Four Season Porches
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Unlike a three season porch, four season porches (sun porch, solar porch, sun room, solarium, and conservatory) usually have
- insulated walls and ceilings
- insulated glass windows and doors
- heating/cooling systems controlled by thermostats (i.e. climate control
- few structural elements to achieve maximum exposure to sun
Do you have the luxury of having a sun room? Our good friends, Dan and Rose, have one and they tell us that they spend hours there every day - listening to music, reading and relaxing.
Properly oriented sun porches and their counterparts act as solar heaters. The heat can then be transferred to other parts of the home.
Four season porch pictures
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Four season porch plans
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Here are some home and porch plans that you can acquire from Family Home Plans to build your home or to use for adding a great porch!
For these and other home and porch plans visit Family Home Plans.
They have an amazing library of plans to suit your needs.
Sun rooms
Sun rooms are also serve many purposes, such as...
- work out rooms
- greenhouse
- time with grandchildren
- party room
- dining area
- formal sitting area
- hobby places
- respite
- entertaining
Sun porch addition
The easiest and simplest way to add a sun porch to your home is to purchase a manufactured or prefabricated structure. These are built to attach easily to your home and come in many different styles, sizes, configurations, and shapes.
Look at some of the options you will have with manufactured sun rooms:
- wood or aluminum frames
- glass roofs or conventional (shingles)
- different roof heights and slopes
- different wall heights
- built in or installed shades/blinds
- heating / cooling options
Most building codes require a foundation with a perimeter footing below the frost line.
Check your local building codes.
A DIY Project
Building an existing porch into a 4 season porch is doable if you have the right skills and knowledge or willing to invest time into learning exactly what's needs to be done.
Check out our How to Build a Porch section for more details before you tackle this project!
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