Hello! We need more living space and have planned to convert our outdoor room into a sort of workspace. Today, the room sits above a basement room that is used for storing firewood for the furnace. The outdoor room has the following:
What I want to do is lay a new floor over the concrete. Insulate the roof and walls so that the room becomes comfortable and usable as an office, and then build an outdoor deck instead of this outdoor room.
My question is what I need to consider. Is a ventilation gap needed in the roof, for example? Or can I insulate and then put plastic followed by the ceiling?
The basement room below is not cold, but there are also no radiators in it. I'm not too worried about moisture arising from there.
For those of you who are knowledgeable, how should I proceed? I've tried googling and searching but can't find the right answer.
Regards, Walle
- Concrete floor.
- Uninsulated roof.
- Uninsulated walls.
- Interior side of the wall is paneling.
- The roof is a metal roof on what appears to be plywood.
What I want to do is lay a new floor over the concrete. Insulate the roof and walls so that the room becomes comfortable and usable as an office, and then build an outdoor deck instead of this outdoor room.
My question is what I need to consider. Is a ventilation gap needed in the roof, for example? Or can I insulate and then put plastic followed by the ceiling?
The basement room below is not cold, but there are also no radiators in it. I'm not too worried about moisture arising from there.
For those of you who are knowledgeable, how should I proceed? I've tried googling and searching but can't find the right answer.
Regards, Walle
Very difficult to say what you should consider and see if something becomes an obstacle when you're not on-site to check. There might be certain things that need to be changed from the existing construction, given that it now functions as a sunroom. You probably need an air gap because you can't insulate directly against the plywood since it serves as a vapor barrier in this case. Since plywood breathes, it is vapor-open and thus moisture can travel through the board and into the insulation. But as I said, all that is hard to answer when, as mentioned, you're not on-site to check.
My tip is to bring in your local craftsman and ask him to invoice you for consultation time. It will probably take a maximum of 2 hours. He will then go through everything with you and how you should proceed with the different steps. Just don't forget to take notes
Take care! Best regards
My tip is to bring in your local craftsman and ask him to invoice you for consultation time. It will probably take a maximum of 2 hours. He will then go through everything with you and how you should proceed with the different steps. Just don't forget to take notes
Take care! Best regards