Porches and Sunrooms is the perfect reference tool for homeowners who are considering adding or renovating a porch, sunroom, or conservatory. Topics include planning and designing the outdoor room to bridge the indoors and outdoors, basic information on the room's structure, and details on what a homeowner should know to add it to the house. Readers will see real-life examples in hundreds of beautiful, full-color photographs, discovering what a difference a porch can make to the outside of their home, or a sunroom to their indoor lifestyle.
Perfect reference tool for anyone considering adding or remodeling a porch, sunroom, or conservatory. More than 290 color photos and 60 color illustrations.
Finalist for ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award.Roger German has been a builder and contractor for 30 years. During that time he has built, renovated, and restored numerous porches, three-season rooms, and sunrooms and been a certified installer of PGT sunrooms. Roger is the author of
Remodeling a Basement, published by the Taunton Press. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Porches and SunroomsTable of ContentsIntroduction...8
Design Possibilities...14The Planning Process...16??? Make a Plan...17??? Design Professionals...18
What Do You Want?...19??? Fresh Air and Sunshine...22??? Heat and Cold...24
Remodeling & Conversions...34??? Deck Conversions...34??? Looking Good...35
Conservatories...38??? Conservatory Challenges...40
Design Practicalities...42??? Building Codes...44??? Setbacks...47
Doing the Work...53??? Choosing a Contractor...58
Gaining Access...62Open-Air Porches...64A Look Back...67The Deck...71??? lă=