Screened Porch Roof Insulation

A small porch can be covered for usually less than 970 00 a medium sized porch for about 1 495 and larger porches cost about 2 750.

Screened porch roof insulation.

If your porch is screened the first step will be either to add glass all around or to replace the screen with standard glass panels. An insulated aluminum patio roof uses aluminum clad foam panels. Any local home improvement center can recommend the best type of insulation for your project. Please contact us to receive your detailed estimate.

A pan roof has a less finished look with the pan roof sections either corrugated or creased to add rigidity. If you feel any breeze coming in anywhere you should stick rolled insulation fabric or foam into the openings. You have the choice of blown insulation or you can purchase rolls of insulation. Our windows are made from heavy duty aluminum extrusion 16 ml vinyl and 20 year life santopreme gaskets.

Make sure that you wear gloves and a mask for protection. They make the roof panels 3 to 6 inches thick not just at the edges where the fascia on a pan roof may be that tall but all across the panels. Insulating the porch roof can be done much as insulating an attic. If you want some form of insulation in there you could install 1 1 2 foam board panels inbetween the rafter spaces keeping it down at the lower part of the rafters and keeping a 2 airspace between the roof sheathing and the foam board but dependent on your location imo you wouldn t need it.

No other insulation type would be necessary in the rafter spaces as you mentioned would block airflow. Choosing the r value you need will depend upon your geographical location. Cut styrofoam insulation to the correct size and layer it below the fiberglass already in place.