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We stared with a deck that we threw away and added a 14 x 16 screened porch. BUT, we put it on a full foundation with crawl space under and the ceiling had 2 x 10 joists. That brought it up so the floor is the same level as the family room, rather than the step down that is common. The added heft in the ceiling brought that up to a level where we could remove a window and add a room to the master bedroom suite. Never did, but flexibility is a selling point) So it was screened from about 36" up and we had removable plastic wrapped frames to put in the screened areas and used a 4000 watt, 220v space heater. We lived with that for several years, and eventually replaced the screens with duopane sliding windows, added tile floor and an extra heating zone. Point is, we planned some flexibility into the original concept. We've been here for over 45 years and the house is nothing like what we started with. Last thought, I would do things differently depending on which direction things face, shade, sun, view, prevailing winds, etc.
You're very generous and this should be a fun project and result for everybody. Bravo
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