With the supporting wall taken down and the porch area turned into a living area the windows let the natural light throughout the entire room and it s just stunning.
Convert patio to family room.
Once you decide you want to do it be sure you know if you will need a building permit or whatever so the city won t make you tear it down.
Those units may run you 600 for a 12 x 12 room about 8000 btu size i think but read about them online.
The primary requirement for a habitable room is to ensure moisture does not enter into the structure through the floor the walls and the roof.
How to convert a sunroom to living room space.
We are in the process of doing something very similar.
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.
On the other hand you may create a completely different mood making your.
A sunroom can look like an enclosed porch or a solarium for your houseplants.
You can treat the room as a casual space or jazz it up for a second family room.
But when it was a porch all that light was wasted shining on a bland storage room wall.
We are turning our patio into a new family room and extending our kitchen into the old family room we are also changing all the flooring downstairs to wood.
Or it can look like a functional part of the living space a normal.
Converting a patio into a habitable room information to be submitted for building approval what do i need to know and do to convert my existing patio or flyscreen enclosure into a habitable room such as family room games room sunroom or bedroom.
I love seeing your finished project it s gets me more excited to start ours.
Using basic interior design strategies you can make your porch and patio into a second living room.
We too our saving up and paying cash for the project.