks much!

John R. Hamel

Jul 31, at 1:30pm

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Wouldn't you need to add heat? It gets cold in New England in winter.

Rich

Jul 18, at 10:27am

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