Build a covered patio on existing slab - DIY Home Improvement …
Mar 16, 2011 · 2294 posts · Joined 2008. #8 · Mar 17, 2011. I retrofitted a roof over a 6" patio slab. I was required to underpin the slab using a SONO tube down to footings that were below the frost line. (4' here) Each underpin supported the roof posts. The roof posts were fastened to the slab using Simpson post anchors.
Enclosed porch over existing concrete patio? - DIY Home …
Jun 10, 2012 · MMM prob not a good idea. You never want to build anything structural over top of a 4" slab. You always want at least a minimum of 8" inches of continuous footer around the perimeter to build on. However, the right contractor should be able to work with what you got and give you the results your wife is looking for without any problem.
IRC Code Compliance Question: Patio Enclosures
Dec 9, 2015 · AH105.1 General. Exterior openings required for light and ventilation shall be permitted to open into a patio structure conforming to Section AH101, provided that the patio structure shall be unenclosed if such openings are serving as emergency egress or rescue openings from sleeping rooms.
Feasibility of enclosing this porch and adding a bathroom?
Aug 30, 2020 · Figure how you will ingress and egress the home as you can't block that entrance, but will need a way to get into the bathroom from the remainder of the house. 5 feet isn't a lot of space for a bathroom, considering a shower/tub is 5' long. Now, a 1/2 bath may be more feasible. You'll just have to get down and do a floor plan considering all ...
lighting a covered, enclosed patio - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Nov 19, 2007 · Our "new" (1956 single-story ranch) house came with a covered patio (metal roof extending off the finished eaves, single pane glass windows set in treated wood walls, vents above 2 doors only, concrete floor, 2 perimeter spotlights, outdoor wiring conduits & outlets for floor/table lamps and for plug-in watering system controller) on the North & West side of the …
Adding enclosed porch to existing house. - DIY Home …
Feb 28, 2019 · The back of the house has a very basic design with simple sloping roof. The plan is to add a barn roof at a lower slope starting in the middle height of existing roof spanning from one edge of the house to past the midpoint. The plan is to pour concrete foundation with majority of the porch enclosed (projected columns on drawing are temporary ...
Enclosing a covered patio - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Jul 23, 2011 · Enclosing a covered patio Jump to Latest Follow 12K views 4 replies 5 participants last post by TrapperL Jul 24, 2011
Cost to convert deck into a simple additional room.
Mar 26, 2013 · The materials needed to enclose a space are heavy and a deck just won't have enough support to make it work. In some situations a simple outside concrete patio can be enclosed with, say, glass panels to make what's known as a 'three season porch'. But that's only because the concrete is already there, on ground level.
Enclosing Porch - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Mar 9, 2010 · 1. I have to remove the vinyl cover (see pics) and expose the existing top plate. 2. I need to determine how many windows I am going to add and the spacing needed for the windows. I am thinking 4 or 5. I will list the measurements tomorrow. I am pretty sure the width of the front opening is 15' 8. Will double check. 3.
Ideas on how we can fix our enclosed patio/sunroom?
Nov 11, 2013 · The room was advertised as a "fully-enclosed patio that can be used as a bonus room." :whistling2: We didn't realize the lower panels had plexi behind them until yesterday. Building a new room would be financially impossible right now. We have tons of yard already and don't need the additional outdoor living space of a second covered patio.